Ray Bassil
Ray Bassil is a Qatari trap shooter. She previously represented Lebanon, competing in four consecutive Olympic Games— 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024.
Career
Bassil started trap-shooting aged eight, encouraged by her father Jacques. She began her competitive career in 2006. In 2007, Bassil won her first medal at the ISSF Junior World Championships held in Nicosia, Cyprus, winning bronze. She represented Lebanon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing 18th, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished 14th.Bassil won her first career gold medal at the 2016 ISSF World Cup held in Nicosia. With her gold medal win at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, Qatar, she qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Bassil was Lebanon's flag bearer at the 2020 Olympics; she finished the [Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympics – Women's trap|women's trap event] in 21st place.
She was the only person to compete for Lebanon through qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She trained in Lebanon and Italy.