Over the weekend, Australian Rifle Athlete and three-time Olympian, Jack Rossiter, finished 6th in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle event at the Grand Prix of Liberation in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Competing in a field of 104 athletes from more than 20 countries, Rossiter finished qualification in 7th place after shooting a score of 630.6.
Commenting on his qualification performance, Rossiter explained, “I am satisfied with the result of 630.6. I think that making the final in a big international competition is important to recognise as a success.”
“I believe that I made a few mistakes during qualification. It wasn’t my best performance and now I know that there are a few technical aspects that I need to work on over the next few weeks.”
Rossiter finished 6th in the final with Slovakia’s Patrik Jány taking home the gold medal. Italy’s Danilo Sollazzo and India’s Paarth Makhija claimed silver and bronze respectively.
Commenting on his experience in the finals, Rossiter highlighted. “The finals started well. I had a strong first series, but I had some problems in my technique that came up in both qualification and the final. I think I know the solution now so I’m glad I will have that to work on.”
“The scores from this competition were the highest out of any international competition so far this year. That is the main reason why I’m satisfied with making the final, even though I know that there are improvements to be made.”
Reflecting on how this competition will help him in future competitions, Rossiter explained, “I believe this competition was great in terms of setting me up for the Munich World Cup. My goal is to improve upon my performance in Pilsen and I now know what I can change over the next month to improve technically. Now I have to work to implement that in training and then in competition.”
Rossiter will be Australia’s sole representative at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany next month.
