KUWAIT: Secretary General of the Kuwaiti and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Manahi Al-Osaimi, praised the success achieved by the international referee for bullet weapons shooting, Khalid Abdullah Al-Jrayed, in obtaining an international license from the International Shooting Federation as an international lecturer for electronic target registration courses (EST), making Al-Jrayed the first Kuwaiti and Arab lecturer to obtain this international license.

Al-Osaimi pointed out that this came after Al-Jrayed passed the International Shooting Target Lecturer Course, which was organized by the International Shooting Federation in France recently with the participation of 12 participants from international shooting federations who are qualified and experienced Class A able to teach in English, where only four judges were able to pass the technical test of the course.

Al-Osaimi explained that Al-Jrayed will start his first international courses as an international lecturer accredited by the International Shooting Federation during his participation in two electronic target courses during the period from February 24 to March 9, 2025 in India.

Al-Osaimi added that the Kuwait Shooting Club/Federation is proud of the national cadres of Kuwaiti referees, as the club has a number of highly qualified Kuwaiti international referees who have obtained the International Shooting Federation (ISSF) International Referee License, and no less than 75 international referees are involved in judging shooting competitions during the current local season in pistol and rifle, shotgun, and Olympic bow and arrow shooting.

At the end of his statement, Al-Osaimi wished all national cadres, including referees, administrators, technical and administrative staff, success in achieving more successes and raising the flag of our dear country Kuwait in all international forums.

It is noteworthy that the international shooting referee Khalid Al-Jrayed participated in judging the shooting competitions during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as the international shooting referee Hamad Al-Ruwaisan, which confirms the competence of Kuwaiti referees and their ability to achieve success and excellence.