Samantha travelled to Turkey earlier this month to contest this event.

This was a new experience for her and as with any sport at this level nerves play a huge role.

Samantha achieved her goal of a personal best score, shooting 1295 in the ranking round. This placed her 29th, which meant she then had to shoot against the archer who finished 36th in the first match play.

Unfortunately nerves got the better of her in this match and she was knocked out. Although disappointed that she did not get through this the experience gained and the opportunity to be part of an Australian team was ‘awesome’.

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