Tag: ISSF
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ISSF expresses concerns for the escalation of dispute between Kuwaiti Government and the Sport World
Munich, Dec 14, 2015: The International Shooting Sport Federation – ISSF – notes with greatest concern that ANOC President and long-time IOC member Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (“Sheikh Ahmad”) reportedly received a six-month prison sentence from a court in his native Kuwait for allegedly insulting the judiciary. These very disturbing news appear to be the…
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China rockets atop of the medal standings of the ISSF World Cup in Gabala (AZE) after 11 out 15 events
Gabala, Aug 13, 2015: Chinese shooters won two more medals at the ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan, lifting their team atop of the intermediate medal standings. Kim Chongyong of the Republic of Korea claimed the men’s 10m Air Pistol gold, his second medal in three days, and an Olympic quota for his country. The…
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ISSF World Cup in Shotgun
Today’s Trap Men Gold medal match won by Spain’s Alberto Fernandez closed the 2014 ISSF World Cup in Shotgun events held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from the 16 through the 25 of May. After passing through the semi-final with a perfect score of 15 out of 15 hits, Fernandez faced Erik Varga of Slovakia in the…
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2014 ISSF Shotgun World Cup
Tucson, Apr 15, 2014: 2014 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Tucson closed today. Italy won the last medal. USA atop of the overall medal standings. USA finished atop of the medal standings of the first Shotgun world cup event of the year, followed by Australia. Italy’s Lodde won the last match, the Skeet Men final,…
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Ivana Maksimovic named ARM at Nanjing
Munich – Germany, Mar 18, 2014: The 23-year old Serbian rifle shooter has been appointed by the ISSF to be the Athlete Role Model representing shooting sport at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the list of 37 Athlete Role Models (ARMs) who will attend the 2nd Summer…
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IPC Shooting adopts new rule changes
Germany, Feb 01, 2013: IPC Shooting, the International Federation for the sport of shooting for athletes with an impairment, has introduced a number of new rule changes for 2013 which will make the climax of competitions more exciting and dramatic for spectators and ensure athletes in some events need to be even more accurate with…