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Georgina Roberts would like to see even faster progress

To me, shooting is more than just a sport, but a lifestyle and something that I am incredibly passionate about. One of my main concerns in shooting is female participation. I have taken a look at some of the competitions that took place throughout the 2019 calendar to see how many ladies took part in relation to men. I found that at best, there was 50% participation but it was much more common to see less than 25%.

The decision to remove Double Trap from the Olympics was made after the games in Rio 2016 as a way to achieve gender equality ahead of Tokyo 2020. Whilst there is more

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