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Summary Al Hamad finished with a score of 395 out of 400 from her 40 shots.
Shooter Bahia Al Hamad broke new ground for Qatar by becomming the countrys first female Olympian when she finished 17th in the 10 metre air rifle qualifying event at the London Games on Saturday.The 20-year-old, dressed in a headscarf, showed no ill affects from Friday nights opening ceremony when she carried the flag of the tiny Gulf nation, but her efforts ended at the first hurdle as she missed out on one of the eight places in the final.Al Hamad finished with a score of 395 out of 400 from her 40 shots with 397 proving the required mark to compete for the first gold medal of the Games in a final which starts Saturday.Al Hamad, who received a wild card to take part, is not the only woman competing for Qatar in London. Sprinter Noor Al-Malki and swimmer Nada Arakji will represent the nation which failed in a bid to host the 2020 Olympics but plans to try again for 2024.
