Military Sports Association Concludes Armed Forces Shooting Championship

Doha, February 05 (QNA) - The Armed Forces Shooting Championship and the Pistol Shooting Championship for Officers for the sports season (2019-2020), which were organized by the Military Sports Association, concluded Wednesday with the participation of 11 teams representing the forces, arms and units, of officers, personnel and friendly forces, under the patronage of HE Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem. The final day included a rifle shooting competition, in which the Qatar Amiri Naval Forces won the first position, and a pistol shooting competition, in which the Qatari Amiri Border Guard won the first position. The Joint Special Forces won the General Excellence Shield after winning most of the individual and team competitions. At the end of the ceremony, HE Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem honored the winners of the first positions in the individual and team competitions, and handed over the General Excellence Shield to HE Commander of the Joint Special Forces Major General Hamad bin Abdullah Al Fetais Al Marri, in the presence of ranking officers of the Qatari Armed Forces. (QNA)