Tag: shooting
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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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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…