The wharf's world champion shooters

Ross plans to take a sabbatical from competition for the next few months before his next target. The 31-year-old, who works for Canary Wharf Group, has his sights set on the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he hopes to represent his native Northern Ireland.
For the sharpshooting duo the world title win represented the culmination of years dedicated to the sport.
"It was a huge relief, to be honest," said Matt. "We've both been doing this sport for about 20 years so this is easily the biggest thing we've ever achieved.
"We spent three years training for this one match, with no guarantees of even making the team. It was a great achievement and a real team effort."
The world title is determined in the Palma Match, the premier event in world target rifle shooting, held every four years. In a close competition over 700, 800 and 900-metre ranges, Great Britain pipped South Africa and Australia, battling changeable wind conditions, nerves and the excellence of their opponents on the way.
The pair also combined to achieve a notable first in the competition. Matt said: "I was wind coach as Ross became the first person to score 150 out of 150 at 900m, the longest range in the Palma Match. The weird thing was we didn't even know he'd set the record until we came home and saw the scores.
"It's amazing because it's very difficult to achieve."
The pair had to make sacrifices to scale the heights of world success. Matt calculated he spent around £10,000 in the build-up to the world championships, while Ross estimates his outlay at around £7,000. Sponsorship would make life easier.
"Definitely," said Ross. "Canary Wharf Group were kind enough to make a donation to the team but it can be a struggle for a lot of people. With kit costs, travel and accommodation it can be very expensive and when people have families to consider it can put a stop to them taking part in big competitions. And it also eats into all your annual leave allowance."
The Woolwich row developed because of fears the venue would leave no shooting 'legacy'.
Several thousand people, including GB athletes, signed a petition urging organisers to reconsider.
London 2012 organisers - based in Churchill Place, Canary Wharf - say pressure from the International Olympic Committee to bring venues closer to the capital meant Woolwich was chosen instead of the National Shooting Centre at Bisley.
Although they will not be able to compete in the Olympics, Ross and Matt believe Britain is the world leader when it comes to producing top marksmen.
"Britain is the dominant force," said Ross. "We have an excellent system with school and university clubs, as well as the combined cadet force route, which brings a lot of good young shooters into the sport. We had the youngest team at the Palma Match so the future looks very bright indeed."
If you are interested in taking up the sport log onto the National Rifle Association website at www.nra.org.uk.
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