Namibian shooters win

NAMIBIA’S Gielie van Wyk and Gaby Ahrens won medals at the Zimbabwean National Shotgun Championships which took place at the Mashona Gun Club in Harare last weekend.

Van Wyk, a newcomer to the sport, did very well to win a silver medal in the Olympic Trap Discipline. Ahrens had to compete against men and also excelled to win a bronze medal, while she once again reached the minimum qualifying score for the Olympic Games.A total of 18 shooters participated in the championships.According to the Namibian team manager, Hasso Ahrens, the shooting was tough.”Normally the clay targets are orange, but in Zimbabwe the only colour available for Clays was black.This made it very difficult for shooters since black clays are perceived to be a lot smaller and difficult to see and shoot,” he said.Mike Nicholson from Zimbabwe, who participated at the 2004 Olympic Games, won the gold medal.Ahrens had to compete against men and also excelled to win a bronze medal, while she once again reached the minimum qualifying score for the Olympic Games.A total of 18 shooters participated in the championships.According to the Namibian team manager, Hasso Ahrens, the shooting was tough.”Normally the clay targets are orange, but in Zimbabwe the only colour available for Clays was black.This made it very difficult for shooters since black clays are perceived to be a lot smaller and difficult to see and shoot,” he said.Mike Nicholson from Zimbabwe, who participated at the 2004 Olympic Games, won the gold medal.