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Nakovska-Bikova revels in historic achievement

Macedonian shooter Olivera Nakovska-Bikova admits she is still struggling to take in her achievement after becoming her country's first-ever Paralympic Games gold medallist.
Olivera Nakovska-Bikova of FYR Macedonia takes gold
Marina Klimenchenko of Russia (L) Olivera Nakovska-Bikova of Macedonia (C) and Sareh Javanmardidodmani of Iran during the Women's P2-10m Air Pistol - SH1 Final on Day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at The Royal Artillery Barracks.

Nakovska-Bikova shot into the record books on Friday with victory in the women's P2-10m Air Pistol - SH1, giving the nation its moment in the spotlight.

Maria Klimenchenko of Russia won silver and Iran's Sareh Javanmardidodmanis took bronze.

She was back in action on Day 5 in the P3-25m Pistol - SH1 event as one of only two female shooters in the mixed field at The Royal Artillery Barracks and although she missed out on the final, Nakovska-Bikova says she has already had a Games to remember.

'I had butterflies, I was nervous,' she said of her triumph in the 10m Air Pistol event. 'But I concentrated on what I had to do. I had a frame of mind that I needed to be in to achieve the result.

'Rio 2016 is my next goal.'

The Shooting competitions continue on Day 6 with action in the Mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone - SH1.


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