ARCHER George Fenton is setting his sights on success after receiving his first call-up into the Great Britain junior team.

The 17-year-old Billericay student has been selected to represent GB at the European Outdoor Target Championships in the Algarve, Portugal, this summer.

"It will be a fantastic experience for him," said proud dad Stephen.

"He is very keen and wants to do well in Portugal.

Fenton, a student at Billericay School sixth form college made the grade after a gruelling weekend's shoot at Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire.

The weekend started with a Gents' FITA where he shot over 90 metres, 90 metres, 50 metres and 30 metres.

Fenton shot 36 arrows at each distance, with the latter two distances featuring smaller targets.

He then moved on to the Gents' FITA 720, where competitors fired 72 arrows at 70 metres.

The selection weekend ended with a round-robin tournament consisting of 15 matches where archers shot 12 arrows at 70 metres in each.

It is Fenton's first call to the GB team, although he has been onthe squad since February when he competed in a selection shoot for the World Indoor event.

The teenager took up the sport seven years ago when he attended the Mayflower Archers' come-and-try stall at the Barleylands Steam Rally weekend.

Fenton is still a member of the Billericay-based club and has subsequently shot for Essex before coming to the attention of the GB team.