Day 4 of the Shooting Competition coming up today from the National Shooting Centre in Chateauroux, France…
WOMEN’S TRAP (SHOTGUN) QUALIFICATION DAY 1
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES COMPETING:
CATHERINE SKINNER AND PENNY SMITH
Competition commences at 9:00am Local (CEST) / 5:00PM AEST!
Competitors will shoot 75 targets across three rounds of 25. The remaining 50 targets (for a total out of 125) will be shot on the second day of qualification on Wednesday. The Women’s Trap Final will be held following qualification, for the top 6 qualifiers.
SEE THE WOMEN’S START LIST AND FOLLOW RESULTS
MEN’S TRAP (SHOTGUN) QUALIFICATION DAY 2 + FINAL
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES COMPETING:
MITCHELL ILES AND JAMES WILLETT
Competition commences at 9:30am Local (CEST) / 5:30PM AEST!
Competitors will shoot the remaining 50 targets across two rounds of 25. The Final will be held following today’s qualification, for the top 6 qualifiers, from 3:30pm Local (CEST) / 11:30PM, AEST. Channel 9 has scheduled broadcast for the Men’s Trap final.
SEE THE MEN’S START LIST AND FOLLOW RESULTS
The searing heat was no distraction for James Willett and Mitchell Iles who competed in the first day of the Men’s Trap event at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.
Against the World’s best, Willett opened competition with the first perfect round of 25 broken targets out of 25. He continued with great form only missing his 31st target to score a total of 74 out of 75 targets.
Sharing the top of the leaderboard with Sweden’s Rickard Levin-Andersson, Willett reflects, “I am happy with today’s performance. I realise there is still a long way to go and another 50 targets to shoot tomorrow. My goal is to repeat what I did today and hopefully I am well positioned to move into the final.”
In sweltering conditions with temperatures climbing to the mid 30’s, Willett said, “It was pretty warm out there today but actually perfect shooting conditions.”
Iles finished day one with a score of 72 out of 75, closing out the day with a perfect 25 out of 25. In front of the huge crowd of spectators, Iles said, “It was extremely hot out on the range today. I was happy with how I shot and I have my sights set on repeating this tomorrow.”
The top 6 Men’s Trap competitors progress through to the final.
