The 11th edition of the Qatar Open Shooting Championship 2023, organized by the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association (QSSA), began at the Lusail Shooting Complex yesterday and will continue until February 20 with the participation of 156 shooters from 52 countries and with the inclusion of 30 world and Olympic champions.
The 50m skeet competition for men, women began yesterday and will conclude next Wednesday. The shotgun competitions will be held on Saturday and Sunday. The championship also has the participation of fifty Qatari shooters who have prepared for this participation through intensive training.
They had recently participated in the Shooting World Cup in Morocco. These shooters will also participate in the Asian Championship in Kuwait, followed by the World Cup in Qatar.
Qatar is also being represented by 12 international referees, both Qataris and residents.
The championship which has been held in Qatar since 2011, has returned after a hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It serves as a preparatory stop ahead of the World Cup.
The Qatar Open Shotgun Championship has a total prize money of QR650,000 which will be distributed to the first four place winners in the trap and skeet competitions, and to the first three places in the junior skeet and trap category.
Meanwhile, QSAA also honoured Qatar ace rallyist and Olympic shooter Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah on his winning the Dakar Rally title for fifth time.
The ceremony held at the headquarters of QSSA was attended by Mishaal Ibrahim al-Nasr, President of QSAA, and a number of shooters participating in the Qatar Open Shooting Championship. Mishaal Ibrahim al-Nasr praised al-Attiyah’s achievement, stressing that al-Attiyah is a professional hero and a role model for young sportspersons.
“We are proud of this hero, and what Nasser al-Attiyah achieves is a motivation for other players, whether in shooting or in other sports. The federation is a permanent supporter of its athletes,” he said.
Al-Attiyah thanked QSAA for the kind gesture, expressing his happiness. He wished success to all shooters at the championship.
QSAA president Mishaal Ibrahim al-Nasr felicitated Qatar’s ace rallyist and Olympic shooter Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah for winning Dakar Rally for the fifth time.
