Bethany crowned Junior Ladies Olympic Skeet British Champion for second year running

Year 12 student, Bethany Norton, has once again been crowned Junior Ladies Olympic Skeet British Champion 2023, retaining her title from 2022.

An open competition with athletes ranging from 12 to 60 years, Bethany was up against numerous competitors in her category under the age of 21. In addition to winning the Junior Ladies Championship title for the second year running, Bethany topped qualification in both the Juniors (men and women) and open women (all ages) categories.

Bethany began shooting in 2018 but has only been skeet shooting since 2021. After entering an English skeet competition at her local ground, she was later invited to try Olympic Skeet by a British shooting coach. A few lessons later and Bethany was invited to join the British Shooting Development Pathway, before being selected to join the British Shooting Talent Academy for the 2021 season. As well as entering domestic Olympic Skeet competitions, Bethany qualified for the Great Britain (GB) Junior team for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

This year Bethany has already competed at seven Junior Ladies competitions and championships including the Italian Open Green Cup (winning a gold medal), the ISSF Junior Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix (winning a silver medal), the ISSF Junior World Championships (a member of the British record-scoring team), the British Shooting Shotgun Series (winning gold and setting a new British qualification record with a score of 119/125), the Emir Cup (winning gold and setting a new British record in the final of 54/60), and the European Shooting Confederation (ESC) European Championships.

Bethany trains individually once or twice a week and attends monthly GB team group training sessions.

When asked what’s next on her journey, Bethany commented “After my performance this year I have qualified for the senior GB team. Next season I hope to get more opportunities to compete on the world stage as a senior. My long-term goal is the Olympics, and I am currently planning towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.”

The College would like to extend congratulations to Bethany and wishes her the best of luck with her future goals and aspirations.