Posted April 24, 2017 4:24 pm by Comments

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

Paralympic bronze medalist McKenna Dahl
Paralympic Bronze Medalist McKenna Dahl

USA Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -(Ammoland.com)- Four USA Shooting Paralympic Team athletes will make their first return to international competition following the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when they compete in the World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) Grand Prix starting Wednesday in Szczecin, Poland.

The U.S. team will be led by Paralympic bronze medalist McKenna Dahl (Arlington, Washington) and her Rio teammates: Fellow rifle athlete Jazmin Almlie-Ryan (Houston, Texas), as well as Pistol athletes Tricia Downing (Denver, Colorado) and Marco DeLaRosa (San Antonio, Texas).

At last year’s World Cup in Szczecin, DeLaRosa earned the first international medal of his career – silver – in the P1 (Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1) event. Only Air Rifle and Air Pistol events will be contested at this Grand Prix.

“I’m really looking forward to a new start,” said Dahl who won bronze in R5 (Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2) at the Paralympic Games and fifth place in this event last year in Szczecin. “I’ve got some new equipment, new positions, new training plans and new coach in place since Rio. I’m excited to see how all of it’s going to fall into place.”

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