Pakistan's Usman Chand and Imam Haroon bag silver and bronze medals at Asian Shotgun GP

KARACHI:

Pakistan's Usman Chand and Imam Haroon made the country proud as they took silver and bronze medals at the Asian Shotgun Grand Prix 2025 in Kuwait on Friday.

The duo was competing in skeet event.

Pakistan was fielding three shooters.

Farrukh Nadeem was also hoping for a podium finish,but he lost shoot off tie to become a finalist after having a equal score in the sixth place, according to the details shred by National Rifle Association of Pakistan. 

"This result of this competition is the only one thing real hard work as a team players and the management for the last five years in the last Olympic Qualification World Cup both performances were excellent, especially, Usman Chand. He missed the Olympic quota at the last station by only one point," the National Rifle Association of Pakistan Secretary General Razi Ahmed Khan told The Express Tribune.

Khan further elaborated the process of training the shooters.

"During last five years we are continually providing training in Pakistan different ranges at Jhelum, Lahore, Sialkot, and Karachi," he said.

The Pakistani athletes are also getting guidance from international coaches.

"We are also training our shooters aboard specially where Asian Shooting Federation and Kuwait National Committee are providing special support under International coaches," said Khan.

"And we want our athletes to avail every opportunity of international competition in every corner of the world, because without international exposure it is not possible to win at the elite level.

"For this we need financial resources for it as well. In the last Olympic cycle due to our performances and getting highest number of Olympic Quota and specially performing well at the Asian Games our athletes are producing amazing results, we even had our first woman shooter get a medal. So far, we have the support from the Pakistan Sports Board, Pakistan Olympic Association and the International Olympic Committee. We are grateful for it all."

Usman has been a seasoned shooter as he has represented Pakistan at the World Championships in 2023, 2022, 2019, and 2018, previously.

Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Imam competed at the World Championships in 2023 and also attempted at the Olympic qualification in 2024. 

He was a part of the Asian Championship 2025 squad as well.