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20 April 2024

Hit the bulls-eye in Dubai, win $135,000

Sheikh Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum. (Picture courtesy: albayan.ae)

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By Wam

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, has instructed allocation of cash prizes worth $135,000 for Middle Eastern shooters in the Nad Al Sheba Shooting Championship to be held under his patronage from February 28 to March 5, 2014.

Sheikh Hamdan's latest announcement brings to $735,000 the total cash prizes at the Nad Al Sheba Shooting Championship, which is held for the first time in Dubai, with the participation of 1,000 shooters from different countries of the world.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Organising Committee, expressed profound gratitude to Sheikh Hamdan for his generous gesture.

This is one of the most important activities of the sport of shooting in the UAE as it opens the way for Emiratis to follow the best shooters in the world during the competition.