Oman’s Hamed al Khatri registered a total of 1,148 points (382- kneeling, 392-prone, 374-standing) to finish 35th among the 39 world ranking shooters in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualifications event on Monday at Asaka Shooting Range.
The top eight shooters got highest score in the qualification round and advanced to the finals late on Monday. The first place went to Sergey Kamenskiy (ROC) with 1,183 points with preference than Changhong Zhang (CHN), who finished as runner-up with same points, while Jon Herman (NOR) ended in third place with a total of 1,181 points.
Sebic Milenko (SRB) advanced to the finals after ranking fourth with 1,180 points. Miran Marcic (CRO) earned direct ticket to finals with a fifth spot with 1,178 points, while Serjiy Kulish (UKR) finished in sixth place with 1,178 points. The seventh qualifier was Petar Gorsa (CRO) with 1,176 points and Yury (BLR) took the last ticket to the finals with 1,176 points as well.
In his previous attendance at Rio 2016 Olympics, Al Khatri had recorded a total of 1,138 and finished in 43rd place.
GREAT EXPERIENCE
Hamed al Khatri said that it was an accumulative experience for him to attend the Olympic Games. “The lesson I learned is confidence and having more ability to do best in the forthcoming events. Striving for the top positions is the target and I will continue my hard training to reach to the top levels.”
“I aimed to qualify into the finals but it was pretty difficult as many of the world ranking shooters took part and registered highest scores. Also, it was too windy. I will work to enhance and address my weak areas and focus on having quality shots with highest scores,” he added.
Campaign ends
With completion of Al Khatri’s participation, the Sultanate’s ended their campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Five athletes represented the Sultanate and competed in four different disciplines. Swimmer Issa Al al Adawi began the campaign as he was placed sixthwith a timing of 51:81 seconds in the 100 metres freestyle. Sprinter Mazoon al Alawi finished sixth in the 100m race event with a timing of 12:35 seconds. Oman’s top sprinter Barakat al Harthy advanced to round one of the men’s 100 m race event. He topped preliminary heat two group and clocked 10:27 seconds as his seasonal best record. In the round one qualification heat five, Barkat clocked 10:31 seconds in seventh place.
CommitmentKazem al Balushi, Oman’s chef De Mission, appreciated the cooperation of all representatives of the national teams which took part in the Tokyo 2020 for their commitment and adherence to all precautionary measures and preventive instructions issued by the organising committee to have a safe Olympic Games. “A special thanks to all the players, coaches and administrators who followed all the rules and regulations to ensure their safety and the safety of all Olympic participants,” he added.
Kazem pointed out that everyone were looking for the top results from our athletes. “I believe all the sporting associations and committee have to learn from the mistakes and weakness of this participation. Also, they have to set long term plans and proper strategies to ensure registering top results in the forthcoming international events,” he ended.
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