The Oceania Shooting Federation (OSF) competition in Brisbane took on a whole new life in 2017
as it was combined with the Commonwealth Shooting Federation (CSF) test event and the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Qualifying event.  This meant much larger entry numbers than usual, and shooters attending from a much wider range of countries.  Instead coming from mainly Australia and NZ, this event also drew world class entries from Singapore, Wales, Scotland, Jersey, Guernsey, England, India, Northern Ireland, Gibralter, South Africa, the Isle of Man, and Norfolk Island.  This new level of competition certainly made for an interesting event.

Many thanks to our Australian hosts who managed such a well-run event at the upgraded Jim Smith range in the Brisbane International Shooting Centre.  Thank you also to our NZ Team Manager, Garth Keighley, who did a fantastic job supporting everyone, especially those on their first overseas shooting trip.  And TSNZ would also like to extend a huge thank you to the NZ shooters who attended and to their families who supported them - this was the biggest contingent we have sent to an Oceania event for quite some time, and as the event is largely self-funded it relies upon our shooters being keen enough to make it a financial priority.   We look forward to you sharing your experiences with your fellow shooters, and hope you encourage them all to get involved for the next Oceania event.

The daily reports below were posted during the event, so are in reverse chronological order.

2017 OCEANIA / YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFYING EVENT

6 November

The last event in the 10-day YOG/Oceania/Commonwealth Shooting Fed event in Brisbane was the Men's 3P event.  WIth 40 shots in each of the Kneeling, Prone and Standing positions shot within 2 hours 45 minutes, this is another gruelling event, especially when shot in hot conditions.   Well done to the NZ A-Team who won the Oceania Silver medal, and to Owen Bennett for winning the Silver Individual Oceania medal and for making it through to the CSF Final.

5 November

Sunday was Women's 3P Match Day.  Shooting this event in the heat of Brisbane is very demanding, with 20 shots in each of the Kneeling, Prone and Standing positions shot within 1 hour 45 minutes,  so well done to everyone who still had the energy to put into this.  Congratulations to the Oceania Team for their Silver medal, and to Sally Johnston who took out the Bronze in the Individual competition.

3rd November

No competition today for rifle shooters at the Jim Smith range in Brisbane, only practice and PET (Pre Event Training).  So here are a few pics of some of our shooters over the past few days instead.  Tomorrow is the Women's 50m Prone match, then PET for 3P.

1st November

Day 2 saw the Women's Air Rifle Match.  Our 3 teams had some amazing competition in the match, with the top qualifier setting a Commonwealth record, and another Oceania record set in the Final of the Oceania match.  The NZ A-Team took out the Bronze Oceania medal, and it was good to see some shooters in the B/C teams who were very happy with their own performances.  The day was rounded out with PET for the Men's 50m and open training on the 50m range.