May 13, will be the first day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle and Pistol in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA

Tomorrow, May 13, will be the first day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle and Pistol in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA.

In addition to the medals and the highest position of the podium, the athletes will have as the major objective, to achieve the Quota Places for the Olympic Games and ensure the best MQS / IQS as a great chance to participate in Games

Olympic Games Qualification

Each athlete, to be eligible to take part in the Olympic Games or in the Youth Olympic Games, needs an Olympic Quota Place, and must have obtained a Minimum Qualification Score at least once in the set timeframe.

Quota Places:

A Quota Place is a qualification ticket to enter the Games, awarded by the ISSF to those athletes who reach the best results during designated ISSF Olympic Qualification competitions such as ISSF World Championships, ISSF World Cups, Continental Championships or Continental Games.

Quota Places are country-related: the athlete wins a quota place, which is then owned by his/her country. Each country is free to decide how to use the Quota Places won by its athletes. Therefore, the athlete who secures a Quota Place is not automatically qualified for the Games, as the final decision is to be taken by his/her national team. As an example, the Quota Place won by Athlete X could be used by the country of appurtenance to enter Athlete Y in the Games.

MQS:

The MQS (Minimum Qualification Score) is a minimum score that an athlete must have recorded at least once in the set timeframe, in order to become eligible to take part in  the Olympic Games.  The personal MQS (the Individual Qualification Score IQS) of each athlete are recorded through ISSF supervised shooting events, and each athlete willing to participate in the Olympic Games must record it before heading to the Games. Top Ten Countries with Cota Places:                      Nat                  Cotas             1.      CHN                14             2.      KOR                10             3.      GER                  6             3.      RUS                  6             5.      CUB                  5             6.      SRB                   4             7.      FRA                   3             7.      ITA                    3             7.      NOR                  3             7.      USA                   3 Thom Erik Syrdahl Source: ISSF Website