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Four Cities Open Campaign to Host 2024 Olympics Cavani Strike Helps PSG Take 2-1 Lead Against Chelsea FOOTBALL | Page 2 GGAMESAMES | Page 9 Cavani strike Four cities To Advertise here helps PSG take open campaign Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 2-1 lead against to host 2024 Chelsea Olympics Thursday, February 18, 2016 TENNIS Jumada I 9, 1437 AH Ivanovic sends GULF TIMES defending champion Halep packing SPORT Page 6 SHOOTING Confi dent Rashid looks forward to second Games ‘There are many who never realise their dream of competing in the Olympics. Here, I’m ready for my second outing’ By Yash Mudgal Doha Record number of entries for Qatar Open Shotgun atari shooter Rashid Saleh Hamad has set his sights By Sports Reporter are senior as well as junior shooters, fi rmly on an Olympic medal Doha who will gain some valuable expe- in his second chance. rience, besides getting a chance to Q“Yes, I am ready for Rio and hope parade their talent. to fi nish on the podium,” a confi dent he Sixth Qatar Open Shot- “We’ve also gained two Olympic Rashid told Gulf Times during a prac- gun Championship, which quota places through Rashid Saleh tice session yesterday at the Lusail begins at the Losail Shoot- Hamad (Skeet) and Vitaly Dov- Shooting Range, the venue of the Qatar ing Range today, will pro- gun (50m Rifl e 3 Positions). We’re Open Shotgun Championship, which Tvide a platform for preparations in preparing our shooters in the best starts today. the lead up to the 2016 Rio Olympic possible ways. This is an ideal op- “I am happy to earn Olympic quota. Games. portunity for us to test our skeet There are many who could never realise Qatar Shooting and Archery As- shooters before we fi nalise who will their dream of competing in the Olym- sociation secretary general Abdulla go to represent Qatar in the Rio Ol- pics. And here, I’m ready for my second Ali al-Mutawa al-Hammadi, while ympics.” outing,” the 28-year-old shooter said. addressing a press conference yes- Hammadi said: “The deadline for Rashid had a disappointing Olym- terday, expressed his delight at the submitting the names for the Olym- pic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games, high number of shooters present pics is April 1. After the Qatar Open, where he failed to advance past the during this year’s edition. our shooters will go to Cyprus for qualifying stage. “We’re really very pleased to an- the World Cup. That is the cut off Though he failed to make it to the nounce that we’ve got a record meet for us and then we’ll fi nalise London squad four years later, he kept number of entries for the 2016 edi- the name for the skeet event.” performing consistently well on the tion of the Qatar Open in Shotgun. The ISSF World Cup for Shotgun domestic circuit with his ambition and As many as 280 shooters in various is scheduled in Nicosia from March desire strong as ever. categories of the senior and junior, 17. Besides, Rashid Salah, 2012 Lon- His persistence was recently reward- men and women sections have con- don Olympics bronze medallist ed in New Delhi, where the Asian quali- fi rmed their participation,” he said. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah is also fan- fying event for Rio de Janeiro Olympics He said the Olympic hopefuls will cying his chances to go for his sixth was held. get another chance in the champi- Olympics despite failing to make it Rashid shot 122 of the 125 targets Qatari shooter Rashid Saleh Hamad during a practice session yesterday; (below) coach Ahmed al-Kuwari. onship to fi ne tune their skills be- count at the fi nal Asian qualifying in qualifiers. In the semi-finals, he fore the Rio Games. event held in India recently. scaled 14 of the 16 targets and though there are many world champions and “Rashid is our top shooter. I tried “The presence of such a large UAE shooter Saif bin Fetais said he could not make it to the medal Olympic champions taking part. But some mind games with him which paid number of shooters makes us feel the championship is an important stage, the fifth place was just enough a win here will boost my confidence off . Handling the psychological aspect very proud of our event. This year, one before the Olympics. “The Qa- for him to earn a ticket as gold med- further,” he said. of the training was the turning point. I as you know, we’ve the Olympic tar event will help us to fi ne tune our allist Saif bin Futtais of the UAE had Rashid, who took a two-year study tried to do the same things which I have Games in Rio in August. The com- skills before the Olympics,” Saif said. already booked the Rio ticket during break from shooting, gave credit of his been doing with other shooters and the petition in each event is going to be British team coach Kevin Gill, last year’s World Cup. recent success to his coach Ahmed al- rest is history as they say, he got the quite high. Not only former world who was also present on the occa- Rashid wants to prove that he earned Kuwari. Rashid has been training with quota,” al-Kuwari said. and Olympic champions are present sion said: “We have fi fteen shooters the quota on merit and not because of al-Kuwari for the last six months. “Before leaving for India I saw the here, there’re 34 shooters who have in our team for the championship Saif’s early qualifi cation in New Delhi. “Earlier, I was training with a Rus- quota in his eyes. I am glad and thrilled won the Olympic quota places for and hope to exchange some experi- “Many people think that I’m lucky sian coach, but now I am training with that he got it, I am satisfi ed with the their respective countries,” he said. ences during the tournament.” to get the Rio berth. But nobody knows Ahmed al-Kuwari and I must say I have progress he has made so far but more Talking about growth of the tour- Competitions will be held in how much eff ort has gone in to reach improved a lot under his guidance,” hard work needs to be done. nament, he said: “Over the years, skeet, trap and double trap events. this far. The competition was quite Rashid said. “We are five months away from we’ve been developing the sport and The championship will end on Feb- hard. You can see how close the scores Al-Kuwari was all praise for his pu- the Rio Games and I am hopeful that range. The shooters love coming ruary 25. were in the qualifi ers and semi-fi nals,” pil. he will improve and we will be able and contesting here and there can’t Hammadi added that they have he said. “I am happy with his performance in to achieve something big there. I am be more clear proof of this than also received an invitation to par- Qatar Open is the fi rst competi- Cyprus World Cup. But before that India as we bagged the important quota trying to read the mind of Rashid at a the presence of such big number of ticipate in the 6th Children of Asia tion for Rashid after earning the quota Qatar Open is an important event for place. We worked really hard before qual- deeper level so that I can change him shooters from 37 nations.” International Sports Games, which place. me. This is my range and I think the ifying championship. I am with a shooter accordingly.” On Qatari shooters, he said, will be held in Yakutsk, Russia, from “I am preparing for next month’s competition will be very strong, as who is at the top of his game right now. “We’re fi elding 55 shooters. There July 6-9, 2016. British team coach Kevin Gill, Qatar Shooting and Archery Association (QSAA) board member Fatima Salem al-Jassiman, QSAA secretary general Abdulla Ali al-Mutawa al-Hammadi and UAE shooter Saif bin Fetais at a press conference ahead of Qatar Open Shotgun Championship at Lusail Shooting Ranger yesterday. PICTURE: Mamdouh Gulf Times 2 Thursday, February 18, 2016 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOCUS I owed my team an equaliser against Cavani strike helps PSG, says Mikel PSG take 2-1 lead against Chelsea ‘He’s a boy who scores goals—we doubt his goal-scoring talents often and then he pops up and shows he can put the ball in the net at any time John Obi Mikel (2nd R) celebrates with team mates after scoring the first goal for Chelsea against PSG during their Champions League tie. The Guardian “It was my foul, I got booked, Paris and then the defl ection … so it was three things. But we came back strong and I got ikel John Obi has the equaliser back, which admitted he owed was great. his team-mates the equalising goal can do it. We can get a very good Magainst Paris Saint-Germain result at home which can see us at Parc des Princes, a reward to through. The second leg is go- which Chelsea will cling in the ing to be massive and hopefully return leg next month, having this away goal is going to be de- been culpable in the buildup to cisive. If we get a 1-0 win, we’re the hosts’ opener on Tuesday. through. We have to believe we Mikel scored only his sixth can do it and believe in what goal in 358 Chelsea appear- we’re doing with Guus.” ances against the French, net- Mikel has arguably become a ting from close range after PSG cult fi gure at Chelsea in recent failed to clear Willian’s cor- times, his decade at the club ner in first half stoppage time, having taken in spells under with the visitors eventually eight diff erent permanent or in- succumbing 2-1 against much- terim managers.
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