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Target Rifle Shooter Mary Patrick Takes Another

Step towards Her Olympic Goals and Makes the

Canadian National High Performance Junior Team

By Molly Kett am content.”

eventeen-year-old Mary Patrick Patrick qualified for her second
national team mid-August while
Shas seen continuous success in a
sport that isn’t so popular in Canada: competing at the Canadian Fullbore
Rifle Championships 2016, placing

target shooting, otherwise known as
marksmanship. Her latest feat has as one of the top 18 Canadians which
been to earn herself a spot on the earned her a spot on the Canadian

National Rifle Team 2017 to compete
Canadian National High Performance
Junior Team. in England.
“Knowing that I am one step closer
Patrick has been involved with the

sport for five and a half years with the to my goal of the Olympics is exciting
and motivating. It encourages me
Royal Canadian Army Cadet Program
and has been training outside of the and reminds me that I can do it,” says
program for a year and a half. As a Patrick.
target shooter, Patrick has already What’s next for Patrick includes

qualified for team Canada three times “shifting full gear into university
and has represented Canada in the studies while training twice a day for
United States and in England. six days a week,” says Patrick. “I
This year, Patrick aimed to will also be creating my competition
schedule, budgeting, and goal setting
qualify for the Canadian National
High Performance Junior Team and for next year.”
succeeded. When she heard the news, Next year, Patrick plans to make
Patrick was overcome with emotions. the National Development Team and
compete at one location abroad for
“At first, I did not feel anything.

Afterwards, it was a huge mix of her air rifle shooting. After this, she
emotions,” says Patrick. “I read the will make the Canadian National
Team and compete at a minimum of
rules and thought I had not qualified,

but after talking to one of the one world cup if all goes according to
plan.
members of the Canadian National
Developmental Team, the team above Keep watching for Mary Patrick’s

mine, they said I had actually qualified next feat, as she continues to climb

in January. After finding that out, it closer to her ultimate goal of
was more relieving. Now that I know representing Canada in target shooting
I have reached my goal for this year, I at the Olympic Games. Local target shooter Mary Patrick Photo Credit Jason McNamara

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