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Longford shooter qualifies for London Olympics

Ireland's Derek Burnett at the Beijing Olympic Games
Ireland's Derek Burnett at the Beijing Olympic Games

Derek Burnett has qualified for the London 2012 Olympics after the Irish Clay Pigeon Shooting Association received a quota place in the Olympic Trap event.

Burnett took a bronze medal at the 2010 ESC European Championships in Kazan, Russia and qualifies as a result of this.

The Longford man has taken part in the last three Olympics.

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