The third leg of the 2013 ISSF Shotgun World Cup kicked-off in Nicosia, Cyprus,

Cyprus' President Anastasiades opened the 2013 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia
International athletes were welcomed by Cyprus' President at today's opening ceremony held at the shooting range of Nicosia. Trap Women shooters will compete tomorrow morning. Will the wind be a fierce opponent?

The third leg of the 2013 ISSF Shotgun World Cup kicked-off in Nicosia, Cyprus, today. More than 380 shooters coming from 58 countries arrived there to compete in the five Olympic events of shotgun shooting from the 10 to the 16 of June.

The competition was officially opened today by the President of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, who welcomed the international athletes at the opening party.

“We welcome you in this small but beautiful mediterranean island, and promise you that we will do our best to make your stay here successful and memorable. We are very proud to host this important event.” The President of the Cyprus Shooting Sport Federation and chairman of the ISSF Shotgun Committee, Mr. Demetris Lordos, said during his opening speech.

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First day of competition the first Medal winners Ladies

TRAP  -  Women competition
10/06/2013

 Medal Winners 

Gold Medal to              Silvana Stanco           ITA
Silver Medal to             Catherine Skinner     AUS
Broze Medal to             Sonja Scheibl            GER

Rk	Name	Nat				Targets			Total	Remarks
1	STANCO Silvana		ITA					14
							9
2	SKINNER Catherine		AUS
3	SCHEIBL Sonja		GER					11			S-off: 2
							11			S-off: 1
4	STEFECEKOVA  Zuzana		SVK

1st Competition Stage - Semifinal

Rk	Name	Nat	Targets	Total	Remarks
1	STANCO Silvana	ITA		13	QG
2	SKINNER Catherine	AUS		12	QG
3	STEFECEKOVA  Zuzana	SVK		11	QB
4	SCHEIBL Sonja	GER		10	S-off: 10, QB
5	PSHENICHNIKOVA  Liudmila	RUS		10	S-off: 9
6	ROSSI Jessica	ITA		9

|Posted By Thom Erik Syrdahl

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