Oman tent pegging team win bronze at ITPF World Cup in Cairo

Muscat: Oman team settled for a bronze in the team event behind India and Egypt at the ITPF Tent Pegging World Cup in Cairo on Sunday.
According to information received here, Oman squad, comprising Hilal Al Balushi, Safwan Al Mamamri, Hamad Al Riyami and Ali Al Balushi won the bronze medal with 98 points.
Indian team took the gold with 103 points while hosts Egypt won the silver with 102 points.
In the lance pair event, South Africa (23.5 points, 6.72 seconds) won the gold followed by Australia (23.5 points, 7.07 seconds) and Sudan (22 points, 5.59 seconds) in that order.
In the over all standings Egypt finished on top with 560 points. South Africa (559.5) and Iraq (506.5) finished in second and third places respectively.
They were followed by Oman (503), Sudan (488.5), India (486.5), Yemen (485), Jordan (459), Australia (423), UAE (403) and Great Britain (331) in that order.