GTW
NEWS
Air Arms goes International
with Challenge Cup
Talented HFT competitors made their way
to Holland to participate in the fi rst ever Air
Arms International Challenge Cup.
Th e event was a 30-shot course set to 2018
UKAHFT rules and regulations. 36 UK
hunter fi eld target shooters made the journey
to the FT Schalkhaar Club in Holland to
compete in a night shoot on Friday 6th July
and a day shoot on the 7th July.
Th is was an HFT record-setting
achievement for an international shooting
competition.
After a day-and-a-half of fun-fi lled
shooting, the fi rst Air Arms International
winner was crowned. Combining scores from
both the night and day shoot, Tohm Van
Dokkum fi nished in with top honours and was
awarded the fi rst-place trophy.
Event organiser and Team Air Arms
member, Gary Chillingworth was incredibly
pleased with the competition: “Th e event
went like a dream; there was a wonderful
atmosphere as everyone was sitting around
chatting, telling shooting stories and having
fun.”
“Th e layout was brilliant; the night course
was hysterical as there were targets that played
the Benny Hill theme when shot. I had a
lot of people come up to me and asked for
another competition next year. We had over
90 competitors this year; if we do go back
in 2019 I think we will have to go for two
sessions and 150 shooters. It was a resounding
success and it gave us all a good chance to
tell everyone how great Air Arms is with the
HFT community.”
Air Arms managing director Claire West
is extremely proud of the competition and
everyone involved: “Here at Air Arms we are
always looking for new and exciting ways to
support the air rifl e community. Th e fi rst Air
Arms International Challenge Cup was a
brilliant way to bring together like-minded
people from across Europe for a weekend of
friendly competition and fun.
“I’d like to thank all the organisers and
everyone who took part in this wonderful
event.”
www.air-arms.co.uk
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