Category Archives: Shooting

2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships Set To Take Place in India

A Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships is set to take place in India in 2022 after a proposal to stage the event was approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board. The event will be held in Chandigarh, the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, and is scheduled to be […]

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ISSF President Pays Official Visit To Tokyo 2020 Games

The ISSF President Vladimir Lisin paid visit to the host city of the 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo, where he held a series of meetings in connection with the preparations for the Olympic Shooting competitions. The ISSF delegation discussed several important topics with representatives of the Organising Committee’s Sports Department, transportation, venue management, accommodation, procurement, sport […]

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International Shooting Sport Federation President Holds Meetings In Lausanne

The ISSF President Vladimir Lisin has held several meetings in Lausanne, discussing important matters related to the Shooting Sport development within the Olympic movement. During a meeting with Kit McConnell, IOC Sports Director, and David Luckes, IOC Head of Summer Sports & IF Relations, Mr. Lisin explained his vision and the ISSF plans for the […]

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ISSF Executive Committee Votes For The Development Fund

The ISSF Executive Committee supported the initiative of ISSF President Vladimir Lisin to establish a Development Fund and to donate USD 10.000.000 (ten million US Dollars) of his personal means. The Executive Committee members were unanimous in their decisions. With no votes against and no abstentions they gave green light to the creation of the […]

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Vladimir Lisin Becomes The 7th ISSF President

The ISSF General Assembly elected the 7th President of the Federation, following the 38-year long presidency of Vázquez Raña. Alexander Ratner (RUS) join him at the lead of the federation as the newly elected Secretary General. Munich (GER), 30 November 2018 – Vladimir Lisin (RUS) is the new ISSF President. He beat Italy’s Luciano Rossi […]

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Medals, records and quotas: China steals the show in Changwon

The People’s Republic of China dominated the stage at the 52nd ISSF World Championship in Changwon, pocketing five individual medals out of three events, securing two Olympic quotas and signing a couple of new records. 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior Amir Mohammad Nekounam (20) of the Islamic Republic of Iran won the gold medal […]

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Kostevych and Karimova Shine At The ISSF World Shooting Championship In Changwon

During an action-packed day-7 at the 52nd ISSF World Championship in all events in Changwon, Republic of Korea, Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych claimed her first 25m Pistol Women world title.The 2004 air pistol Olympic Champion won a spine-chilling final, after a head and head duel against Russia’s Vitalina Batsarashkina. Batsarashkina led the whole match, managing a […]

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Slovakia gains Trap Mixed Team title, Poland’s Bartnik rules the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men event

Four Olympic shooting event were contested today at the Changwon International Shooting Centre, in Changwon, where the ISSF World Championship is currently taking place. 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Poland’s Tomasz Bartnik led the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event throughout the three positions, right to the last shot, winning the world title with 3.0 […]

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Juniors of France, Italy and Turkey Shine At The ISSF World Shooting Championship in Changwon

Rifle, Pistol and Running Target events were contested at the Changwon International Shooting Range in Changwon (KOR), where the 52nd edition of the ISSF World Championship is taking place since August 31st. 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Junior At the 52nd ISSF World Championship in Changwon (KOR), Marco Suppini (19) and Sofia Benetti (16) — […]

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Anna Korakaki Claims Air Pistol World Title and Tokyo 2020 Quota Place

Rio 2016 Gold and Bronze medalist Anna Korakaki of Greece is the new women’s 10m Air Pistol world champion. The 22-year old athlete beat Serbia’s Zorana Arunovic, 31, with a total tally of 241.1 points. 2010 world champion Arunovic secured silver with 239.8 points. Following them, South Korea’s Kim Boni took bronze with 218.8 points. […]

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Russia, South Korea, Italy And Spain Take One Gold Each In Action Packed Shooting Championship

Four Olympic shooting events were contested today at the Changwon International Shooting Centre, where the 52nd edition of the ISSF World Championship is taking place. 10m Air Rifle Men In the opening event of the day 2016 Olympic silver medalist Sergey Kamenskiy (30) of the Russian Federation won the 10m Air Rifle Men event, climbing […]

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52nd ISSF World Championship opens in Changwon, Korea

The opening ceremony of the championship took place at the Changwon Indoor Gymnasium, where hundreds of spectators were entertained by some colourful exhibitions of dancers and other performers. Among the many authorities who attended the ceremony: Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña, President of the ISSF, Mr. Franz Schreiber, Secretary General of the ISSF, Mr. Lee Nak-yon, […]

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