The Salalah Tourism Festival’s Open Shooting Championship concluded at the Royal Oman Police Shooting Range in Raysut under the patronage of Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan al Busaidy, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, in the presence of Shaikh Khalid bin Omar al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service, members of the State Council and members of Majlis Ash’shura. About 964 shooters took part in the tournament, which is held annually as part of the sporting events associating with Salalah Tourism Festival. The event enjoys wide participation from the clubs in the Governorate of Dhofar and the wilayats of the Sultanate, in addition to a large number of citizens and from the GCC countries in various competitions included in the Shooting Championship. The championship includes four competitions: the individual competition, trapshooting, with the participation of 14 teams, senior and junior competitions. The shooting championship is one of the main events of the festival, which the Organising Committee of the festival has devoted most attention to preserving this heritage. At the end of the championship, the chief guest honoured the Shooting Committee and handed over awards to top winners of the various competitions included in the championship. — ONA
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