Asian Games: UAE's Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed miss out on 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 top-scored with 120 across his five rounds along with…
At the Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya 2026, UAE shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed failed to advance to the final of the men's individual skeet competition. Bin Futtais scored 117 across five rounds of qualifying, just one shot shy of the 118-point cut-off. Ahmed also missed out with 113 points. Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah topped the scoring with 120 points, followed by Taiwan's Meng-yuan Lee and China's Jianlin Lyu.
Several UAE athletes will participate in various events on Wednesday, including Abdullah Jassim, Mohammed Al Mutaiwei, and Abdullah Al Hammadi in the men's road race, as well as Ghaya Shuhail, Reem Al Ketbi, and Mahra Al Suwaidi in the women's 10m air pistol event. In swimming, Mohammed Al Yamahi will compete in the men's 400m freestyle.
The UAE men's fencing team will feature Al Hayam Al Balooshi in the women's individual foil, while Ahmed Al Hammadi will compete in the men's individual sabre. Zahra Al Hashemi will compete in weightlifting, while the UAE will also have a presence in esports. The UAE football team will face China in a match starting at 9.30am UAE time.
As of now, China leads the medal table with 52 medals, followed by Japan with 45 medals and South Korea with 27 medals. Among Arab nations, Jordan leads with three medals, placing them at 14th overall.
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