PARIS: Kuwait’s sailor Ameena Shah made Saturday brilliant performance at 2024 Paris Olympic Games for the second day in a row. Shah, the first Kuwaiti and Gulf player taking part in Olympic sail contest, passed six races out of ten, with 257 points, over two days.

Shah, who will continue her competition Sunday got prepared for her amazing participation at the Games through joining overseas camps and taking international courses in some countries over the past months to take part in this event with high levels.

Earlier, Kuwaiti athlete Amal Al-Roumi bid farewell to the 2024 Paris Olympics, coming eighth in the 800m running competition qualifications on Stade de France on Saturday, with 2:12.13 minutes. Al-Roumi joined the Kuwaiti mission in Paris last Tuesday, after concluding a training camp and taking part in an international tournament in Belgium.

Meanwhile, Shooter Mohammad Al-Daihani concluded his participation on Saturday in the 2024 Paris Olympics after being eliminated in the group stages of Skeet shooting competition.

Al-Daihani hit 120 out of 125 targets over two days of fierce competition at the Chateauroux Shooting Center. He shot 50 targets in his participation on Saturday, 25 in the first round and another 25 in the second round, in addition to 70 targets out of 75 on Friday, 24 targets in the first round, 24 in the second round, and 22 in the third round. — KUNA

The Chateauroux Shooting Center received 340 Olympic athletes and 160 Paralympic athletes to compete in shooting events during the Paris 2024 Games. This unique facility was opened by the French Shooting Federation in 2018 and is one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe. — KUNA