Hallo alle SAARA lede ,

Weens die meegaande brief is SAARA se toerprogram vir 2017 heeltemal omvêr gegooi.

Die Afrika Kampioenskappe se datum is vervroeg na 24 APRIL 2017. Dit beteken dat die spanne voor einde Desember 2016 ingeskryf moet word.

Ons wil graag die groep skuts wat tussen 2000 en 2003 gebore is, die kans wil gee om moontlik vir die land ‘n kwotaplek vir die Junior Olimpiese Spele te kan wen tydens die Afrika Kampioenskappe. Dit beteken dan dat Suid Afrika ‘n skut na die Junior Olimpiese Spele toe kan stuur. Die skut sal die persoon wees wat tydens die nominasie proses in top vorm is. Die President van SAARA moet dan motiveer hoekom die betrokke persoon dan die aangewese atleet is wat SA dan sal gaan verteenwoordig. SASCOC se voorwaardes vir Junior atlete is nie so streng nie.

Dit bring mee dat die meerderheid van skuts wat gekies is vir die Oldenburg toer nie meer sal kan gaan nie , omrede hulle aan die Afrika Kampioenskappe gaan deelneem. Daarom is daar ook besluit om die Suhl toer vir die Junior Protea span te kanselleer. Die redes hiervoor is:

1.           Ons skuts kan hul ISSF MQS’e vir Junior Olimpiese Spele tydens die Afrika Kampioenskappe skiet maar dit is baie belangrik dat ons goud wen in die finale rondte om die kwota plekke vir Suid-Afrika te wen, en ons het dus ons beste jeug skuts daar nodig. Sonder die kwota plekke het ons geen kans om by die Jeug Olimpiese uit te kom nie.

2.           Ons het n lang geskiedenis met die Oldenburg klub en SAARA wil die goeie band met die kompetisie behou.

3.           Daar word 3 kompetisies tydens die Oldenburg en Hannover toer geskiet , wat dit n baie beter opsie maak.

4.           Baie van die jeug skuts wat Suhl toe sou gaan moet nou in die Afrika wedstryd deelneem en die wedstryde is to kort na mekaar om twee toere te regverdig.

SAARA wil nou vir die oorblywende Junior skuts, wat nog Protea kleure kan verwerf die kans gee om die Oldenburg toer te doen as ’n gekombineerde ontwikkelings toer en Junior Protea Toer.

Daar sal die 29 ste Desember 2016 n “SPECIAL TRIAL” in Wolmaransstad gehou word om die presisie skuts wat n telling vir kwalifikasie kort die kans te gee om dit te kan verwerf.

Daar sal van al die betrokke presisie skuts wat in die toer spanne opgeneem word verwag word om die Oos Kaap Ope by te woon. Die amptelike span aankondiging sal dan tydens die Oos Kaap kompetisie plaasvind en die Algemene Jaarvergadering vind dan ook plaas. Tydens die vergadering sal daar n nuwe UK vir SAARA gekies word.

Ons Senior skuts wat aan die senior MQS vereistes voldoen sal ook aan die Afrika Kampioenskappe kan gaan deelneem gebaseer op die tellings wat tydens die NW Ope geskiet is.

Groete

Frans Botha

Dear Friends,

We would like to inform you that the Armed Forces Shooting club, where all competitions will be held , is about to be renovated completely and no date has been decided...We plan to organize the 13th African Shooting Championship from 17 - 26 /04 for Shotgun and 24/04 - 03/05 for rifle and pistol before the club is closed for these renovations .

We will send to you the final confirmation with the dates as soon as possible

Regards,

A. Hamid Ghaleb

Director General

The small town of Bisley in England is the traditional birth place of target shooting. The SAARA team that took part in the annual British Junior International (BJI) event at the Lord Roberts shooting centre in Bisley returned with loads of medals on 14 August 2016 after a very successful tour to the UK where many new friends were made and bridges were built.

The team consisted of Lyjani Schonken (precision ladies), Dewald Olivier (Precision men), Caitlin Oelofse (Sporter Ladies) Louis Coetzer, HJ van Staden, Jaco Fourie and Werner Ackerman (Sporter men). The team was accompanied by Daleen van Staden (the team manager) and Johan Oelofse (the coach).

The team left from OR Tambo of 5 August and arrived in London early on Saturday morning. After some sightseeing and getting used to the weather the team reported to the range on Monday 8 August for the admin, equipment control and pre-event training.

Shooting started on 9 August with the Sporter 3P event where all 5 SAARA athletes made the finals and SA took all the medals (Werner Ackerman – Gold, Louis Coetzer – Silver and HJ van Staden – Bronze). The SA team (Werner, Caitlin Oelofse and HJ) took Gold in the team event. In the 3P precision event Lyjani Schonken wins Gold and Dewald Olivier Bronze.

On the second day of shooting Lyjani Schonken scores a new South African junior record score of 410.5 during the 10m Olympic ladies qualification round and wins Gold in the finals event. Well done Lyjani. The sporter athletes shoot the Grand Prix mixed event where Werner wins Gold, Louis Silver and HJ Bronze.

On the third competition day of the competition, the main event for the sporter athletes took place, where they competed in the 10m mixed event. All 5 the South African athletes made it to the finals, where Louis walked away with Gold and Werner with Bronze. The SAARA team (Louis, Werner and Caitlin) wins Gold in the team event. Dewald also wins Bronze in the 10m Precision Grand Prix event.

The SAARA team is honoured with a special medallion of appreciation for our good sportsmanship and support.

Now it was time to explore London and see as many landmarks as possible in the little time available before checking in and flying back to South Africa.

Very well done to the team and management for making us proud.

Congratulations to Lyjani Sckonken for setting a new SAARA National junior ladies record in the 10M Olympic discipline at the BJI Championships on 10 August 2016 as part of the SAARA tour to England.

Lyjani scored an excellent 410.5, an excellent performance making SAARA and South Africa proud.

Keep up the good work Lyjani.