UAE shooters hit bronze at Asian Championship

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The UAE national trap shooting team has won the bronze medal at the Asian Shotgun Championship, taking place at the Lusail Shooting Complex in Doha.

The UAE finished third in the team event with a total of 351 targets, just one behind hosts Qatar, who claimed silver. Kuwait took the gold medal with 354 targets.

The Emirati team included Sheikh Mohammed bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum, who scored 115 targets, Waleed Al Aryani with 116, and Yahya Suhail Al Mehairi, who led the team with 120 targets.

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