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Schools Pistol Championships 2020-21 : Final Results
School Pistol Championships 2020-21
National Final Results
The 2020-21 Schools Pistol Championships came to an exciting end with the National Final in the last week of May.
Over 100 Finalists across all the regions in the UK shot their National Final competition targets remotely and submitted their scores and targets centrally, in their bid to become the 2020-21 National Champion.
Our Scottish athletes were fantastic with Tara Kane taking the Junior Individual Gold and Lockerbie Academy winning the Junior Team Gold.
Tom MacTaggart was the 4th ranked male in the Intermediate Individual event
Isobel Mactaggart just missed out on a medal and finished 4th overall and 4th ranked female in the Senior Individual event with Hamish McDonald closely behind as 5th overall and first in the male rankings.
Well done to all our Scottish entries for your determination and organisation to take part in the strangeness of the past year.
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STS Publishes Selection Policy for India 2022 Commonwealth Championships
STS has today published its Selection Policy for the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships. The Commonwealth Championships is due to take place in India in January 2022, although there are still many details for the event still to be confirmed, however STS wanted to give all shooters guidance on what will be required. The selection window will be running from 1st April to 30th September 2021 to achieve the necessary requirements, however a notification of interest for selection must be declared by non Performance Programme athletes by 31st July 2021. Read the article on the STS website to find out more.
COVID-19: First Minister's Statement on 9 March
Scottish Sport Committed To Being Part of COVID-19 Recovery
Leading figures from across Scottish sport have met to discuss the continued impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the role the sport sector will play in the nation’s long-term recovery from the pandemic.
Members of the Scottish Governing Bodies Chief Executive Officers Forum were joined by Minister for Public Health and Sport, Mairi Gougeon, and Chief Executive of sportscotland, Stewart Harris, at the virtual meeting.
Scottish Schools International Smallbore Target Rifle Match 2021
Despite the current COVID-19 restrictions the British Schools Smallbore Rifle Association has taken an optimistic view and decided to run the annual match again this year. I expected to have reduced support this year and perhaps have only one Team. It was great to have the usual level of support and I have managed to maintain the normal two Teams. The individuals selected (along with their schools) are listed below.
COVID-19: First Minister's Statement on 23 February
On 23 February the First Minister provided the Scottish Parliament with an update on COVID-19 and related restrictions. The statement set out indicative dates to return to a system of levels from the last week of April. We wanted to make members aware of the key points, but to note that these dates are all subject to there not being any further setbacks or outbreaks:
Seonaid's Selection for Tokyo Olympics Confirmed
Seonaid McIntosh was one of the first four shooting athletes confirmed by Team GB as being selected for the Tokyo Olympic Games, rescheduled from 2020 to the summer of 2021 as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Seonaid’s selection is reward for what has been an incredible few years for her prior to the pandemic, which has put a stop on all shooting competitions in 2020, halting Seonaid’s impressive medal haul that led to her selection.
Scottish Target COVID-19 Guidance
Scottish Target Shooting - Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
Scottish Parliament - Inquiry into the impact COVID-19 Restrictions on Sports Clubs
Team GB.com Publishes 'Dear Seonaid' Article
The Team GB website have today published the latest in their new series of articles where athletes write a letter a point in history of their younger selves. In this article, Seonaid writes a letter to her 17-year-old self just months after the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, when life was full of uncertainty and doubt. It’s a letter full of lessons and candid reflections on one of the moments that made her who she is today and well worth a read:
STS Issues Full Guidance for New 5 Level System
STS can confirm that we have now updated our guidance in view of the new Protection Level system implemented by the Scottish Government on 2 November. In this article, we have included the latest full set of guidance notes, as well as updating the information available on the homepage of our website.
COVID-19: First Minister's Statement on 23 October
Brexit & Shooting: European Firearms Pass Update
Scottish Pistol Shooters Selected onto British Pistol Talent Academy
Six Scots Make Palma Match Long List for 2023
COVID-19: First Minister's Statement on 7 October
On Wednesday 7 October, the First Minister made a statement to Scottish Parliament outlining a series of temporary measures intended to stop the rise in coronavirus cases in Scotland. These measures are a mixture of national and regional in scope, that will come into force from 6pm on Friday 9 October for the hospitality changes and 1am Saturday 10 October for all other changes. These measures are to remain in place until to Sunday 25 October inclusive, unless a statement is made prior to them indicating any further change. STS has reviewed these, along with guidance from sportscotland, and tried to communicate the key points which can be found in our website article.
Scots Shine at Rescheduled 2020 Imperial Meeting at Bisley
Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Imperial Meeting for Full-Bore Rifle had been cancelled around March and it was thought that was the end of it. However, with experience gained post-lockdown and by adopting special protocols and spacing everything appropriately, the NRA decided to re-instigate and reschedule all the events normally held as part of the Imperial Meeting from July to late August and September, these events being the Civilian Service Rifle (CSR), Match Rifle (MR), F-Class and Target Rifle (TR). This short report covers the performances of Scottish competitors in the TR meeting (the Commonwealth Games event).