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In 1999, the World Individual Long Range Championships were held at Bloemfontain in South Africa. Ian Cheeseman, a competitor, noticed that the United States was the only major country in attendance without an Under 21 or Under 25 Team. During the next year, Ian founded, organized, and selected the inaugural Young Eagles team. In July 2000, the Young Eagles traveled to Bisley Camp in England to compete in the Millennium Matches and the Under 21 and 25 World Championships. In their first test, the Young Eagles competed against ten other international junior teams and won the Under 21 Championship Match and brought home the Gold. Camp Perry, in 2002, saw the selection of the Young Eagles that would attend the 2003 Imperial Meeting and defend their title in the Under 21 and 25 World Championships. The 2003 Young Eagles were composed of eighteen young men and women. Both the Under 21 and Under 25 Teams won Silver medals in the World Championships while the Under 21 Team brought home the Gold in the Under 25 Team Match during the Imperial Meeting, becoming the only American team to bring home the Gold from Bisley in 2003. At Camp Perry, Ohio in 2006, the selection of the young men and women that will represent the United States as Young Eagles will be conducted. The Team will travel to Ottawa, Ontario and its Connaught ranges in Canada to compete in the Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships and World Championships in August 2007. |
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