• Di CoatesDeanna (Di) Coates lives in Hampshire, shoots air rifle from a wheelchair, and is one of our most successful disabled international athletes. 
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  • peterbreheny1Peter Breheny from Derbyshire shoots benchrest rifle.  He has Kennedy's Disease, a progressive wasting condition that has weakened his limbs. 
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  • stewartnangle1Stewart Nangle, a Lancastrian, is pictured shooting .22 pistol.  What the photograph does not show is that at the time one of his legs was fitted with a metal frame that was bolted into the bones. 
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  • scoutwithprosthesis1This young Scout was born without a left hand.  When he took an interest in shooting, which is very popular in the Scout movement, Hampshire Scouts helped his local club to find a solution. 
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  • michaelwhapples1Michael Whapples from Leicestershire is blind and shoots air rifle.  In 2011 he was the first British shooter ever to compete at the Open European Shooting Championships for the Vision Impaired, held at Nitra, Slovakia. 

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  • MattSkelhon1Matt Skelhon shot to fame when he grabbed gold at the Bejiing Paralympic Games and proved it was no fluke by claiming silver and bronze at London 2012.

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  • vicmorris1Vic Morris lives in south Wales and is paralysed from the neck down as the result of an accident.  With the aid of an 'equaliser' device invented by his coach, John Kelman, Vic shoots pistol and rifle. 
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Biathlon at Sochi Paralympics

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24th February 2014

Now that the Sochi OIympians are on their way home, we can turn our attention to the Winter Paralympics.  Shooting interest in the games is, of course, the various Biathlon events, which are scheduled for 8th, 11th and 14th March.  

Women and men all compete in one of three categories: sitting, standing, and blind or visually impaired.  In each category there are women's events over distances of 6km, 10km and 12.5km, whilst the men cover 7.5km, 12.5km and 15km.  Blind and visually-impaired athletes have a guide.  

The shooting element is 10-metre air rifle, with acoustic aiming equipment for the blind/VI competitors, and drop-down disc targets.  Competitors shoot twice during each race.  Missing a target is an expensive mistake, as the competitor must then ski around an additional "penalty loop" before completing the race.  

Sadly, there will not be any British competitors in these events at Sochi, but this is an exciting dynamic sport, and it will be well worthwhile taking time to watch the races on Channel 4.  

More information on the Sochi Games website

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