Swimmer Issa and Shooter Said bow out

Paris: Oman’s shooter Said al Khatri and swimmer Issa al Adawi concluded their campaign in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Al Adawi finished as sixth in the preliminary heats of the 100m freestyle swimming event after clocking 53.19 Seconds. Al Khatri finished the preliminary qualification of Men’s Trap event in 30th place with 114 points.

The 25-year-old swimmer was looking to break his personal best of 51.69 seconds but it was a disappointing show as he could not get a better score than Tokyo Olympics 2020 which was 51.81 seconds.

Speaking after the event, Al Adawi said, "My goal was to register a better show but this did not happen. However, I will continue working hard to improve myself and learn from this Olympics. The Olympic Games featured attendance of world's best swimmers with large experience beside the huge crowd and energy at the main venue. All these added as valuable experience for my future assignments. I am still looking forward to delivering my best in the upcoming events.” In the heats two at the 100m freestyle event in Paris 2, swimmer Ovesh Purahoo from Mauritius took first place with a timing of 52.22 seconds followed by Nixon Hernandez with 52.73 seconds. The finals for the 100m freestyle will take place on Thursday to determine the top three winners.

Swimmer Issa and Shooter Said bow out

Debut Olympics for Al Khatri

Saeed al Khatri completed the second day of the qualification with fourth and fifth rounds qualifiers at the main range of the Châteauroux Shooting Center on Tuesday. He suffered in the fourth round as he scored 21 out of 25 points while he managed to earn 23 out of 25 points in the fifth and final round.

China's Qi Ying and Britan's Nathan Hales each scored 123 points to advance from the qualifiers along with Australia's James Willett with the same score. The top six shooters advanced to the finals where the gold, silver and bronze medalists to be determined in coming days.

Athletics team gear up

Sprinter Ali Anwar al Balushi and runner Mazoon Khalfan al Alawi are undergoing intensive training ahead of their competitions that start on Friday and Saturday. Al Alawi will begin her third Olympics campaign in the preliminary heats of the 100m event on Friday while Al Balushi, who qualified with his record, will participate on Saturday in the same category. Both athletes will aim to deliver an outstanding performance.