By Sports Reporter/Doha


Oleg Engachev maintained his winning streak at the Emir Shooting and Archery Cup 2015 to pick up his fourth gold while Naser Ali al-Humaidi upstaged Masoud Hamad al-Athba to win the Trap event at the Losail Ranges yesterday.
The gold medal winner at last year’s Asian Games in South Korea Engachov won the 25m Center Fire Pistol overcoming the challenge of Maltsev Konstantin, while Riaz Rustam Khan had to settle for the bronze.
Konstantin, who dominated in the recently concluded Qatar Cup wining three gold medals, had to settle for the silver.
Engachev did not take part in the Qatar Cup as he was away on a holiday.
Last year Engachev won three gold medals in the same championship and this year’s he has been in top form and the only title which has eluded him has been the 10M Air Pistol, which went Konstatin way. Rustam Khan claimed the bronze.
In Trap, 30-year-old Naser won the gold medal shoot-out against Masoud Hamad al-Athba 11-10. Rashid Taleb al-Athba took the bronze.
Naser was thrilled with his performance as he said: “The competition was tough. Some of the top shooters who have won medals at the Asian Games and World championships are participating in the event. So this is a sweet victory for me,” said Naser, who is preparing for this month’s World Cup in UAE.
“ I remained focused throughout the final shoot-out and the end result is there for everyone to see,” he said.
Anjelo Scalzone topped the junior category followed by Abdullah Mishaab and Hamad Ghanem al-Naimi.
In the 50m Rifle Prone for Women, Bahiya Mansour al-Hamad emerged on top setting aside the challenge of Akhlagi Mehbubeh.  Matara Fahad al-Assieri finished third.
In the junior category, Khuloud Jamal al-Saeed bagged the top place, while Aysha Ibrahim al-Mutawa had to settle for the silver and Noora Salem al-Mohannadi clinched the bronze.