There were four medal events in the third day of competitions at the 2nd European Games in Minsk and each of them ended with a pleasant surprise In 10m Air Rifle Men Sergey Richter from Israel won his first gold medal in the international competitions of such dimension in 10 years and the Quota Place […]
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Olympians Dominate Rifle/Pistol National Championships
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – June 27, 2019) – Two Olympians and a promising Olympic hopeful dominated their events to win national titles on a nine-hour day of exciting shooting action that included seven event Finals taking place at the 2019 USA Shooting Rifle/Pistol National Championships. Olympic champion Ginny Thrasher (Springfield, Virginia), 2012 Olympian Nick Mowrer (WCAP/Butte, […]
Pyrotechnics, Amputee Skydiver Featured at CMP’s 2019 National Matches First Shot Ceremony
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to announce the lineup for the 2019 First Shot Ceremony, set to take place Monday, July 8, at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the base’s Rodriguez Range and is free […]
USA Shooting Board of Directors Host Meeting During Rifle/Pistol National Championships
USA Shooting’s nine-person Board of Directors (BOD) hosted their second quarter meeting Tuesday during the Rifle/Pistol National Championships in Fort Benning, Georgia. Several members of the BOD also attended USA Shooting’s annual membership meeting on Monday evening at the Pool Range Complex where general updates were provided by Chairman Chad Whittenburg and USA Shooting staff, […]
Winners In 6 Events And 4 Olympic Quotas Holders Determined During The Week-End In Minsk
322 best European athletes from 48 nations are taking part in the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus. They are competing for the right to ascend the podium and for 12 Quota Places for Tokyo-2020 – one in each individual Olympic event. The first winners of the competitions were determined on Saturday in 10m Air […]
Commonwealth Games 2022 Will Not Include Shooting Sports
The ISSF learned with great regret the decision of the Birmingham Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2022, that the Shooting Sports would not be included in the program for the Games. A large number of countries and territories will now not have the opportunity to send their best athletes to Birmingham. Most importantly, many […]
Olympic Hopefuls Rise Up on Olympic Day at Rifle/Pistol National Championships & Shotgun Junior Olympics
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – June 24, 2019) – On a day to celebrate the Olympics, several Olympic hopefuls rose to the occasion on Sunday with action spread across all disciplines from Junior Olympic Shotgun in Colorado Springs to the Rifle/Pistol National Championships in Fort Benning, Georgia. Ali Weisz, Tim Sherry, Sam Simonton and Alexander Ahlin all […]
National Air Rifle Athletes Travel to Camp Perry to Compete in June
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The 2019 CMP National Three-Position Air Rifle Championships will be held June 27-29 and July 13-15 at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio. After months of intense competition, over 350 hopeful junior marksmen, families and friends will gather to witness who will reach the podium […]
Pyramyd Air Cup Airgun Competition 2019
It’s almost time for the Pyramyd Air Cup Competition. Details and registration information is now available on the company’s website. Here’s the scoop from Pyramyd… August 23-25 2019 Marengo, Ohio Hey Airgunners…we’re getting ready. How about you? We’re excited to be hosting another Pyramyd Air Cup for 2019…this time – we’re taking our talents to […]
Winning In Benning the Goal for Rifle/Pistol National Championship Participants
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – June 20, 2019) – America’s top rifle and pistol athletes have made their annual pilgrimage to U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s (USAMU) Home of Champions and Fort Benning, Georgia for the 2019 USA Shooting Rifle/Pistol National Championships. Competition begins Saturday with action in Women’s Air Rifle, Men’s Three-Position Rifle, non-Olympic pistol events as […]