Abu Dhabi: The boxing competitions, the new event of the 13th Armed Forces Officers Club (AFOC) Ramadan Games drew great attention and follow up from officials and fans and the boxers presented the spectators with thrilling contests.
In the Lightweight 60kg, Badar Khasif of Al Ain defeated Ali Humaid Al Zahmi of Abu Dhabi, Mohammad Mosabah Al Shimmary of the Air Force beat Ali Humaid Juma Al Dawwar of Fujairah, while Bilal Abdul Rabbo of Abu Dhabi defeated Ali Saeed Salim Naseeb of Fujairah.
Clashes in the Super Lightweight 64kg involved Najm Al Haddad of Sharjah who defeated Ali Hassan Sulaiman of Al Ain, while Mohammad Hassan of Sharjah also defeated Omar Mustafa of Air Force in the second bout.
In the Middleweight 69kg, Sultan Farah Al Wali of the Air Force put up a great fight to defeat Bashar Abdullah Al Esmaeli of Fujairah, Abdul Aziz Al Yakoubi of Air Force beat Talal Hamza of Sharjah, Mohammad Abdul Wahab of Al Ain overpowered Marwan Ganem Al Marri of Fujairah, while Taher Nasser Hussain of Abu Dhabi beat Sami Mohammad of Abu Dhabi.
Abdul Khaliq Abdul Fattah of Fujairah defeated Obaid Khalifa Al Ka'abi of Al Ain in the only bout of the Super Middleweight 75kg bout of the night, while Mohammad Ebrahim Moawwad of Abu Dhabi beat Qasim Mahir Anwar of Al Ain in the Light Heavyweight 81kg.
The preliminary round of the professional bowling event ended with a big surprise when two of the best contenders for the title: Hussain Al Suwaidi and Saeed Obaid Hamarain, were both eliminated from the championship.
Meanwhile, Saeed Al Hajri of Qatar, who is making his debut at the AFOC Games, jumped on to the front seat. Others who have qualified to the next round include UAE International bowling star, Mohammad Khalifa Al Qubaisi, Kuwait national team coach, Patrick Heilly and Ebrahim Buhair, former captain of Al Sha'ab football team.
The Shooting event, which is being held at the Karakal Shooting Club, an affiliate of the AFOC, is gearing towards the final round, which will be held on September 12. About 400 contestants are vying for honours in the championship which features 20 metres air pistol (9mm) and 25 metres air raffle (22mm) for the men's event and 15 metres air pistol (9mm) for the women's event. Prizes include Dh15,000 for winner of both the men's and women's events, second position (1st runner up) takes home Dh12,000, winner of the 3rd position will pocket Dh8,000, while winners of the 4th and 5th positions take home Dh5,000 and Dh3,000 respectively.
