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Four-time Olympian Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski, 44, of Saginaw, Mich., will compete in both the 50-meter free pistol and 10-meter air pistol. He struck gold with the air pistol and silver with the free pistol at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Szarenski finished 13th at the Olympics in Athens, Greece, in 2004 and 13th in Beijing in 2008. He’s aiming for a shot at the podium in London.“I’m hoping to keep wearing them down and get in there and get a medal out of it,” Szarenski said. “I think the training regimen that I have now is a lot better than what it was in the past. I’ve changed a couple technical issues and I think I’m heading in the right direction. I feel that I’m shooting the best now that I’ve ever shot.”
Two-time Olympian Sgt. 1st Class Keith Sanderson, 37, of San Antonio, will compete in the 25-meter rapid-fire pistol event. He set an Olympic record during the qualification rounds in Beijing but left China without a medal. He hopes to improve upon that fifth-place result in London. “I remember the excitement,” Sanderson said. “That was more than I was ready for. It’s faded a little bit, but I remember it was awesome. It was more than I could control. I’m looking forward to feeling that again. … It was something that words can’t describe, and to this day, words can’t describe it. I didn’t sleep for two or three days after I competed – not a wink – from all of the adrenalin.”
WCAP provides soldier-athletes the support and training needed to successfully compete in Olympic sports on the national and international levels, including the winter and summer Olympics, Pan American Games, world championships and Conseil International du Sport Militaire’s Military World Games.
The soldier-athletes serve as ambassadors for the Army by promoting it to the world and assisting with recruiting and retention efforts. Since 1948, more than 600 soldiers have represented the United States as Olympic athletes and coaches. They have collected more than 140 medals in a variety of sports, including boxing, wrestling, rowing, shooting, bobsled and track and field.
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| Date Taken: | 06.01.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.16.2012 11:23 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 149234 |
| VIRIN: | 120601-A-9999S-326 |
| Filename: | DOD_100443221 |
| Length: | 00:03:56 |
| Location: | US |
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