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| Host city |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 24 – October 3, 2009 |
The 2009 Asian Clay Shooting Championships were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan between September 24 and October 3, 2009. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Trap | Mohammed Al-Rumaihi  Qatar | Talal Al-Rashidi  Kuwait | Omar Al-Daihani Kuwait |
| Men's Double trap | Sangram Dahiya  India | Xuan Jialin  China | Sun Xuezhi China |
| Men's Skeet | Ilya Zabudkin Kazakhstan | Ali Ahmed Al-Ishaq Qatar | Fawaz Al-Azemi Kuwait |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Qatar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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