A former lacrosse player at Rendcomb School, Issy Bailey, scored an international personal best when she competed in the Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 at the Paralympic Games earlier today.
Achieving a final score of 551 and missing out on a place in the final by just 15 points, Issy finished 21st out of 30 athletes competing in this year’s tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
On Tuesday morning, Issy had a self-proclaimed shocker as she came last in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1, scoring 468 and finishing as the only athlete not to reach 500 points.
But she came back stronger and more determined to do well in today’s competition and smashed it out of the park as she achieved an international personal best!
Issy made her Paralympic debut five years ago in 2016 at the Rio Games where she finished 14th on the Women’s 10m Pistol SH1, missing out on a place in the final by five points.
And with Issy getting better and better with age (she’s still only 27), we wouldn’t want to bet against her putting in a third Paralympic appearance in Paris 2024.
The SH1 classification is designated to pistol and rifle competitors with upper and/or lower limb impairment but who do not require a shooting stand when competing.
Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi and China’s Xing Huang won the gold in the Women’s 10 Pistol SH1 and the Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 respectively.
All the results from the Paralympic Games can be found HERE.