(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – June 29, 2019) – USA Shooting’s Rifle/Pistol Championships came to close Saturday from Fort Benning, Georgia, but not before Alexis Lagan and Ginny Thrasher could add to an already impressive week and Michael McPhail could show off his skills as this nation’s top prone shooter. Lagan (Boulder City, Nevada) was the only […]
Competition
Eley Sweeps The Shooting Sport Finals At The 2nd European Games
208 athletes. 50 countries. 13 events. Preparation paid off for ELEY athletes at the European Games as shooters using the world-renowned ammunition took home 21 medals as well as setting four brand new European Games records. Rifle and pistol shooting made its second consecutive European Games appearance this summer in Minsk, having previously featured on […]
SASP Athletes Train & Compete at the Olympic Training Center
Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) athletes had the opportunity to train and compete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. From May 24-26, 2019 12 Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) athletes learned to shoot the International disciplines of 10 Meter Air Pistol, Sport Pistol and Rapid-Fire Pistol. Athletes stayed at the Olympic Training […]
Olympians Kozeniesky and Sanderson Earn National Titles
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – June 28, 2019) – A little more than a year before the Olympic Games and this 2019 Rifle/Pistol National Championships has been a show of Olympic talent as they get primed for another Olympic attempt while competing in Fort Benning, Georgia. Lucas Kozeniesky (Fairfax, Virginia) and Keith Sanderson (Colorado Springs, Colorado) made […]
The Day Of Pleasant Surprises In Minsk
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 […]
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 […]