“It was a great weekend and good fun, but it was too hot”, were the words that came from 12 year-old Cailin Anderson when she was asked how she felt about breaking the South African National Record for the under 13 girls standard bow category.

Cailin shot a score of 604 out of a possible 720 in the first competition, and later in the day shot a score of 657, taking the double 720 round record for her category as well.

Cailin, who was visiting the Tempe Military Base in Bloemfontein for the provincial 720 championships comes from Pretoria and has been shooting for the past 18 months. She is a member of the Tuks Archery Club.