Grand Prix shooting a success at Oropoko

THE African Shotgun Grand Prix at Oropoko Lodge near Okahandja last weekend turned out to be a great success, with shooters from South Africa, Namibia, Angola, USA and Austria competing.

There were 21 Trap shooters in total. It is the first time that Namibia has hosted an event of this class in Clay Target Shooting, and the results showed that participants were of international standard.Paulo Silva from Angola won the Trap competition with a lead of six clays with 134/150 clays, with Jan Nel from Namibia following with Silver in his 128/150 clays.The bronze medals went to Angolan shooter Andre Colaco with 123/150 clays.In the Olympic Skeet division, there were only eight participants.The owner of Oropoko Lodge, Kurt Steinhausen, won with 103/150 clays, closely followed by Angolan shooters Artur Anastacio and Andre Colaco.Olympic Minimum Qualifying Scores (MQS) were achieved by two shooters at this event, namely Paulo Silva from Angola and Gaby Ahrens from Namibia.Paulo Silva represented Angola at two World Cups in 2006 and achieved his Olympic Minimum Qualifying Score at the World Cup in Cairo earlier this year.Ahrens represented Namibia at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March.The main sponsors were Verizon Business and Ahrens Guns and Ammunition.Next year this event will be hosted by Angola.It is the first time that Namibia has hosted an event of this class in Clay Target Shooting, and the results showed that participants were of international standard.Paulo Silva from Angola won the Trap competition with a lead of six clays with 134/150 clays, with Jan Nel from Namibia following with Silver in his 128/150 clays.The bronze medals went to Angolan shooter Andre Colaco with 123/150 clays.In the Olympic Skeet division, there were only eight participants.The owner of Oropoko Lodge, Kurt Steinhausen, won with 103/150 clays, closely followed by Angolan shooters Artur Anastacio and Andre Colaco.Olympic Minimum Qualifying Scores (MQS) were achieved by two shooters at this event, namely Paulo Silva from Angola and Gaby Ahrens from Namibia.Paulo Silva represented Angola at two World Cups in 2006 and achieved his Olympic Minimum Qualifying Score at the World Cup in Cairo earlier this year.Ahrens represented Namibia at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March.The main sponsors were Verizon Business and Ahrens Guns and Ammunition.Next year this event will be hosted by Angola.

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