MINSK, 6 November (BelTA) – Belarusian athletes competed in the mixed team event at the ISSF World Championship Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun in Doha, Qatar, BelTA has learned.
A total of 55 pairs took part in the 10m air pistol event, with Belarus represented by two duos. Aliaksandra Piatrova and Uladzislau Dzemesh scored 577 points out of a possible 600 to finish 12th. The last qualifying score for the medal matches was 579 points. Liubov Yaskevich and Ivan Kazak placed 29th with 571 points.
On 9-10 November, Aliaksandra Piatrova and Zoya Dasko will compete in the 25m pistol qualification. So far, Belarus’ best result at the World Championships in Qatar has been Liubov Yaskevich’s ninth place in the 50m event. More than 1,000 athletes from 91 countries have gathered in Doha for the world championship.
