Hamad al-Marri claims double trap bronze

In this September 26, 2014, picture, Qatar’s Rashid al-Athba (left), Masoud al-Adba (centre)and Hamad al-Marri are welcomed at the Hamad International Airport in Doha after their gold medal-winning effort in the team double trap event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

By Sports Reporter/DohaQatar shooters began their campaign on an impressive note as Hamad al-Marri won the double trap bronze medal at the Asian Shooting Championship in Kuwait City yesterday.Al-Marri also teamed up with Rashid al-Athba and Masoud al-Adba to win the team bronze medal.After an impressive show in the qualification rounds, al-Marri scored 55 in the final to finish third. Kuwait’s Fehaid al-Deehani (57) won the gold ahead of China’s Binyuan Hu (56).Al-Marri, a member of the Qatar team that won the Asian Games double trap gold in Incheon last year, said: “I was aiming at the gold, but I am happy with my bronze as it has come in one of the most important tournament in Asia.”In the team event, the Qatari trio amassed 412 points for a bronze medal, behind Kuwait (414 points) and China (413).Mohamed Asab, Ankur Mittal and Ronjon Sodhi of India finished 7th, 8th and 11th, respectively and could not qualify for the final rounds of the double trap.