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Aaron Heading wins quota with silver finish at European Championships

Posted on September 9, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Aaron Heading won Olympic Trap silver at the European Championships in Lonato on Saturday 7th September. The result means the 32-year-old shooter from Lincolnshire has also won a Tokyo 2020 quota place for Team GB. It was one of just…

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Tokyo here we come!

Posted on July 8, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Steven Seligmann of British Shooting is looking forward to seeing our athletes compete in the 2020 Olympics. There’s just over a year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games – and British Shooting is looking forward with…

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New world records set at the ISSF World Cup in Acapulco

Posted on May 23, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Anita North saw shooters flying high in Acapulco, where world records were being smashed almost as fast as the clays. The first ISSF Shotgun World Cup took place in Acapulco, Mexico, in March. This was the first ISSF event this…

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Kirsty Barr wins silver and quota in Al Ain

Posted on April 9, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Great Britain has won the first quota place for Tokyo 2020 Olympic clay shooting events, thanks to Kirsty Barr’s silver in the World Cup at Al Ain. The Northern Irish shooter performed fantastically as she went toe to toe with…

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The road to Tokyo

Posted on March 16, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Anita North explains what it will take to get Britain’s athletes into the running for Tokyo 2020. I’m really looking forward to the competition season ahead. This year is an important year in the international scene – it’s the big year…

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British Shooting marks Amber, Ed and Steve for podium success

Posted on October 27, 2017 by laurastrachan — No Comments ↓

British Shooting has announced the shooters selected for its 2017/18 World Class Programme. Selected for the top category – deemed most likely for a podium place at Tokyo 2020 – are Amber Hill (OSK), Ed Ling (OT) and Steve Scott…