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    A GOLDEN LESSON IN PIGEON SHOOTING

    Jun 11, 2020 6 minutes
    WRITTEN BY WILL GARFIT

    Soon after he won the gold medal in Australia in 2000 I had the pleasure of meeting British Olympic hero Richard Faulds. Not only is he an exceptional shot but also a great ambassador for the sport of shooting, both competition and game. A quiet and modest man, his responsible attitude to shooting – and the politics that surround it – is an example to shooters and non-shooters alike.

    A year after he triumphed at the Olympics I found myself honoured to stand beside the great man at the awards ceremony of the European Side-by-Side Championships, he having won the hammerless class and me the hammergun class with Grandfather’s 1877 gun. The fact that he had a score of 92 against many competitors and I had 77 against few puts the event in perspective. For me, it was a one-off lifetime story; for Faulds yet another championship title.

    I spoke to Faulds afterwards and conversation turned to pigeon shooting, as it does. I asked if he would be amused to come and

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