Article: Olympic gold medalist Ahmed Al Maktoum: daughter is my gold medal

Olympic gold medalist Ahmed Al Maktoum: daughter is my gold medal

By sportswriter Bai Xu

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Ahmed Al-Maktoum is a hero in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), not because he is descendant of Dubai's ruling family, but as he won the first Olympic gold medal for the oil-rich Middle East Asian country.

When another session of Olympic Games is drawing near, however, the shooter who arrived at Beijing on Monday said his expectation had changed.

"I came here because I won the quota, and it's an honor to be at the Olympics, but I didn't expect anything," he said.

Al-Maktoum believed his family had talent in shooting. His grandfather and his father all loved shooting. His ...

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