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 […]
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Punjab Shooter Arjun Cheema Eyes Ticket to Tokyo
Punjab’s 17-year-old shooting prodigy Arjun Cheema is the latest shining product of the sport’s rising popularity in India after Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Anish Bhanwala, Elavenil Valarivan, and Sidhu twins Vijayveer and Udhayveer. After winning the gold medal in the men’s 10-metre air pistol event of the recent Khelo India Youth Games, the student of […]
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 […]
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 […]
USA Shooting Wins 39 Medals, Eight Olympic Quotas at Championship of the Americas
The USA Shooting Team has returned from the 12th Championship of the Americas (CAT) in Guadalajara, Mexico with 39 medals and eight Olympic quotas. Winning gold medals at CAT that garnered Olympic quotas for the United States were Dempster Christenson in Men’s Air Rifle (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), George Norton in Men’s Three-Position Rifle (Salina, Kansas/U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit), James Hall in […]
Olympic Bronze Medalist Jason Turner Named National Pistol Coach
USA Shooting is proud to announce that 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Jason Turner (Rochester, New York, pictured far right with Championship of the Americas Pistol athletes) has officially been named National Pistol Coach. Turner, who won bronze in Men’s Air Pistol at the 2008 Olympic Games, has served as National Assistant Coach of the program since he […]
Fourteen Olympic Quota Places Awarded in Guadalajara
A total of 14 Olympic quota places for Tokyo 2020 were up for grabs at the 12th edition of the Championship of the Americas, the continental competition that took place in Guadalajara (MEX) from November 1st to November 11th. It was the second international competition hosted by the Mexican city, after the first ISSF World […]
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Unveil Competition Schedule
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee published the sport competition schedule by session of the Paralympic Games, following the approval of the International Paralympic Committee. The schedule remains subject to change after further adjustments. The opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games will be held on August 25th, while the competition will close on September 6th. […]