Former lacrosse player Issy Bailey fell short of a first Paralympic final as she went out at the qualification stage of the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Rapid/Precision event.
Bailey, a former pupil at Rendcomb College, scored 281 in the Rapid event and 276 in the Precision event to leave her with a final score of 557, in 19th place and just 12 points from qualification.
The SH1 classification of shooting means athletes are able to support their firearm without assistance.
The 2024 Paralympic Games marks Bailey’s third consecutive Paralympic appearance after previously competing at the 2020 Tokyo and 2016 Rio Games.
In 2016, she missed out on a spot in the final by five points after finishing in 14th place in qualification while in 2020 she competed in both the P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 and P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 events finishing 18th and 21st respectively.
Initially a talented hockey player, Bailey first picked up a lacrosse stick aged 13 when it was the spring term sport at her new school.
She took to the new sport amazingly well, making Rendcomb’s first team, where she won a school’s competition, before securing a spot on the county team.
After a vehicle collision in 2013 left her with a spinal cord injury, however, Bailey left hockey and lacrosse behind and took up pistol shooting during her recovery at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.