Congratulations to Zelda Grové for setting a new SAARA National record in the Under 12 Prone discipline at the 2020 OVL / Gauteng open. SAARA introduced this new discipline to develop the sport to encourage younger athletes to take up the shooting sport. The match is conducted as a 40 shot match in the prone position using a sporter rifle.
Zelda scored a 368 / 400. An excellent performance making SAARA and South Africa proud. Keep up the good work Zelda, we hope to see many new records from you in the future.
Please note that SAARA received permission to resume our sporting activities.
We are putting plans in place to get up to speed again and to get ready for the new season that will be starting soon. For this season we are planning a SAARA open match on 30-31 October 2020 and the SAARA National championships for 2020 on 15-16 January 2021 (taking part under 2020 age groups). The confirmation of the venues and arrangements for these matches will follow shortly.
Please note that Gisela Pretorius has been appointed as the SAARA Covid-19 compliance officer and all clubs, who has not done so to date, must forward their details and confirmation of the measures being implemented as soon as possible.
The following measures will be taken at all training sessions and matches:
Stay healthy.
Regards.
Johan Pienaar
SAARA President
In light of the announcement on 15 March 2020 regarding the declaration of a National Disaster to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus and further directives received from SASSCo and SASCOC the SAARA council decided to suspend all SAARA competitions until further notice.
We will monitor the situation regarding the planned international participation of our junior Protea and development teams later this year. Should the situation change towards a positive outlook a special trials match will be arranged to allow all eligible athletes to qualify.
We will assess the impact of these measures on the rest of our shooting calendar and reschedule matches where possible. We will keep you informed of any further developments through our normal communications channels.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this regard. We encourage all athletes to continue to practice and maintain their skills through individual sessions or smaller training groups. Please follow all official guidelines to protect yourself and to prevent the spread of infections.
Stay healthy and best regards.
Johan Pienaar
SAARA President
Congratulations to Tanya Snyders for setting a new SAARA National Senior Ladies record in the 10M Olympic discipline at the SAARA North West Open Championships on 29 February 2020.
Tanya scored a 619.0 in the decimal scoring system, an excellent performance making SAARA and South Africa proud.