Olympic Challenge No.12: Air pistol with Georgina

Britain's Olympic 'Lara Croft' sets her sights on glory Meet Georgina Geikie, a real-life sharpshooting Lara Croft who is descended from an illustrious Victorian adventurer and is now on target for Olympic glory.

WORLD record breaking paralympic champion, Richard Whitehead, and Commonwealth medallist and Olympic hopeful, Georgina Geikie, brought the Beijing Paralympic torch to Whitecross School.

Friday 1st July Whitecross School, near Chepstow, Sports Presentation evening

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Shooting for gold: Olympic hopeful Geikie ready to fire at London 2012 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-1374388/London-2012-Olympic-shooter-Georgina-Geikie-raring-go.html#ixzz1IpxZXdEE

Helpful Holidays has been sponsoring the British number one Lady Pistol Shooter Georgina ‘Gorgs’ Geikie for the past year – and what a year it has been.

One Local Hero who has already tasted international success, Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist Georgina Geikie, says the Local Heroes programme is much more than just financial support and believes opportunities to learn from already established athletes are “invaluable”.

Fresh from a successful Commonwealth Games in Delhi where she won the second bronze medal of her career, this month’s Rising Star is Britain’s number one women’s air pistol shooter, Georgina Geikie.

CHAMPION shooter Gorgs Geikie insists she's already one step ahead of her Commonwealth Games rivals after getting a sneak preview of the range in February.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games take place in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. They will feature 17 sports - archery, aquatics (swimming, synchronised swimming & diving), athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby 7s, shooting, squash, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. With the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Commonwealth Games England is entering a breath-taking four years of sport.

Shooting to the top Have you got what it takes to be the best? Top pistol shooter Georgina Geikie has and she’s determined to be on the podium at the London 2012 Olympic Games

UK Ladies Champion pistol shooter, Georgina (Gorgs) Geikie, hit the target at the 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships, held recently in India. Flying the flag for Chagford, Devon, England and the UK, Gorgs scooped four medals, two individual bronzes and a silver and bronze in the team events.

SHOOTIST GEORGINA Geikie from South Zeal returned last week laden with medals from the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Champion-ships held in Delhi.

SOUTH WEST holiday cottage specialist Helpful Holidays has announced its sponsorship of Georgina Geikie.

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Video Interview with BBC Southwest "Devon's Olympic shooting hopeful Georgina Geikie tells BBC Spotlight about the frustrations of having to train abroad because of UK gun laws."

Radio interview was conducted for NRA News in America. (This link is to a podcast of the Radio Interview)

GEORGINA Geikie has set her sights on European Championship glory after being handpicked in the last eight of the British Airways Great Britons initiative.