Sack shoots himself out of Olympics 10 metre contest

Namibia’s shottist, Friedhelm Sack, Saturday shot himself out of the Summer Olympic Games, Pistol shooting qualifying round, at the Markopoulo Shooting Centre.

Sack, who boasts a personal best record of 583, only managed to score 472 points out of 600. The 48-year-old shooter, failed to get a place among the first eight contenders for the 10-metre pistol shooting final Saturday.The Namibian, competed against the world’s best pistol shooters, only to end up 33 overall in the world.Sack, has represented the country in the past three consecutive Olympic Games but failed each time to scoop a single medal.The clearly disappointed Manager/Coach, Boelie Malherbe, expressed disappointment with Sack’s performance, saying he could have done better.”It was not a good performance, he fell off the bus”, said Malherbe.Sack’s next participation will be in the 50 metre Free Pistol shooting, on 17 August.Malherbe, said for Sack to reach the final of the 50 meters finals, he would need to score 545 to 550 points.Sack, would use the .22 caliber for this competition.Another factor that might have attributed to Sack’s poor performance was the back pain that he had been experiencing, Nampa learnt.Meanwhile, Chef De Mission, Eliphas Oupapa Shipanga, said with Sack’s poor performance, Namibia must start grooming pistol shooters from the Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Namibia Police and from Prisons.The competition is not for chance-takers but for world champions, said Shipanga.”One should have astrological aspects such as composure to handle pressure, he surely maintained that, now he needs to be encouraged for the 50 metres pistol shooting contest.- NampaThe 48-year-old shooter, failed to get a place among the first eight contenders for the 10-metre pistol shooting final Saturday.The Namibian, competed against the world’s best pistol shooters, only to end up 33 overall in the world.Sack, has represented the country in the past three consecutive Olympic Games but failed each time to scoop a single medal.The clearly disappointed Manager/Coach, Boelie Malherbe, expressed disappointment with Sack’s performance, saying he could have done better.”It was not a good performance, he fell off the bus”, said Malherbe.Sack’s next participation will be in the 50 metre Free Pistol shooting, on 17 August.Malherbe, said for Sack to reach the final of the 50 meters finals, he would need to score 545 to 550 points.Sack, would use the .22 caliber for this competition.Another factor that might have attributed to Sack’s poor performance was the back pain that he had been experiencing, Nampa learnt.Meanwhile, Chef De Mission, Eliphas Oupapa Shipanga, said with Sack’s poor performance, Namibia must start grooming pistol shooters from the Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Namibia Police and from Prisons.The competition is not for chance-takers but for world champions, said Shipanga.”One should have astrological aspects such as composure to handle pressure, he surely maintained that, now he needs to be encouraged for the 50 metres pistol shooting contest.- Nampa