Posted August 11, 2016 1:21 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Finality Plus Encore in Women's Three-Position Rifle Thursday
Finality Plus Encore in Women’s Three-Position Rifle Thursday
USA Shooting
USA Shooting

Colorado Springs, CO -(AmmoLand.com)- Finality and Encore. That’s the theme radiating from Women’s Three-Position Rifle competition Thursday for the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team, with two-time Olympic finalist Sarah Scherer and Rio’s golden girl Ginny Thrasher back on the gun when competition kicks-off this morning beginning with first shots at 8 a.m. ET.

Four years ago in London it was American Jamie Corkish stepping to the top of the podium in this event. Can the magic repeat itself?

It would have been easy to quit for Scherer. To walk away and never look back, to ensure the health you need for life’s next adventure was strong enough to carry you through it. The 25-year-old Scherer (Woburn, Massachusetts) has never looked for the easy way out. So, on Thursday in Rio at the Deodoro Shooting Center, she’ll walk off the line for the final time, completely on her own terms.

A two-time Olympic Finalist retiring in her prime from a sport in which age typically isn’t a factor leaves you wondering though. Deeply passionate about the sport, she’s forced to retire after today’s …Read the Rest

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