The Asian Shotgun Championship came to its conclusion following the end of trap action in Doha, Qatar - with Pakistan's Muhammad Farrukh Nadeem and Chinese Taipei's Liu Wan-Yu winning men's and women's trap gold medals.
The trap mixed team victory went to the hosts Qatar, thanks to the work of Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Kholoud Hassan Al-Khalaf.
Men's Trap
In the men's qualification, Abdulrahman Al-Faihan of Kuwait and Yang Kun-Pi of Chinese Taipei finished first and second on 121, followed by UAE's Yahya Al-Mheiri on 120 and Saaed Hamad R A Abusharib of Qatar, Bati Humaid Ali Al-Shibli of Oman and Muhammad Nadeem of Pakistan on 119. The final two qualifiers were Jung Chang-hee of the Republic of Korea on 118 and Kazakhstan's Maskim Bedarev, who was one of five athletes on 117.
The final saw early exits for the Qatari and Omani athletes in seventh and eighth place, before Jung and Al-Mheiri ended in fifth and sixth.
Yang, the 2022 world bronze medallist, would just miss the podium in fourth, with the top qualifier Al-Faihan claiming the bronze medal. Far enough ahead were Bedarev and Nadeem, competing for the gold medal, despite being two of the lower qualifiers. In the end, Nadeem pipped the Kazakh by one shot, with their totals finishing 27 and 26.
The team gold medal would go to Kuwait's Abdulrahman Al-Faihan, Naser Al-Meqled and Khaled Al-Mudhaf, who finished with a total of 354. The top three were separated by just three shots as Qatar's Saaed Hamad R A Abusharib, Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Angelo Scalzone combined for 352, and UAE's Yahya Al-Mheiri, Waleed Al-Eryani and Mohammed Al-Maktoum scored 351.
The trap mixed team victory went to the hosts Qatar, thanks to the work of Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Kholoud Hassan Al-Khalaf.
Men's Trap
In the men's qualification, Abdulrahman Al-Faihan of Kuwait and Yang Kun-Pi of Chinese Taipei finished first and second on 121, followed by UAE's Yahya Al-Mheiri on 120 and Saaed Hamad R A Abusharib of Qatar, Bati Humaid Ali Al-Shibli of Oman and Muhammad Nadeem of Pakistan on 119. The final two qualifiers were Jung Chang-hee of the Republic of Korea on 118 and Kazakhstan's Maskim Bedarev, who was one of five athletes on 117.
The final saw early exits for the Qatari and Omani athletes in seventh and eighth place, before Jung and Al-Mheiri ended in fifth and sixth.
Yang, the 2022 world bronze medallist, would just miss the podium in fourth, with the top qualifier Al-Faihan claiming the bronze medal. Far enough ahead were Bedarev and Nadeem, competing for the gold medal, despite being two of the lower qualifiers. In the end, Nadeem pipped the Kazakh by one shot, with their totals finishing 27 and 26.
The team gold medal would go to Kuwait's Abdulrahman Al-Faihan, Naser Al-Meqled and Khaled Al-Mudhaf, who finished with a total of 354. The top three were separated by just three shots as Qatar's Saaed Hamad R A Abusharib, Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Angelo Scalzone combined for 352, and UAE's Yahya Al-Mheiri, Waleed Al-Eryani and Mohammed Al-Maktoum scored 351.
Liu Wan-Yu won the women's trap Photo: Qatar ShootingWomen's Trap
Fan Xinyue was the top scorer in women's trap qualification, with the Chinese athlete scoring 114, one ahead of Nanami Miyasaka of Japan and two in front of Sarah Al-Hawal of Kuwait and Kazakhstan's Eleonora Ibragimova.
Ray Bassil of Qatar was the fifth qualifier on 111, with Liu Wan-Yu of Chinese Taipei, Kuwait's Shahad Al-Hawal and Anastassiya Prilepina of Kazakhstan completing the field.
It would not be a dream day for home favourite Bassil who finished seventh, ahead of Shahad Al-Hawal of Kuwait in eighth. Sarah Al-Hawal would be next to go in sixth, along with Miyasaka in fifth. The final qualifier Prilepina would just miss the podium in fourth.
Much like the men's final, it was won by one shot, as the 2024 champion Liu won again, claiming her second title with a total of 24, with Ibragimova taking silver with 23. Fan would take the bronze medal.
Team gold was won comfortably by Kazakhstan's Eleonora Ibragimova, Anastassiya Prilepina and Nargiza Sarmanova on 325. Silver and bronze were split by just one point - as Chinese Taipei's Liu Wan-Yu, Yeh Mei-Hsuan and Lin Yi-Chun scored 316 to Kuwait's Sarah Al-Hawal, Shahad Al-Hawal and Reem M Gh M Gh Al-Zamanan's 315.
Fan Xinyue was the top scorer in women's trap qualification, with the Chinese athlete scoring 114, one ahead of Nanami Miyasaka of Japan and two in front of Sarah Al-Hawal of Kuwait and Kazakhstan's Eleonora Ibragimova.
Ray Bassil of Qatar was the fifth qualifier on 111, with Liu Wan-Yu of Chinese Taipei, Kuwait's Shahad Al-Hawal and Anastassiya Prilepina of Kazakhstan completing the field.
It would not be a dream day for home favourite Bassil who finished seventh, ahead of Shahad Al-Hawal of Kuwait in eighth. Sarah Al-Hawal would be next to go in sixth, along with Miyasaka in fifth. The final qualifier Prilepina would just miss the podium in fourth.
Much like the men's final, it was won by one shot, as the 2024 champion Liu won again, claiming her second title with a total of 24, with Ibragimova taking silver with 23. Fan would take the bronze medal.
Team gold was won comfortably by Kazakhstan's Eleonora Ibragimova, Anastassiya Prilepina and Nargiza Sarmanova on 325. Silver and bronze were split by just one point - as Chinese Taipei's Liu Wan-Yu, Yeh Mei-Hsuan and Lin Yi-Chun scored 316 to Kuwait's Sarah Al-Hawal, Shahad Al-Hawal and Reem M Gh M Gh Al-Zamanan's 315.
Uzbekistan claimed gold in the men's junior trap final Photo: Qatar ShootingTrap Mixed Team and Men's Junior Trap
Chinese Taipei's Lin Yi-Chun and Chen Kuei-Peng were the top qualifiers in the trap mixed team event, scoring 131 to go level with Talal Al-Rashidi and Sarah Al-Hawal of Kuwait. One shot behind was Qatar's Kholoud Hassan Al-Khalaf and Mohammed Al-Rumaihi on 130, with China's Fan Xinyue and Bai Junming placing fourth on 128.
The final saw China finish in fourth place, while Lin and Chen took the bronze medal. Qatar and Kuwait were in the battle for the gold, which was won by the hosts by a difference of 30 to 28.
In the men's junior trap competition, the victory went to Uzbekistan's seventh seed Okhunjon Abdukodirov, who responded well to the final format for his country's first gold of the competition. He finished on 24, comfortably ahead of the silver medallist, Ghassan Baaklini of Lebanon. Kazakhstan's Denis Krivenko took bronze.
Kazakhstan's Krivenko, Anton Belskiy and Yegor Tsarev were the team gold medallists by two shots with a score of 320. Lebanon's Baaklini, Nehme Gharby and Anthony Sawma took silver on 318, while Abdukodirov led Uzbekistan to bronze on 313 with Azamat Kayumov and Shokhrukh Sadirov.
With the Asian Shotgun Championship being the first ISSF-recognised event to be held in 2026 since the change in final formats for trap and skeet, all winners of individual and mixed team events have set the standard of a new world record.
Chinese Taipei's Lin Yi-Chun and Chen Kuei-Peng were the top qualifiers in the trap mixed team event, scoring 131 to go level with Talal Al-Rashidi and Sarah Al-Hawal of Kuwait. One shot behind was Qatar's Kholoud Hassan Al-Khalaf and Mohammed Al-Rumaihi on 130, with China's Fan Xinyue and Bai Junming placing fourth on 128.
The final saw China finish in fourth place, while Lin and Chen took the bronze medal. Qatar and Kuwait were in the battle for the gold, which was won by the hosts by a difference of 30 to 28.
In the men's junior trap competition, the victory went to Uzbekistan's seventh seed Okhunjon Abdukodirov, who responded well to the final format for his country's first gold of the competition. He finished on 24, comfortably ahead of the silver medallist, Ghassan Baaklini of Lebanon. Kazakhstan's Denis Krivenko took bronze.
Kazakhstan's Krivenko, Anton Belskiy and Yegor Tsarev were the team gold medallists by two shots with a score of 320. Lebanon's Baaklini, Nehme Gharby and Anthony Sawma took silver on 318, while Abdukodirov led Uzbekistan to bronze on 313 with Azamat Kayumov and Shokhrukh Sadirov.
With the Asian Shotgun Championship being the first ISSF-recognised event to be held in 2026 since the change in final formats for trap and skeet, all winners of individual and mixed team events have set the standard of a new world record.