Ahmed Almaktoum of the United Arab Emrites kisses his gun after winning the gold medal.

He scored 144 in the qualifying round and 45 out of 50 in the final round to register UAE's first ever Olympic medal.

He had topped the qualifying list with 144 points which is an Olympic record.

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