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Understanding Our Sport, Part 2


Shooting For Perfection


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Jamie Corkish won gold in Women’s Three-Position Rifl e at the 2012 Olympic Games.


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scores at matches in prac- tice for several years, that is the true challenge. If you re- DOO\ ZDQW WR EH VXFFHVVIXO DV D VKRRWHU LW WDNHV D ORW RI IR cused practice, and so much discipline.” Shooting is similar to the JROI VWURNH ,W·V D PDVWHU\ RI


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