Eaglesham On Target for Tokyo
Irish Paralympic shooter, Phil Eaglesham, created history in Sydney on Thursday night as he clinched a first ever world championships medal for Ireland in para-shooting. Eaglesham, who competed for Ireland at the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 has now secured a slot for Team Ireland at the Tokyo Paralympics Games next August. Phil competes in […]
Eaglesham Takes Second and Third Place in US
Phil Eaglesham will be delighted with his performance after finishing on the podium twice at the US Nationals held at Fort Benning in Georgia on Tuesday. Phil qualified for the final and saved his best performance of the competition for the SH2 R4 Mixed 10m standing competition where, against a strong field, he was the […]
Eaglesham Targets Success in Korea
Philip Eaglesham has arrived in Cheongju ahead of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships. Competition begins on Thursday and Philip will begin his campaign on Friday in the R4 event. Philip’s second event takes place on Wednesday in the R5 event and this is followed by his third and final event in the R9 […]
Eaglesham & Baldwin Continue Improvement
Sean Baldwin and Philip Eaglesham were both back in action today at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Bangkok. Sean produced a strong performance to finish in 10th place in the 10M Air Rifle Standing event and Philip had a 13th place finish in the 50M Rifle Prone Mixed event. There is a rest […]
"Onwards and upwards" – Irish camp positive despite a tough day in the desert for shooting team
It was a tough day in the desert for Irish shooter Philip Eaglesham, who finished just 2.6 points off the Paralympics MQS (Minimum Qualifying Standard) for Rio after his competition earlier today. Both Eaglesham and Seán Baldwin were competing in the UAE in the IPC Shooting World Cup and with the pressure on, external elements […]
Phillip Eaglesham secures new competition Personal Best in UAE
Ireland’s Phillip Eaglesham secured a new competition personal best this morning in the United Arab Emirates when he took part in his first event of the IPC Shooting World Cup. Eaglesham finished 27th overall in the 10m standing competition earlier today which helped to increase his competition experience ahead of Wednesday’s prone match. Sean Baldwin […]
Tough test for Seán Baldwin in first event of IPC Shooting World Cup
Ireland’s Seán Baldwin was aiming to hit the target for the Irish in the UAE this morning, when he competed in his first event at the IPC Shooting World Cup. Under extremely testing conditions, Baldwin finished 12th in the 50m three positions, and though it may have been a tough start for the Newbridge man, […]
Sun, Sand And Shooting: All Roads Lead To The Middle East For The IPC Shooting World Cup
All roads lead to the United Arab Emirates this week for Irish shooters Seán Baldwin and Philip Eaglesham who will compete in the first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2016 over the course of the coming days. The talented shooters are set to compete in two events during their stay in the Middle East, with Seán […]
