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Kuwait, Bahrain shooters strike gold in 10m air pistol at AWST

February 07, 2026 / 12:40 AM
Kuwait, Bahrain shooters strike gold in 10m air pistol at AWST
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Sharjah24: Kuwait’s Ghezlan Hasan won the gold medal in the individual 10m air pistol competition on Friday, marking the opening of shooting contests at the 8th edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2026). Bahrain shooters bagged the gold medal in the team competition.

Ghezlan secured first place after a closely contested final against Qatar’s Salma Almass, with the duel decided on the final shot. The Kuwaiti shooter finished with a total score of 231.1 points, while Almass claimed silver with 228.3 points. Bahrain’s Qamar Ali Ali took the bronze medal with 207.5 points.

In the team competition, Bahrain topped the standings through Mooza Ali, Qamar Ali and Badreya Alatawi with a combined score of 1662.30 points. The UAE placed second via Ghaya Alshuhail, Mahra Alsuwaidi and Reem AlKetbi with 1637.25 points, followed by Kuwait in third through Ghezlan Hasan, Shaha Alkhaddah and Monerah Alfahad with 1635.20 points.

Shooting will resume on Sunday with the 10m air rifle competition at Al Dhaid Shooting Range, with competition scheduled to begin at 9:30 am.

The Arab Women Sports Tournament runs until 12 February and brings together 65 teams from 16 Arab countries competing across nine individual and team sports.

February 07, 2026 / 12:40 AM

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