Saudi National Beach Football Team Concludes Participation at Nouakchott International Championship

The national beach soccer team delegation arrives in Mauritania to participate in Nouakchott International Championship. (saff.com)
The national beach soccer team delegation arrives in Mauritania to participate in Nouakchott International Championship. (saff.com)
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Saudi National Beach Football Team Concludes Participation at Nouakchott International Championship

The national beach soccer team delegation arrives in Mauritania to participate in Nouakchott International Championship. (saff.com)
The national beach soccer team delegation arrives in Mauritania to participate in Nouakchott International Championship. (saff.com)

The Saudi national beach football team concluded its participation in the Nouakchott International Championship, which took place from November 13 through 18 at Ibb Amghar Genk Stadium, SPA said on Monday.
Throughout the tournament, the Saudi team played a total of four matches.
They experienced a defeat in the first match against Mauritania, followed by a victory against Morocco in the second match. However, they faced subsequent losses in the third and fourth matches against Morocco and Mauritania respectively.



China’s Huang and Sheng Win First Gold of Paris Games at Air Rifle Mixed Team Event

 China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)
China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)
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China’s Huang and Sheng Win First Gold of Paris Games at Air Rifle Mixed Team Event

 China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)
China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)

China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10 meters air rifle mixed team event.

Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of South Korea claimed silver and Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Kazakhstan were awarded bronze.

Three years after Yang Qian and Yang Haoran won the gold in Tokyo, compatriots Huang and Sheng made sure China retained it.

The reigning world champions topped the qualifying round ahead of their Korean rivals at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

The gold medal round was not really a cakewalk though despite them racing to a 14-8 lead after the first 11 shots.

Keum and Park staged a late comeback to reduce the gap at 14-12 but the Chinese pair prevailed 16-12 in the end.

Le and Satpayev gave Kazakhstan their first medal of the Paris Games with a 17-5 romp against the German pair of Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich.