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18 August 2004, 16:03
DRG
Re: Ahmed Almaktoum wins double trap gold!
Saeed has no email while out in the Bush. He'll just have to get all your congratulatory wishes in a week.



But, since I know Ahmed visits this site, I've changed the banner for a while (at least until Saeed returns next week).



Don
18 August 2004, 10:09
Michael Robinson
To win an Olympic Gold Medal is to reach the pinnacle of athletic accomplishment--IMO, it's as great an accomplishment as winning the World Series, the Super Bowl, the World Cup, the NBA Championship, the Indianapolis 500 or the Tour de France.

BTW, I love that picture!
18 August 2004, 06:39
jetblueman
Congratulations Ahmed! That's outstanding! Next time I'm at the club I'll feel inspired by your success! Scott
18 August 2004, 15:49
Steve
Saeed,

Congrats to your brother!! That's wild!

When're you going to get a shotgun in that pretty girl of your's hands. You guys need to start thinking about a dynasty.

-Steve
18 August 2004, 10:04
LE270
Quote:

Great job and a great pictue. That is really something to have won your country's first and only gold medal!



Ditto!

I add my congratulations to those given by others here!
18 August 2004, 06:35
trapmonkey
Dear Saeed

I would like to offer my congrats to you and your brother Ahmed saw him shoot the trap final and just heard he won an olympic gold in dbl trap. saw his score....it was pretty darn impressive.

cheers
tm.
18 August 2004, 07:04
marst060
Congrats. I was hoping for a miracle so the Swedish guy would win. But the best man won.
18 August 2004, 07:18
GMaxson
If they only had a SC competition, I may make it to the olympics one day

Did anyone notice that a female Zim. swimmer took silver in backstroke the other night?
18 August 2004, 07:28
dSmith.45
Just watched that on MSNBC ( yes they actually showed olympic shooting on american TV ) Very well done !



Here's picture right after that last rounds were fired




18 August 2004, 08:43
mehulkamdar
This is great news indeed - wish we could send a congratulatory message from AR to him.

Any suggestions on this? DRG, please help.

Thanks for posting and good hunting everyone!
18 August 2004, 08:58
Cold Bore
Quote:

I wonder if Ahmed get his guns tuned and looked over by Dubai's only "master gunsmith" the one and only Waltherhog



I doubt that Walter got to touch them... remember , he WON!
18 August 2004, 10:01
SBT
Great job and a great pictue. That is really something to have won your country's first and only gold medal!
18 August 2004, 10:39
BFaucett
My congratulations also to Ahmed for his gold medal!



-Bob F.
18 August 2004, 08:09
Spring
I was watching it while at lunch, too. The first Olympic medal ever by the UAE. They say he'll be an instant celebrity. Well done!
18 August 2004, 11:56
Canuck
That is pretty awesome alright. He beat the next guy by 10 birds!! That score is even better than when he won the World Cup Final in 2003, which was mighty impressive.

Way to go Ahmed!!!

And I'll bet big brother is grinning from ear to ear in Tanzania right now!

Cheers,
Canuck

ps: DRG, that was a good suggestion above...do you have an e-mail addy you could forward this thread to?
18 August 2004, 10:27
Hobie
Fantastic. Very happy for him.
18 August 2004, 08:51
JD
Congratulations to Ahmed for his Gold and new Olympic Record.
18 August 2004, 13:44
lawndart
Will,
Aren't Michael Regan of the USA, Prince Edward of Great Britain, and Prince Albert of Monaco going head to head (so to speak) in that event at this Olympiad?
JCN
18 August 2004, 11:09
Will
Yeah, but the USA is going to kick butt in the more sensitive sports, like Men's Water Ballet.
18 August 2004, 08:49
Will
Excellent.
18 August 2004, 08:46
<JOHAN>
Gentlemen



Good match and great news



I wonder if Ahmed get his guns tuned and looked over by Dubai's only "master gunsmith" the one and only Waltherhog



Cheers

/ JOHAN
18 August 2004, 18:18
500grains
Congratulations Ahmed for a great victory!

Congratulations Saeed for having a great brother!
18 August 2004, 18:16
Steve
I'm sure Canuck will forward him our collective congratulations.

BTW, Here's Ahmed ALMAKTOUM's bio page off the Athens site.

-Steve
18 August 2004, 20:49
Bakes
Yes congratulations to Ahmed. Well done. The shooting is the only olympic sport worth watching
18 August 2004, 21:42
JohnT
Congratulations to Ahmed & his family. A fantastic achievement.

Saeed's shooting must be genetically linked.

Regards
JohnT
18 August 2004, 22:14
b.martins
Congratulations Ahmed!
I hope you realize how happy you have made each and every one in UAE: I will never forget, for as long as I live, the way I felt when Portugal won is first Olympic gold medal 20 years ago!

B.Martins
18 August 2004, 22:22
DRB
Ahmed,

Well done and congratulations!
18 August 2004, 22:29
Stryker225
whoa...
18 August 2004, 22:58
Daydreamer
Congratulations to Ahmed and the people in UAE!

What I've seen on TV - he is a fair sportsman too, the first to happily congratulate the winner in the Trap match....

Did anybody notice - he just started shooting Trap in 1998!

Cheers, Franz
19 August 2004, 03:13
Russell E. Taylor
Quote:

Great job and a great picture. That is really something to have won your country's first and only gold medal!



Ditto... and... "first and ONLY" gold medal??? Day-amn! And to think, it was our own Saeed's little brother! Farrrrrrrrr out! The boy done good!!!

Russ
18 August 2004, 23:05
Minkman
Congratulations Ahmed, Saeed, their Family, and UAE
19 August 2004, 03:27
Don_G
Saeed,

Give Ahmed a hearty well-done!

Outstanding performance.
19 August 2004, 04:30
JohnTheGreek
Fabulous! What an accomplishment!

Best,

JohnTheGreek
18 August 2004, 20:29
NitroX
Congratulations to Ahmed, fantastic. Also for the first ever gold for UAE.



But the Al Maktoums have a secret weapon in all shooting so well, a long sighting plane!



(PS I hope Ahmed has the same sense of humour Saeed does )
19 August 2004, 05:36
Russell E. Taylor
Quote:

Wow, this is good news. This kind of event can create a trend among the youth of a country if properly organised. UAE may turn out a long line of crackshots...



I am reminded of an anonymous (to me) quote, something like "We used to be a nation of riflemen; now we are a nation of golfers."

Russ
19 August 2004, 01:39
Nickudu
Praise be to Ahmed! Quite the accomplishment and how very wonderful for the U.A.E.!
19 August 2004, 01:52
Santala
Well done. Congratulations,not only winning but doing it by setting a new Olympic record. That's style.

Steve
19 August 2004, 01:52
Die Ou Jagter
Ahmed, congrats and well done.