58-year-old Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al Rashidi has won the bronze medal in shooting.
The famous saying “Age is just a number” was true during the 32nd Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan. An example of this is Momoji Nishiya, 13, who won a medal at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. At the same time, 58-year-old Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al Rashidi also won the bronze medal in the men’s skeet event.
The seven-time Olympian from Kuwait won a bronze medal in the men’s clay pigeon shooting event. Rashidi made an even more motivating statement after winning the medal, saying he would also compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics and go for gold. Rashidi will be 61 at the 2024 Olympics.
I will win gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Rashidi
After winning the bronze medal, Rashidi said: “I am 58 years old. Being the oldest shooter, this bronze medal means nothing less to me than a gold medal. I am happy with this medal but at the next Olympic Games, I will win gold. Unfortunately, I couldn’t win the gold medal this time around, but I’m also happy with the bronze medal. Inchallah, I will win gold at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. I will be 61 at the time and I will compete in skeet as well as trap. “
Won this medal for Kuwait – Rashidi
Kuwaiti Al Rashidi first competed in the Olympics in 1996. He also won a bronze medal in shooting at the Rio 2016 Olympics but had entered as an independent player by then. Kuwait was actually banned by the International Olympic Committee at the time.
Winning a medal for Kuwait, he said: “I was also happy to win a medal at the Rio Olympics, but I was a little disappointed with the absence of the Kuwaiti flag. You would have seen my head bowed during the ceremony. It’s because I didn’t want to see the Olympic flag. However, I am very happy today to have won an Olympic medal representing Kuwait.
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