Long-time Olympic sports administrator Bob Gambardella has been hired by USA Shooting for the role of Chief Operations Officer. Gambardella will begin his duties with America’s Shooting Team beginning June 3. The organization conducted an exhaustive search for the position that included several good candidates. A seasoned executive, Gambardella was chosen based on his vast […]
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Will Anti Hired as USA Shooting Paralympic Coach/Manager
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – May 1, 2019) – Looking to provide the best resources and opportunities for its growing Paralympic shooting program, USA Shooting has hired Will Anti to fill the role of team coach/manager. Anti will begin his duties on-site at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 1. Anti’s role […]
39 Nations From 5 Continents Have Already Secured Olympic Places
A total of 66 Quotas were awarded in 2018, 48 of which were won at the World Championship in Changwon Korea, and 18 at the American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. A further 47 places were awarded in 2019 at the ISSF World Cups in New-Delhi (14), Acapulco (8), Al-Ain (8) and Beijing (17). The continental league […]
Abhishek Verma wins Gold in the 10m Air Pistol Men World Cup in Beijing
He scored 585 points in qualification and 242.7 points in the final. Russia’s Artem Chernousov scored 586 points in qualification and 240.4 points in the final winning Silver. Korea’s Seungwoo Han won Bronze with 582 points in qualification and 220.0 points in the final. Tokyo 2020 Quota places went to India and Mongolia. The 10m […]
China’S Zicheng Hui Wins The World Cup And Brings Home His First Gold Medal For The People’S Republic Of China
Zicheng Hui from the People’s Republic of China won the Men’s 10m Air Rifle final at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Beijing. It is the first World Cup Gold medal for Zicheng in the Air Rifle competition. He scored 627.5 points in qualification and 249.4 points in the final. The youngest participant of this […]
Indian Team Wins Their Second Gold Medal Today In The 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team Event
The Air Pistol Mixed final was shot under the new format as was the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team. The top 3 podium places in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Competition were exactly the same as in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event. The medals were won by teams from India, the People’s […]
Henry Leverett Earns Olympic Quota in Beijing
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – April 26, 2019) – Normally, this time of year, Henry Leverettis in Colorado Springs competing for a Junior Olympic title. Not in 2019 as he had bigger goals in mind as a member of Team USA competing at the International Shooting Sport Federation ISSF World Cup in Beijing. His goal, and that […]
Record ninth Olympic Games for Nino Salukvadze
The 50 year old clinched an Olympic quota place after finishing fifth in the 10m Air Pistol Women event at the World Cup in Beijing. It will be her ninth Olympics in a row, after making her debut in Seoul in 1988 where she won a gold and silver medal. She has taken part […]
India’s Anjum Moudgil and Divyaansh Singh Panwar win Gold in Beijing
It is the first time these finals have been held with the new format for this event. The intention is to make competitions more exciting, and easier to follow, for audiences watching the finals on TV. Winners Anjum Moudgil and Divyaansh Singh Panwar were the stronger team in the Gold medal match, beating Ruxuan Liu […]
Choe, Yi and Bardfield Earn Junior Olympic Titles in Pistol & Paralympic Rifle
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (April 24, 2019) – On the day in which USA Shooting asked the shooting sports community to help Raise The Flag, Junior Olympic athletes provided a glimpse of a strong future in Air Pistol, Sport Pistol and Paralympic Rifle. Sarah Choe, Ryan Yi and Stetson Bardfield are the latest athletes to be crowned 2019 Junior Olympic Champions. […]