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Rally driver Nasser Al Attiyah won the bronze medal by finishing third in the Skeet shooting tournament at the Olympic Games in London.
The driver from Qatar, who usually drives a Citroen DS3 in the World Rally Championship and the winner of the 2011 Dakar rally in a Volkswagen Touareg, was taking part to his third Olympic Games in Skeet.
He was fifth after the first rounds, which allowed him to qualify to the finale. He was third after the finale, tied with a Russian shooter. An extra round servied to determine the third-place finisher between the two men. Finally, Al Attiyah won by hitting 6 targets to 5.
That was the first medal for Qatar in London, and the third one for the country in the Olympic Games history.
The driver from Qatar, who usually drives a Citroen DS3 in the World Rally Championship and the winner of the 2011 Dakar rally in a Volkswagen Touareg, was taking part to his third Olympic Games in Skeet.
He was fifth after the first rounds, which allowed him to qualify to the finale. He was third after the finale, tied with a Russian shooter. An extra round servied to determine the third-place finisher between the two men. Finally, Al Attiyah won by hitting 6 targets to 5.
That was the first medal for Qatar in London, and the third one for the country in the Olympic Games history.