VidER Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 UAE wins first Olympic gold Maktoum matched the Olympic record in the men's double trap Ahmed al-Maktoum has become the first Olympic medallist from the United Arab Emirates, with gold in the shooting. He won the men's double trap with score of 189 points, equalling the current Olympic record. Maktoum is a member of Dubai's ruling family and was once the UAE's national squash champion. India's Rajyavardhan Rathore took the silver, that country's first medal of the Games, while China's Zheng Wang collected bronze. In the double trap, competitors fire with a double-barrelled shotgun at two clay targets released simultaneously at different heights and angles. The person who hits the most targets wins. The shooter must fire just one shot at each target. Maktoum's accuracy was stunning as he made it through to the final round with a world record breaking score of 144 points, six points clear of his nearest rival. Concentration lapse Comfortably in the lead and with the title effectively won, his concentration seemed to fail in the last round and he missed several targets, costing him the Olympic record. "I knew I had the gold medal well before the final was finished because my coach had signalled to me from the stand," he said. "My job was done, so I didn't concentrate on the final few shots." UAE National Olympic Committee head Ibrahim Abdulmalik Ahli was delighted with the result. "We entered Olympic history through the main gate," he said. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2...ics/3573616.stm VidER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icexswipe Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 cool! too bad he didnt break the world record unproffesional on his part, but what can u do when theres the excitment of winning the first ever gold medal for ur country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseballpro9 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Good news, nice accomplishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidER Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 its his coach's mistake: "I knew I had the gold medal well before the final was finished because my coach had signalled to me from the stand," he said. "My job was done, so I didn't concentrate on the final few shots." Stupid coach :) VidER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted August 18, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2004 ROFL. this is my new fav olympic event! shooting clay with a double barrell shotty! hahahahh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 lmao, good one.. wait is this true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted August 18, 2004 Global Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2004 good for them (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 ROFL.this is my new fav olympic event! shooting clay with a double barrell shotty! hahahahh :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I watched this earlier today on CNBC. Yeah, it's real. The dude was awesome and hella confident. I like how they dispose of their spent ammo cases...they pop out 2 at a time and they catch them in their hand and just toss them into a collection basket. Great sport to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 ROFL.this is my new fav olympic event! shooting clay with a double barrell shotty! hahahahh Dude, no way! Table Tennis is 20 times better! :laugh: Badmiton is next best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted August 18, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2004 no way dude. blowing things up with shotguns owns all. sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb815 Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 ^ I have to agree with Toxikk on this one. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidER Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 I watched this earlier today on CNBC. Yeah, it's real. The dude was awesome and hella confident. I like how they dispose of their spent ammo cases...they pop out 2 at a time and they catch them in their hand and just toss them into a collection basket. Great sport to watch. Yes.. a joy to watch.. I found this pic.. VidER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Lamar Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 LOL!!!! nices though, Gold is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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