KARACHI: Maintaining their stranglehold, Navy shooters clinched a rich haul of 34 golds out of possible 44 to win the Parvez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship which concluded at the PN Karsaz Shooting Range on Sunday.

Besides the golds, the naval marksmen and women captured 36 silvers and 19 bronzes.

Sindh finished runners-up with a medals tally of 5-3-16 while the PAF (4-3-2) were placed third.

Talented Bilal Yaqoob, 19, Mehak Fatima and Fakhr-un-Nisa created quite a stir by upsetting superior shooters and capturing gold medals on the concluding day.

Yaqoob not only won the individual gold in Trap Olympic but also helped his team Sindh win the team event.

He earned 86/100 IMP by lowering the colours of national champion and team mate Usman Yaqoob who ended up with 80/100. Shakil Ilyas, also of Sindh, seized the bronze with a tally of 74/100 making the competition an all-Sinh affair.

In the team event, the Sindh trio toppled Navy A and B respectively to annex team gold.

Fatima and Fakhr-un-Nisa also shone by capturing gold medals in the Air Rifle women’s and Air Rifle women’s juniors respectively. Both belonged to the Navy.

Askara Abbasi, wife of late Parvez Abbasi, who graced the closing ceremony, gave away the prizes.

Results:

Trap Olympic (individual): 1-Bilal Yaqoob (Sndh A) 86/100; 2-Usman Sadiq (Sindh A) 80/100; 3-Shakil Ilyas (Sindh) 74/100.

Trap Olympic (team): 1-Sindh (A) 240/300; 2-Navy A 210/300; 3-Navy B 192/300.

.22 Rifle Telescopic men’s/women’s (individual): 1-Dawood Jan (Navy A) 178/200; 2-Ayan Aamir (Navy A) 172/300; 3-Hamza Khan (KGSSR A) 172/300.

.22 Rifle Telescopic men’s/women’s (team): 1-Navy A 519/600; 2-Navy B 491/600; 3-KGSSR 488/600.

Big Bore Pistol men’s/ women’s (individual): 1-Zahid Bakhtool (Navy) 185/200; 2-Abdul Shakoor (SSU) 177/200; 3-Amir Bangash (KGSSR) 177/200.

Big Bore Pistol men’s/ women’s (team): 1-SSU 511/600; 2-Navy 508/600; 3-PAF 493/600.

Air Rifle men’s (individual): 1-Zeeshan Shakir (Navy A) 613.5/654; 2-Ghufran Adil (Navy A) 611.6/654; 3-Ayan Amir (Navy A) 600.8/654.

Air Rifle men’s (team): 1-Navy A 1825.9/1962; 2-PAF 1781.4/1962; 3-Navy B 1763.7/1962.

Air Rifle women’s (individual): 1-Mehak Fatima (Navy A) 406.5/436; 2-Nazia Rashid (Navy A) 403.4/436; 3-Nadira Raees (Navy A) 398.7/436.

Air Rifle women’s (team): 1-Navy A 1208.6/1308; 2-Navy B 1126.4/1308; 3-Sindh 1124.3/1308.

Air Rifle women’s youth (individual): 1-Fatima Aftab (Navy A) 201.7/218; 2-Ayesha (Navy A) 198.4/218; 3-Saba Mahmood (Navy A) 197.4/218.

Air Rifle women’s youth (team): 1-Navy A 597.5/654; 2-Navy B 538.3/654; 3-Sindh 454.9/654.

Big Bore Pistol Men’s Professional Rapid Match (individual): 1-Hasan (PAF 175/200; 2-Zafar iqbal (Navy) 174/200; 3-Hamza (KGSSR) 173/200.

Big Bore Pistol Men’s Professional Rapid Match (team): 1-Navy A 480/600; 2-Navy B 472/600; 3-SSU 466/600.

Air Rifle women’s junior (individual): 1-Fakhr-un-Nisa (Navy A) 203.3/218; 2-Aqsa Ghufran (NavyA) 197.2/218; 3-Atiqa Ghouri (Navy B) 189.2.218.

Air Rifle women’s junior (team): 1-Navy A 582.2/654; 2-Navy B 554.1/654; 3-Sindh 510.5/654.

Final medals table

(Tabulated under gold, silver, bronze)

Navy 34 36 19

Sindh 5 3 16

PAF 4 3 2

KGSSR 0 1 6

SSU 1 1 1

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2017