Local multi-sport athlete wants to reach her goals
Victoria-Anne has represented the country in various sporting events and currently holds the eighth position for mounted archery in South Africa for juniors.
Eleven-year-old multi-sport athlete Victoria-Anne Robinson-Monteiro is wrapping up the year with a bang.
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She is ranked eighth for junior novice archers according to the Mounted Archery Association of South Africa’s rankings.
She has also participated in the South African National Vaulting Championships for the South African National Equestrian Schools Association (SANESA) Gauteng A and B teams.
She won in the categories of U12D grade (horses), all ages for SANESA primary school for level three (horses), U12D grade (barrel), SANESA team B level three (horses) and for the A team D grade (barrel) for Gauteng Vaulting.
She was awarded gold for barrel, along with her SANESA School Equestrian colours for vaulting.
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The Grade Five learner said her love for horses and gymnastics is what attracted her to the sport.
“I have the best of both worlds. What I love most is that I can be with horses whilst shooting my arrows and doing gymnastics on them.
“Mounted archery is a very skilful sport and you need to be focused and accurate. I have found my inner strength in mounted archery,” she said.
Victoria-Anne was selected to represent the Gauteng team for mounted archery at the SANESA nationals and MAASA grading in October and successfully tripled her previous scores in both tower and raid to two and three.
In 2019 she represented the country in Mauritius, which led to her winning all her categories and getting the highest score across all age groups.
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“I was invited to represent South Africa in Chilliwack, Canada, in May of 2020 but unfortunately Covid-19 hit the world and I could not go.
“I want to fulfil that dream of going to Chilliwack to compete. For mounted archery, I would like to follow in my coaches’ footsteps and represent my country in France sometime soon,” she explained.
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