Bindrich wins shooting

Former world trap champion Karsten Bindrich from Germany clinched the international clay pigeon shooting contest between a Namibian Invitational Team and their German counterparts at Oropoko Lodge, 60km out of Okahandja, on Saturday.

The softly-spoken German shottist, who finished a remarkable third in last year’s World Championships, hit a target of 23 points from a possible 25, which really proves that he is polishing up his skills for the upcoming World Championships which the Germans are going to use to qualify for the Olympics. Bindrich, a world champion in 2003, out-shot three team-mates and two Namibians to clinch the tournament which was organised to help shottists from both countries prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing later this year.The German team also included another champion, Susanne Kiermayer, who is also a former world trap female champion.Kiermayer did not disappoint herself as she clinched the ladies section.The tournament, which featured two Namibian shottists namely Gaby Ahrens, who is an All Africa Shooting Championship silver medallist, and Chris Weaver, was contested in a very good spirit with the competitors displaying superb skills.They were in great spirit and turned the Oropoko Shooting Ranch into a real battlefield with their superb skills as they battled for supremacy of the international friendly with their shotguns.The event, which attracted 15 competitors altogether (10 from Germany and five from Namibia), which included the owner of the Oropoko Lodge Kurt Steinhausen), also saw Namibia’s Gaby Ahrens, finish second behind Jana Beckhann in the trap event, beating former World Champion Susanne Kiermayer into third spot in the process.Full results: Trap Section Men – Jana Beckhann, Gaby Ahrens, Susanne Kiermayer Women – Karsten Bindrich, Stefan Rutgeroth, Michael Goldbrummer Skeet Section Men – Axel Wegner, Tino Wenzel and Thorsten Hapke.Bindrich, a world champion in 2003, out-shot three team-mates and two Namibians to clinch the tournament which was organised to help shottists from both countries prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing later this year.The German team also included another champion, Susanne Kiermayer, who is also a former world trap female champion.Kiermayer did not disappoint herself as she clinched the ladies section.The tournament, which featured two Namibian shottists namely Gaby Ahrens, who is an All Africa Shooting Championship silver medallist, and Chris Weaver, was contested in a very good spirit with the competitors displaying superb skills.They were in great spirit and turned the Oropoko Shooting Ranch into a real battlefield with their superb skills as they battled for supremacy of the international friendly with their shotguns.The event, which attracted 15 competitors altogether (10 from Germany and five from Namibia), which included the owner of the Oropoko Lodge Kurt Steinhausen), also saw Namibia’s Gaby Ahrens, finish second behind Jana Beckhann in the trap event, beating former World Champion Susanne Kiermayer into third spot in the process.Full results: Trap Section Men – Jana Beckhann, Gaby Ahrens, Susanne Kiermayer Women – Karsten Bindrich, Stefan Rutgeroth, Michael Goldbrummer Skeet Section Men – Axel Wegner, Tino Wenzel and Thorsten Hapke.