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Shooting (30/03/10) Solid Show from Scots at ISAS

30th March 2010

Jennifer McIntosh, fresh from her Air Rifle success in Tulliallan, unearthed a new personal best with first place in the 3x20 Women's small bore rifle event as Scotland's juniors went into battle in the Three-Position ISAS event in Dortmund.

The first stage of competition in the 25th ISAS (International Season Start for Sport Shooters) indoor match saw her record 199 in the Prone (99 100), 189 in the tricky Standing discipline (96 93) and 195 in the final Kneeling discipline. (97 98) to give her  a total of 583, two points ahead of her nearest rivals in a 49-woman field contesting the 3x20 event.

Day two of the competition saw McIntosh, (pictured left) and fellow GIS shooter Kay Copland of Banff, (pictured right) deliver a Scottish two-three in the Junior Women's Prone.  McIntosh with a 595 and Copland with a 593 behind winner Lisa Tuchter of the host nation who scored a brilliant 598.

As part of a mixed second day in Dortmund, the Junior men will have been disappointed with their scores - Oliver Barron was 15th in the Junior Men's Prone - as was Emma Cole-Hamilton with her performance in the Kneeling discipline of the Women's Three-Position event which left her with 562.

The final day of the competition saw the Scots take part in the 10m Air Rifle Women's event. There was a good performances from Emma Cole-Hamilton, showing improved levels of control and application, with a score of 388, (97 98 96 97)

Article and picture from ssra.co.uk