U.S. Athletes Finish Just Outside Finals at Bavarian
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:21 am
There were a lot of close-but-not-quite moments for USA Shooting rifle and pistol athletes as several of them came up just short of spots in the finals at the Bavarian Airgun Championships in Munich, Germany. Historically, the Championships is one of the most strongly-contested events outside of the European World Cups. Competition features two days of matches with finals each day for juniors and open.
The U.S. highlight of these championships came from Junior National Team member Alana Townsend who qualified for her first international final in Junior Women’s Air Pistol. Townsend, 19, finished first in qualifying with a 382/400 and would walk away with an eighth-place finish overall in the Friday event.
Athletes competing from the U.S. were chosen based on their performances at the Winter Airgun Championships in early December. They competed alongside athletes from over 60 nations as the 2014 shooting competition season gets underway.
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The U.S. highlight of these championships came from Junior National Team member Alana Townsend who qualified for her first international final in Junior Women’s Air Pistol. Townsend, 19, finished first in qualifying with a 382/400 and would walk away with an eighth-place finish overall in the Friday event.
Athletes competing from the U.S. were chosen based on their performances at the Winter Airgun Championships in early December. They competed alongside athletes from over 60 nations as the 2014 shooting competition season gets underway.
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