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terça-feira, 30 de agosto de 2016

Rio 2016 preview: P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1)

Norberg, known as “the hot shot,” can live up to his nickname at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 preview: P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1)


Swedish shooter Joackim Norberg will make his hotly anticipated Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, as he headlines P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1).

Known as “the hot shot,” Norberg showed his strength in the pistol events, claiming the P3 and P5 (mixed 10m air pistol standard SH1) world titles in 2014 in Suhl, Germany. A shoulder injury unfortunately followed after the Worlds, affecting his 2015 season. But he showed signs he is still ready for Rio after collecting three bronze medals earlier this year at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Ukraine’s Oleksii Denysiuk has also had the hot hand and like Norberg, will make his Paralympic debut in Rio. He has shown a knack for the pistol, taking the P3 gold at this year’s World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, which was his third win in a pistol event.
Turkey’s Korhan Yamac took silver behind Denysiuk in Bangkok, and has been a mainstay on the P3 podium.

You can catch the P3 event on 11 September at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. All shooting Para sport events will be contested at the Olympic Shooting Centre.


Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - https://www.paralympic.org/news/rio-2016-preview-p3-mixed-25m-pistol-sh1

segunda-feira, 29 de agosto de 2016

Rio 2016 preview: R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1)

Expect a shooting showdown between Matt Skelhon and Abdulla Sultan Alaryani.

Rio 2016 preview: R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1)
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Following the bronze medal at his home Paralympic Games, Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon appears ready to add R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) to his gold medal collection at Rio 2016.
In 2014 at the World Championships in Suhl, Germany, Skelhon broke the world record in the R6, en route to claiming the gold. It was a sign of improvement, especially after London 2012, where he jumped past Sweden’s Jonas Jakobsson for the bronze.
The R6 finals may come down to the slimmest of decimals. Slovakia’sVeronika Vadovicova had a strong 2016 World Cup season, reaching the R6 podium twice.
But reigning Paralympic champion Abdulla Sultan Alaryani from the United Arab Emirates is expected to strike hard. He showed off his accuracy in R6 at the 2015 World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, last November. Competition was especially tight, as direct Rio 2016 quota slots would be allocated. Alaryani bested Skelhon by 0.4 points to take the gold.
You can catch the R6 event on 14 September at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. All shooting Para sport events will be contested at the Olympic Shooting Centre

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
source - https://www.paralympic.org/news/rio-2016-preview-r6-mixed-50m-rifle-prone-sh1

domingo, 28 de agosto de 2016

Rio 2016 preview: R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)

28.08.2016

Cuiping Zhang has plenty of momentum entering the Paralympics
R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)


By IPC

China’s Cuiping Zhang has been hot since she won double gold at London 2012, and there seems no slowing down heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The 28-year-old is the reigning world champion, and world record holder in R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1); obviously her strongest event at Rio 2016.

She won both her World Cup events in 2015. Perhaps her biggest threat is Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova, bronze medallist from London 2012. Vadovicova has been a constant podium presence in R8. Former world champion in the event back in 2006, the Slovakian stormed to double gold at the 2013 European Championships.
But keep an eye on Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop. The 24-year-old just missed the R8 podium at the 2013 European Championships. Finishing fifth at the 2014 Worlds, Hiltrop will enter Rio 2016 with more experience under her belt.
You can catch the R8 event on 13 September at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. All shooting Para sport events will be contested at the Olympic Shooting Centre.

Posted  by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - https://www.paralympic.org/news/rio-2016-preview-r8-women-s-50m-rifle-three-positions-sh1

sábado, 27 de agosto de 2016

Rio 2016 preview: R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) - Rio 2016 Prewview

R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)
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                                                                                                                   By IPC

The spotlight will be on Jonas Jacobsson, one of the sports’ sharpest shooters, in R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) at Rio 2016. The Swede will be making his 10th straight Paralympic appearance, in which he has won a gold at every Games since 1980.


Rio 2016 will be no exception for the reigning R7 Paralympic and world champion. But Jacobsson, 51, will have to out-perform United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Abdulla Sultan Alaryani and South Korea’s Jinho Park. Both finished second and third, respectively, behind Jacobsson at the 2014 World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
Alaryani appears the strongest to spoil Jacobsson’s R7 golden hopes. The UAE shooter is especially coming off a strong 2016 World Cup season, where he won gold in Al Ain, UAE, and Bangkok, Thailand.
You can catch the R7 event on 12 September at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. All shooting Para sport events will be contested at the Olympic Shooting Centre.


Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - https://www.paralympic.org/news/rio-2016-preview-r7-men-s-50m-rifle-three-positions-sh1

quinta-feira, 25 de agosto de 2016

Felipe Wu recebe honraria em evento promovido pela CBTE





23/08/2016

A Confederação Brasileira de Tiro Esportivo homenageou na tarde de ontem, 23/08, o atleta Felipe Wu, oferecendo um coquetel nas instalações do Hotel Guanabara, no Centro do Rio de Janeiro.

Wu recebeu das mãos de Ricardo Brenck, diretor técnico de carabina e pistola, a placa de Benemérito, por ter alcançado relevantes conquistas no ano de 2016 na Pistola de Ar: 1º lugar na ISSF World Cup THA e na ISSF World Cup AZE, 2º lugar nos Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016 e por estar em 1º lugar no Ranking Mundial da ISSF.

Durval Balen, presidente da CBTE, discursou sobre a importância da conquista da prata por Felipe nos Jogos Olímpicos, ressaltando que a entidade não medirá esforços para aprimorar ainda mais as condições de treino e competição para seus atletas, para que conquistas como esta, possam acontecer novamente num futuro próximo, e claro, já com foco na preparação para os Jogos Olímpicos Tokyo 2020.

Em um discurso um tanto acanhado, característica do atleta, Wu agradeceu a CBTE e a Comissão de Desportos do Exército pelo apoio, enalteceu o trabalho técnico realizado desde 2009, juntamente com Brenck, e a seu técnico Bernardo Tobar, também grande campeão colombiano, que estava muito contente por ter alcançado a medalha olímpica, a única que faltava em sua grande coleção.

Estavam presentes ainda os presidentes do STJD/CBTE César Palhares e do CD/STJD Alcides Filho, o General de Brigada Décio Brasil, representando a CDE, os atletas Julio Almeida, Rosane Budag, Leonardo Vagner, André Colin e Angelamaria Lachtermacher, o presidente da Confederação Brasileira de Tênis de Mesa Alaor Azevedo, funcionários e membros da diretoria da CBTE, os membros do Shooting Team da Rio 2016, membros da comissão paraolímpica de tiro esportivo e o técnico de skeet da CBTE, Daniel Ibarra e sua esposa Milvia Hernandez, que fechou a noite cantando para todos à capela
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por: CBTE


Postado por Thom Erik Syrdahl
Fonte _ Site da CBTE

quarta-feira, 24 de agosto de 2016

New record for Rio 2016: 133,000 tickets for Paralympic Games sold in just one day


There has been a surge in demand for Paralympic tickets since the ending of the Olympic 
Games.

Terezinha Guilhermina
Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina is famous for her spectacular performances and outfits. She is one of the 
2015 IPC Athletics Ones to Watch athletes. © • Getty Images


Organisers of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games sold 133,000 tickets on Tuesday (23 August), the largest number of tickets they have ever sold in just one day.
Demand for Paralympic tickets has accelerated since the ending of the Olympic Games on Sunday. After selling 16,000 tickets last Saturday, organisers say they sold 50,000 tickets on Sunday, 100,000 on Monday and then 133,000 on Tuesday.
Xavier Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of the International Paralympic Committee, said: “We are greatly encouraged by the increase in demand for Paralympic tickets since Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony.
"In the last 48 hours alone, we have almost doubled the number of tickets sold overall. It is fantastic to see the cariocas rallying around the Paralympics.
"Brazil winning Olympic gold in football and volleyball last weekend has given home fans a flavour of what they can expect at the Paralympics with the host nation targeting a top five finish in the medals table. Clearly they want more and want to be part of what will be historic and transformative Paralympic Games here in Rio."
According to organisers, the sports for which demand for tickets is highest include athletics,swimming,5-a-side football, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.
A total of more than 600,000 tickets have been sold so far, over 20 per cent of the 2.5 million tickets available.
Tickets for Paralympic sporting events in Rio cost from 10 reais (about US$3) to 130 reais (US$40).

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - www.paralympic.org/news/new-record-rio-2016-133000-tickets-paralympic-games-sold-just-one-day

segunda-feira, 22 de agosto de 2016

Campos dreams of P2 finals in Rio


With a new Brazilian record under her belt, Paralympics newcomer Debora Campos wants to ultimately secure her place among the shooting elite

A Para sport pistol shooter takes aim
Debora Campos © • IPC

There a worse ways to enter the final stages of preparation for your first Paralympic Games in your home country than by winning your first international gold medal and setting a new P2 (women's 10 m air pistol SH1) personal best and Brazilian record.
That is exactly what Debora Campos did at the 2016 USA National Open Championships in Fort Benning, USA, in late June.
A welcome, well-timed ego boost for the 40-year-old Brazilian pistol shooter – her maxim for the Paralympics is now “I can” – whose 2016 season has been one of ups and downs so far. Before this recent, all-time best performance, she experienced one of the most disappointing setbacks of her relatively short career: At the IPC Shooting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier this year, she shot her worst P2 result of the past five years.
Moreover, Campos is still battling with injuries on both shoulders. “It does affect me and sometimes I have to change my practice in order to accommodate my condition but I still have been able to largely follow through with the training schedule my shooting coach and physical trainer have worked out for me. Right now, my preparation is going very well. I feel that I will be able to deliver the best performance I am capable of at the Games.”
If that meant nearing or even pushing her personal best in the P2 once more, Campos should be able to reach her personal goal, a place in the P2 finals. She will compete in the P3 as well but her main focus, she said, is the P2. “I am simply better at P2.”
While talking about Rio, she admitted that, despite the utmost excitement and pride she feels ahead of her very first Paralympics, there are also moments when she experiences pressure.
“Certainly. Sometimes I feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders, mainly because these are my home Games and I want to give my best in front of my family and friends,” Campos said. “But then I have to remind myself that pressure weighs much heavier on the more experienced shooters and favorites [she counts Sareh Javanmardidodmani, Iran, Olivera Nakovska-Bikova, Macedonia, and Olga Kovalchuk, Ukraine, among them] in the field than it should weigh on me. I am just very proud to be able to represent my country in Rio. Life in Brazil is so hard for many at the moment. I just hope that the Games will bring some joy to the Brazilian people.”
On a wider scale, the two-time Brazilian Para shooter of the year also hopes that the Games will increase the visibility of Para sport and the broader acceptance of people with impairments in Brazil, and she has already perceived some changes for the better.
According to Campos: “People are more interested in our sport than they used to be and more aware and proud of what Para athletes can achieve.”
But there is still work to do. “Sadly, many people in Brazil still falsely link shooting as a sport to violence. I desperately want to do away with that total misconception.”
If Campos achieves her second goal, to claim the best Brazilian shooting result at the 2016 Paralympics, she very well might be able to.
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Sport fans from around the world can now buy their Paralympic tickets for Rio 2016 from authorised ticket resellers (ATRs)
The IPC’s Global ATR is Jet Set Sports, and Rio 2016 tickets and packages can be purchased on theCoSport website.
Visa International is the exclusive payment card and the official payment system for the Paralympic Games

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source. - https://www.paralympic.org/news/campos-dreams-p2-finals-rio

domingo, 21 de agosto de 2016

Rio 2016 preview: R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2)


Ukranian Vasyl Kovalchuk has the most momentum heading into Rio as he seeks to defend his Paralympic title.
Rio 2016 preview: R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2)
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Serbian Dragan Ristic is currently ranked No. 1 in R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2), but the race to the top is tight.
World champion back in 2010, Ristic did not reach the podium in his Paralympic debut at London 2012. But Rio 2016 looks promising for the defending European champion. However, defending Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk is seeking another successive gold medal, and he has been one of the most consistent shooters in the event.
The Ukrainian had a solid 2015-16 World Cup season, finishing on the podium each time in the R5 race. He finished behind Ristic at the 2013 Europeans.
Finland’s Minna Leinonen is the reigning world champion. Taking gold on her Paralympic debut at Athens 2004, the 35-year-old can also contend for the top of the podium. Great Britain’s No. 2 ranked Ryan Cockbill has also looked sharped in R5 this past World Cup season.
You can catch the R5 event on 13 September at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. All shooting Para sport events will be contested at the Olympic Shooting Centre.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - www.paralympic.org/news/rio-2016-preview-r5-mixed-10m-air-rifle-prone-sh2

sábado, 20 de agosto de 2016

The IPC President's statement regarding Rio 2016 budget cuts for the Paralympic Games

19.08.2016

Read Sir Philip Craven's full speech from Friday 19 August regarding Rio 2016.
Sir Philip Craven
Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) © • Buda Mendes/Getty Images


Good afternoon everybody,
Today I want to provide an update on preparations for the Rio 2016Paralympics, tell you about my enthusiasm for what the Games will deliver and address some of the major challenges that we are currently facing.
First of all, the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will take place here as planned with all 22 sports.
They will be the People’s Games with tickets available that are accessible and affordable to all Brazilian people and I am fully confident they will be the best Games ever in terms of athletic performance.
You only have to look at some of the achievements from Para athletes over the last two years to realise that we will witness some truly spectacular sport. I’ve said it before, but I will say it again, the sport really will redefine the boundaries of possibility for those who see the Games.
In athletics you will see the likes of German long jumper Markus Rehm in action. In winning the world title last year Markus, who is a single leg amputee, leapt 8.40m, a distance that would have won him gold at the last three Olympic Games, including here in Rio.
In powerlifting, the world’s strongest Paralympian Iran’s Siamand Rahman will aim to lift in excess of 300kg for the first time, whilst Great Britain’s Dame Sarah Storey, who just missed out on the UCI hour record earlier this year, will look to add to her 11 Paralympic golds.
One stand-out feature of the Olympics has been how the home crowd have reacted to medal success. This fills me full of excitement for the Paralympics where the Brazilian team is looking for a top-five finish in the medals table for the first time. They aim to win more than the 21 golds they picked up at London 2012.
The Olympics have shown that Brazilian crowds are extremely passionate for sport and I hope the passionate support of the Carioca will spur on all athletes of all nations to even better things.
I also want to make a special mention about the passion of the Rio 2016 staff. In light of the circumstances that are way beyond their control, they have shown a great desire to do the best job possible, as have the amazing volunteers. There may not be as many of them as we expected, but those who are here have done an outstanding job, and I am sure they will do the same for the Paralympics.
In terms of what the Games will deliver, I believe the performances of the Para athletes will act as a catalyst for social change. The Paralympics have a strong track record for changing global attitudes towards people with an impairment, and are now widely regarded as the world’s number one sporting event for driving positive societal change and social inclusion.
The opportunity we have here to make Rio, Brazil, Latin America and the world a more equitable place for all does not come around very often, so we have to grab it with both hands.
With a record number of broadcasters showing the Games to more than 100 countries - including USA for the first time with NBC - these Games will have more impact than ever before.
Four years ago, the Paralympics led to one in three British people changing their attitudes towards people with an impairment – that’s 20 million people! You really cannot put a value on such social inclusion.
I’d now like to cover some of the sizeable financial and organisational challenges we currently face here in Rio.
Since becoming aware of the full scale of the problem, we have focussed all of our efforts on finding solutions to the problems.
At the IPC we are a relatively small but united organisation. It’s in our Paralympic DNA to see obstacles as an opportunity to do things differently and that’s what we are doing here. We are problem solvers by nature and fight for what we believe in.
We find solutions by working with trusted partners, and I have to say the support of Rio’s Mayor Paes, who has committed to BRL 150 million to the Games, has been remarkable.
Mayor Paes has always been a huge advocate of the Paralympics and the seismic impact they can have in terms of driving social inclusion. He saw what the London 2012 Paralympics did for the British capital, and now he wants that same transformation to take place here in Rio.
Yesterday, Thursday, we had a meeting with the interim President Michel Temer who confirmed his attendance at the Opening Ceremony on 7 September. I think his actions in the meeting speak volumes of his commitment to the Paralympics. Not only did we hold productive talks, but he picked up the phone on a number of occasions to get things moving which gave us huge confidence.
A number of state run companies have since signed contracts to sponsor the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, bringing in much needed money to the Organising Committee, whilst the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Defence have informed us that the security forces currently in place for the Olympics will remain for the Paralympics.
At this point, I’d just like to pay tribute to our Vice President Andrew Parsons who has played an instrumental role in his liaison with Federal Government, the Mayor and various other bodies. Without his support and contacts, I am sure that we would not have made the progress that we have as of today.
Now that revenue streams have been established, we hope the first 60 per cent instalment of the National Paralympic Committee support grants will be paid by the Organising Committee. These grants were a Rio 2016 bid commitment for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and should have been paid by the Organising Committee to all 165 participating countries at the end of July.
Although most of the bigger teams booked their flight tickets weeks ago, some of the smaller nations cannot afford to book their travel until these grants are received.
Currently we have around 10 countries who, even if the grants are paid, may struggle to cover the cost of their travel to the Games. The IPC is working with them to find solutions and ensure their participation here in Rio.
We want full participation here with athletes set to arrive from 31 August onwards. We want all eligible countries to send their athletes to the Games. It’s what the athletes deserve and it is what the athletes want after years of training and dedication.
Although we are making progress, the extra revenues will not fully plug the Rio 2016 deficit.
Therefore, we are working with the Organising Committee on a number of measures that will provide cost savings. These cuts are on top of the ones we, together with the IOC, have already made in the last 12 months and are likely to impact nearly every stakeholder attending the Games.
We are working desperately hard to protect athlete services, especially within the field of play. They have dedicated their lives to reaching these Games and we will do our upmost to try and maintain the service levels and scope that they expect at a Paralympic Games. Sadly, with the cuts that our Chief Executive Xavier Gonzalez will provide you with shortly, the overall athlete experience will be affected.
Never before in the 56 year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this. Clearly Brazil is in a far different position now to the one that it was in October 2009 when it won the right to stage the Games. The current economic and political climate has made preparations extremely challenging, especially for the Rio 2016 Organising Committee who we have partnered with for the last seven years.
This situation is difficult for everyone involved and, on top of bringing in extra revenues and making cuts, we need to sell more tickets.
We appreciate that up until now, the Organising Committee’s priority has been to sell the outstanding Olympic tickets which produce greater revenues. However, we now hope a new promotional campaign will engage the Brazilian public and lead to strong crowds for all sports.
At this point it is difficult for us to expect the full venues that we saw in Beijing or London, or expect to see in Tokyo in four years’ time. However, we hope the passion of the Brazilian people and their desire to support and see Brazilian athletes win medals will see them turn our en-masse. People power could really determine the outcome of these Games.
To finish, I’d just like to say we are now at a point where we are working every hour possible to bring many moving pieces together, pieces that are needed to deliver a great Games. The more resources we can benefit from, the better the Games will be which brings me to my favourite quote which I think can be adapted for here in Rio.
Captain of the Australian wheelchair basketball team at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, Donna Ritchie said: “Paralympians don’t have the time to worry about what doesn’t work, they just maximise what does.”
And I can assure you that’s what we are doing here. We are trying not to worry about what we don’t have, we are just maximising everything we do have and can have to put on the best Games we can for the athletes. Despite the problems we face, we still believe that the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will inspire and excite the world and go some way to making for a more inclusive society for all.
Thank you.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - https://www.paralympic.org/news/ipc-presidents-statement-regarding-rio-2016-budget-cuts-paralympic-games

sexta-feira, 19 de agosto de 2016

Rio 2016 preview: R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2)

19.08.2016
Rio 2016 preview: R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2)
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New Zealand’s Michael Johnson is perhaps the most well-known shooter in R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Since winning gold at his Paralympic debut at Athens 2004, Johnson has consistently been on the podium at major events. But it has been a while since he won a gold medal, his last gold being from the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships.
Nonetheless, a Paralympic title this September would be refreshing. But he will face stiff competition.
Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill, ranked second behind Johnson, has come a long way since his first Paralympic experience at home in London. He had a strong 2015 season, landing his first gold medal at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, USA.
Ukraine’s European multi-medallist Vasyl Kovalchuk, ranked third in the world, is also expected to contend for the gold medal. He took gold in the R5 (mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH2) at London 2012 and has honed in on the R4.
You can catch the R4 on 10 September at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. All shooting Para sport events will be contested at the Olympic Shooting Centre.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source -  www.paralympic.org/news/rio-2016-preview-r4-mixed-10m-air-rifle-standing-sh2

quarta-feira, 17 de agosto de 2016

Debora Campos: Best and worst moments



The Brazilian pistol shooter, who recently set a new national record, talks
about moments of pure bliss but also utter disappointment at Fort Benning, 
USA.
A Para sport pistol shooter takes aim
Deborah Campos was the first Brazilian athlete to secure a quota place for her country at the 2014 World Championships.                                                                                             By Rebecca Schaefer | For the IPC
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With the Paralympic Games in her native Brazil merely weeks away, Debora Campos is hardly able to contain her excitement for her first Paralympics. 
And there is no reason why she should: In June she set a new personal best and Brazilian record in her favorite event, P2 (women's 10m air pistol SH1), at the 2016 USA National Open Championships in Fort Benning, USA. Fittingly, her maxim for the Games is “I can” and her personal goal, to qualify for the P2 finals, seems within reach for the two-time Brazilian Para shooter of the year.
Amidst the business of the final stages of her Rio 2016 preparations, Campos took the time to recall the most memorable moments of her career so far.
My best moments
1. Only six months after I became a member of the Brazilian national Para shooting team, I shot a personal best during qualification for the P2 finals at the 2011 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. That World Cup is one of my proudest moments so far because I did neither properly understand English nor the shooting rules at the time. However, I still managed to finish fourth in the finals and was awarded the Best Brazilian Para Shooting Athlete of the Year Award as a consequence after I had returned home.
2. In 2014, only three months after undergoing shoulder surgery, I became the first Brazilian Para shooter to secure a quota place in P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) for Rio 2016 at the World Championship in Suhl, Germany. I was later awarded the Best Brazilian Para Shooting Athlete of the Year Award once more for this achievement.
3. My personal career highlight to date was winning my first international gold medal in the P2 competition at the 2016 USA National Open Championships in Fort Benning less than two months ago. I shot a new personal best and also set a new Brazilian record (372 points) with that win.
My worst moments
1. While my recent memories of Fort Benning are entirely pleasant, I also experienced one of my gravest disappointments there. It happened at the IPC Shooting World Cup in 2011. After the competition had already started, I realised I had forgotten to load my air pistol cylinder and thus had to stop mid-competition in order to reload. When I finally returned to the shooting lane, I had only ten minutes left for 20 shots. Needless to say the competition was a total disaster for me – I finished in penultimate place.
2. At this year’s IPC Shooting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, I was suffering from bad health and shot my worst P2 result of the past five years. I was very sad and frustrated afterwards but, looking back at it now, I also believe that you can learn from your mistakes. I know that growing and maturing as an athlete takes time and that there will be more opportunities for me to shine in the future. I cannot always expect to win and improve, as setbacks are part and parcel of life as an athlete. But what is most important to me is to never give up and to be happy to do what I do. I just love shooting, this is my sport!