Apurvi Chandela from India won the 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Munich today having, only won her first World Cup Gold medal earlier this year on her home soil in New Delhi. Chandela scored 633.0 points in qualification, where she was ranked first, and 251.0 points in the […]
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Rifle and Pistol Athletes Ready for Munich Quota Hunt
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – May 24, 2019) – The Rifle and Pistol athletes of the USA Shooting Team are set for International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup competition in Munich, Germany starting Sunday and running through May 30. More than 920 athletes from 98 countries are expected to compete at this World Cup. USA Shooting […]
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 […]
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 […]
USA Shooting Launches RAISE THE FLAG Campaign as part of 2020 Vision
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – April 24, 2019) With exactly 15 months until the 2020 Olympic Games get underway in Tokyo, Japan, USA Shooting is launching the RAISE THE FLAG campaign. The campaign will serve as the motivational driver used to pursue all available resources and sharpen the organizational vision on the mission of getting athletes […]
New Formats For Mixed Team Events To Be Tested
The governing body of the sport of shooting, the ISSF, has announced it’s to trial new formats for mixed team events as the sport prepares for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games. The ISSF Executive Committee has approved testing of the new formats in Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Trap and Skeet. The idea is to make the […]
Rifle and Pistol Athletes Head to China for Second World Cup of the Season
The Rifle and Pistol athletes of the USA Shooting Team are on their way back to Asia for the second International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup of the season in Beijing, China starting Sunday and running through April 29. More than 580 athletes from 67 countries are expected to compete at this World Cup. […]
Eight More Athletes Earn Team Status at Rifle/Pistol Spring Selection Match
Eight more athletes, including three Olympians and four Juniors, came to the U.S. Army Marksmanship’s Home of Champions in Fort Benning, Georgia and earned their spots in smallbore (.22 caliber) competition for the Pan American Games or two future World Cups on the final day of USA Shooting’s Rifle/Pistol Spring Selection Match. Airgun competition concluded […]