KARACHI - Pakistan skeet shooters got a big boost on Monday when they were awarded a wildcard entry for London Olympics shooting competition, National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) announced here.
“We have received a communique from International Sports Shooting Federation today for the allocation of one wildcard entry for London Olympics,” Executive Vice President, NRAP Razi Ahmed Khan told APP.
“Its a good news that Pakistan’s lone shooter will be featuring in the skeet shooting event,” beaming Razi said and added that four Pakistanis Khurram Inam, Ahmed Sultan, Amin Karamat and Abdul Sattar achieved the Maximum Qualifying Scores (MQS) during the international competition. NRAP official said MQS is the main criteria for picking one shooter for Olympics. But as four skeet shooters have achieved
MQS, so one best has to be picked for Olympics. Razi Khan said NRAP will be conducting one-day trials among the top four to select one best skeet shooter to represent Pakistan in London Olympic Games being in July. Khurram Inam, who had the honour of representing Pakistan in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics scored 116/125 points during the ISSF World Shooting Championship held in Munich last year Abdul Sattar of Pakistan Navy secured 9th spot in the skeet event with score of 119/125 in the Asian Shooting event held in Doha, Qatar last year.
“It will be interesting and intriguing trials and best shooter will earn the right to figure in London Olympics,” he commented.
Double Olympian Khurram Inam recently won National Skeet crown in Jhelum.