Australia win Palma World Long Range Rifle Championships in close fought contest in South Africa

2024-05-09T11:38:19+10:00

Australia have won back-to-back Palma World Long Range Rifle Championships in a closely fought contest held in Bloemfontein, South Africa. In the closest matches in the competitions history, Australia (7172.996) came out on top at the final range on the final day, beating England (7168.1005) by 4 points, to South Africa (7153.869) who were in third. The win is the second time in a row that Australia have won, after victory in 2019 in Trentham, New Zealand. The championship has been running since 1876 and competitors shoot over 2 days at distances of 800, 900 and 1000 yards, or 700, [...]