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    Sayonara Tokyo

    Sep 07, 2021 4 minutes

    After a year’s delay and a lot of uncertainty, Tokyo 2020 did finally take place, beginning with the opening ceremony on 23 July.

    “We’d been waiting five years for that moment,” said Steven Seligmann, British Shooting’s performance director. “It was a very special moment for everyone.”

    “I was so happy that the Games were actually taking place,” said Team GB Trap shooter Matt Coward-Holley. “I felt very lucky to be able to compete at all.”

    They were joined by the rest of Team GB’s shooting squad, Seonaid McIntosh, Kirsty Hegarty and Aaron Heading, as well as a support network of coaches and British Shooting staff. However, there was one empty seat on the plane to Tokyo.

    Absentee

    Amber Hill, the world-beating Ladies Skeet shooter was noticeably

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