Asian Games: UAE bow out of men's football as Saif bin Futtais misses out on skeet final
UAE shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed missed out on a place in the final of the men's individual skeet competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Bin Futtais shot 117 across five rounds of qualifying, with Ahmed firing 113. That left Bin Futtais just one shot outside the cut-off point of 118. Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, Taiwan's Meng-yuan Lee and China's Jianlin Lyu top-scored…
The UAE failed to advance to the final of the men's individual skeet competition at the Asian Games, with shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed narrowly missing out on qualifying for the gold medal round. Both athletes finished with scores of 117 and 113 respectively, just one shot shy of the cut-off point of 118.
In men's football, the UAE suffered a 0-0 draw with China, leaving the team at the bottom of Group B with two points. The match was devoid of scoring opportunities, with China dominating the match. The UAE's performance was led by Pro League stars Yasser Al Ghassani, Mohammed Juma Al Mansoori, and Mackenzie Hunt.
In cycling, Emirati Mohammed Al Mutaiwei secured the best result for the UAE in the men's road race, finishing 13th with a time of 4:27:21. Kazakhstan's Alexey Lutsenko claimed gold, followed by Yevgeniy Federov in silver, and Yuhi Todome of Japan in bronze. China remained atop the medal table with 57 medals, while Japan and South Korea followed in third and second place respectively. Among Arab nations, Qatar led the way with four medals, placing them at tenth overall.
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