{"id":268093,"date":"2025-08-21T09:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/?p=268093"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:26:15","slug":"sharpshooter-waves-his-national-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/sharpshooter-waves-his-national-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharpshooter waves his national flag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nathan Megaw of the St Andrew&#8217;s School Bloemfontein was placed third in the British Junior International shooting tournament in Bisley in the United Kingdom (UK).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was part of the South African National Schools Shooters Union team that participated from 4 to 7 August.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the tournament there were marksmen from Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales \u2013 along with the South African team that has been competing in the tournament for years.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"268118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/sharpshooter-waves-his-national-flag\/nathan-skiet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nathan-skiet.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2250,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nathan skiet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nathan-skiet-576x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nathan-skiet-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268118\" style=\"width:415px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nathan-skiet-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nathan-skiet-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nathan-skiet-768x1365.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nathan Megaw took part in an International shooting tournament in Bisley. 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