{
  "id": 9254054,
  "title": "Asian Games: UAE's Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed look to clinch place in final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/asian-games-uaes-saif-bin-futtais-and-mohammed-ahmed-look-to-clinch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/09/23/asian-games-uaes-saif-bin-futtais-and-mohammed-ahmed-look-to-clinch-place-in-final/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UAE marksmen Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed aim to secure a spot in the men's individual skeet finals at the Asian Games. Bin Futtais scored 95 points over four rounds of qualifying, while Ahmed achieved 93. Both competitors will shoot their final round on Wednesday, with a perfect score of 25 needed to advance. Taiwan's Meng-yuan Lee and China's Jianlin Lyu currently top the rankings with identical scores of 120. Various UAE athletes will compete in multiple events on Wednesday, including Abdullah Jassim and Mohammed Al Mutaiwei in the men's road race, and Ghaya Shuhail, Reem Al Ketbi, and Mahra Al Suwaidi in the women's 10m air pistol. In swimming, Mohammed Al Yamahi will race in the men's 400m freestyle, while fencing competitors Al Hayam Al Balooshi and Ahmed Al Hammadi will vie for the individual foil and sabre titles, respectively. Zahra Al Hashemi will participate in weightlifting, and the UAE will be represented in esports, with Sultan Khalifa Mohammed Hassan Abdulrahman competing in Gran Turismo 7. The UAE football team will also face China, while the men's road race, women's air pistol, swimming, fencing, weightlifting, esports, and fighting game competitions each feature multiple UAE athletes.",
  "summary": "UAE shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed will look to clinch a place in the top eight of the men's individual skeet competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Bin Futtais shot 95 across four rounds of qualifying, with Ahmed firing 93. They will shoot their final rounds on Wednesday, with both realistically needing perfect scores of 25 to clinch a place in the final. Taiwan's Meng-yuan…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sheikh-mohammed-performs-funeral-prayer-for-sheikh-ahmed-in-dubai",
        "published": "2026-09-22T10:06:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}