The French federal training center of Fleury-les-Aubrais hosted the 9th edition of the Grand Prix of France. The competition took place from the 13th to the 16th of February, welcoming more than 200 shooters coming from 12 nations and also representing 22 shooting clubs. The final medal saw the Russian Federation finishing on top with […]
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ISSF World Cup New Delhi – Live Broadcast Information
In an effort to maximize the exposure of the sport, the ISSF, the Organizing Committee and the National Rifle Association of India arranged the TV production and distribution of the first World Cup Stage of the year. Interest was shown by broadcasters covering over 80 countries in 5 continents. These include Sony Picture Network in […]
USA Shooting Kicks Off ISSF World Cup Season in India
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) 2019 World Cup season kicks off tomorrow as 18 USA Shooting athletes have made their way to New Delhi, India for the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup starting Wednesday and running through February 28. Nearly 500 athletes from 58 countries are expected to compete at this World Cup. It’s crunch […]
ISSF Taking All Efforts To Ensure Pakistan Participation In World Cup In New Delhi
ISSF World Cup in New Delhi faces an urgent situation as Pakistani athletes cannot get entry visas to participate in the competition, due to the terrorist attacks happened last days in India. The ISSF and the Organizing Committee of the competition are taking all efforts to solve the situation to avoid the discrimination of the […]
ISSF 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 Organizing Committee’s Sports Department, transportation, venue management, accommodation, procurement, sport […]
IOC Approves ISSF Request to Prolong Tokyo 2020 Qualification Period
Last December, the newly elected ISSF Executive Committee had unanimously voted to prolong the internal Qualification period for the 2020 Olympic Games from April 30th, 2020, till May 31st, 2020. A request to accept such a change was sent to the IOC. The initiative belongs to the European Shooting Confederation (ESC). Back in autumn of […]
Russian Shooters Shine at the H&N Cup in Munich
A total of 48 National Olympic Committees were represented in Munich (GER), where the H&N Cup were contested at the renown Olympic Shooting Range. More than 700 shooters traveled to Germany, competing in 18 Air Rifle and Air Pistol events – 16 individual and two mixed team ones. The top of the final medal standings […]
46 National Olympic Committees Expect Allocation of Quota Places for 2019 European Games in Minsk
Forty-six National Olympic Committees (NOCs) can expect the allocation of Quota Places in the shooting sport for the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus. On behalf of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) and the European Shooting Confederation (ESC) the Organizing Committee (MECOG) will inform by the 1st of February 2019 the NOCs of their allocated Quota […]
Shooting Sports Season Kicked Off in Innsbruck with the Meyton Cup
The 2019 Meyton Cup were contested in Innsbruck (AUT) from the 18th to the 23rd of January. A total of 19 National Olympic Committees traveled with their athletes to the capital city of Tyrol, including ones of India, Japan, Mexico and Singapore. The shooters competed in 20 total events of Olympic Air Rifle and Air […]
Interview with ISSF President Vladimir Lisin
The interview was published on the Italian magazine Armi e Tiro by Massimiliano Naldoni: https://www.armietiro.it/lisin-la-issf-che-voglio-10391. Shooting is a sport with great tradition and history (even Pierre De Coubertin was a shooter). What are going to do in the next years to safeguard the great tradition of shooting sport? In order to be popular and keep the […]