Leading Emirati Para athlete, 51, came first in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition One of the UAE’s most decorated athletes, Abdullah Al-Aryani, on Friday won gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The 51-year-old from Al-Ain finished top of the standings at Asaka Shooting Range with a total score of 453.6. Laslo Suranji of Serbia took silver with 452.9, and Shim Youngjip of South Korea claimed bronze, scoring 442.2. It was the UAE’s second medal of the Games, and first gold. At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Al-Aryani won one gold medal — in the R6 mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 — and three silvers in other categories. He had also taken part in the London Games four years earlier. In addition, the sharpshooter scooped two golds at the Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in South Korea, and two silver and two bronze in Suhl, Germany in 2014.