Osijek, Croatia– William Shaner wins gold at ISSF World Cup Croatia in men’s 10m air rifle event, his first individual World Cup medal. The youngest participant in the finals, Shaner won by taking the lead early and continuing his hold throughout all 24 shots. Shaner outscored Vladimir Maslennikov of Russia and Petar Gorsa of Croatia who took second and third respectively. “Winning the World Cup is a huge confidence booster,” said Shaner. “I’ve always managed […]
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Haonan Yu Wins Gold in the Rio Wold Cup Setting Two New World Records
The only final on the 4th day of the World Cup competition was the thrilling 10m Air Rifle Men’s Final. Haonan Yu from the People’s Republic of China won the Gold medal breaking both World and World Junior Records. This is his first top podium placing in a World Cup. Petar Gorsa from Croatia won […]
First Gold at Rio de Janeiro World Cup Goes to India
Rio de Janeiro is holding its first ISSF competition 3 years since the 2016 Olympics. 10m Air Rifle Women’s event kicked off the start of the World Cup. Before the start of the final, the 2 Olympic quotas available in this event, went to Armina Sadeghian from the Islamic Republic of Iran and to Ying-Shin […]
Records Set In Munich As The Sport Looks To The Future
The Olympic Shooting Range hosted the highest ever number of participating nations in a ISSF World Cup, with 96 countries taking part. There was also a record number of countries taking part in the new Mixed Team formats; 76 in Air Rifle and 72 in Air Pistol – 72. Overall there were 902 athletes competing in Munich and […]
India Take Fifth Gold At Munich World Cup
It was Saurabh’s second gold of the week, having already won the men’s final, breaking his own world record. Team India also added a silver in Munich to take their overall haul to 5 gold medals and 1 silver. Ukraine were unable to beat the Indian teeangers; former Olympic Champion Olena Kostevych and Oleh Omelchuk weren’t able […]
World Cup Gold Medal For Team India 1 In The 10M Air Rifle Mixed Team Event In Munich
On the last day of the World Cup competition in Munich Anjum Moudgil, the silver medalist of the 2018 World Championships in Changwon, and Singh Divyansh Panwar, the silver medalist of the 2019 World Cup in Beijing, defeated their compatriots, winning with a landslide victory of 16 points to 2. The India 2 team won […]
Anna Korakaki From Greece Wins Gold In The 10M Air Pistol Event In Munich
The Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Anna Korakaki from Greece won Gold in the 10m Air Pistol Women’s Final at the ISSF World Cup in Munich. In a closely contested final Anna snatched the victory from China’s Wei Qian with the last shot. Wei won both a silver medal and the quota for the Olympic Games […]
Paralympic Shooting Team Gets World Champs Boost Thanks to Dallas Safari Club
Longtime conservation partner Dallas Safari Club (DSC) and the Dallas Safari Club Foundation are stepping in once again to support America’s Shooting Team in hopes of helping Raise The Flag. This time they are providing $25,000 in travel support to USA Shooting’s Paralympic Shooting Team ahead of the upcoming 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, October 11-18 in Sydney, Australia. U.S. Para Shooting Team […]
Teenager Grabs Gold And Claims New World Record In Munich
The Indian athlete’s 246.3 in the final was 1.3 better than his score when he took World Cup gold on home soil in New Dehli earlier this year., Russia’s Artem Chernousov took the silver and Wei Pang from China was the bronze medallist. Both Pang Wei and his team mate Wu Jiayu, who finished fourth, […]
Czech Teenager Takes Top Spot At World Cup In Munich
19 year old Filip Nepejchal has won Gold in the 10m Air Rifle Final in Munich, making it a hat trick of World Cup career victories in the event. Nepejchal was in a tight battle for the top spot with Croatian athlete Petar Corsa, but five very strong shots at the end of the final […]