IPC News - Six countries join Rio 2016 shooting qualification race

31.07.2015

Following the first IPC Shooting World Cup Paralympic qualifier of the season, 34 National Paralympic Committees have quota places for the next Paralympic Games.

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IPC Shooting has confirmed that 34 National Paralympic Committees have so far secured
coveted quota places for shooting at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, including four that
have qualified directly for the first time.

The news follows the first Paralympic qualifier of 2015 – the IPC Shooting World Cup in
Osijek, Croatia, in early July, with two more to come in Australia and the USA in September
 and November respectively.

In Osijek, shooters from Spain and Italy won places for their countries, with Kuwait,
Bulgaria and Uzbekistan all heading to a Paralympic shooting range for the first time. Ireland
obtained their inaugural direct qualification, having competed as a bipartite entry at London
2012.

Athletes were first able to obtain quota spots at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships
in Suhl, Germany, where 28 countries successfully began their road to Rio 2016.

Sarah Bond, IPC Shooting Sport Manager, said: “The athletes and teams seem to be delighted
with the new qualification system, which is working to ensure that more countries have the
chance to compete at the highest level.

“We have seen the quality of competition increase consistently in line with an increased
investment by countries to develop shooting and their athletes. We are pleased that this
is now all coming together to create what I am sure will be one of the most competitive
Paralympic Games in history at Rio 2016.”

Also in Osijek, 11 countries added to their quota numbers with South Korea currently leading
the way with 11 places. China have seven whilst Great Britain have achieved six spots.

Australia also have six, having already equalled their number of quota places obtained for
London 2012, with a home World Cup in Sydney, Australia, from 15-19 September still to
come.

The last IPC Shooting World Cup of the season in Fort Benning, USA, will take place
between 3-7 November, offering athletes the final opportunity to qualify.

Once the qualification period ends, countries will begin the process of nominating which
athletes will travel to Rio de Janeiro.

The full list of countries that have achieved quota places can be found on
IPC Shooting’s website.

Posted By Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: IPC Website

Maribor (SLO) hosts the 2015 European Shooting Championship in 25m, 50m, 300m and Shotgun events

European Championship 25, 50, 300m, Shotgun · Maribor, SLO

The continental event enlists 37 individual and 34 team events, and it will also assign 21 quota places for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Maribor, Slovenia, is currently hosting the 2015 European Shooting Championship, where the first medals will be assigned today.

37 individual and 34 team events will tke place in a span of nine days, from July 21st to July 29th, when more than 1.000 athletes representing 46 countries will battle for the Gold medals and for the Olympic quotas.

Indeed, 21 slots for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics will be up for grabs in 11 Olympic Shooting events, while the non-Olympic events will be 10, and they will happen in the 25m, 50m, 50m Running Target and 300m ranges. Junior shooters will also compete for their own 16 continental titles, both in the 25m, 50m and 50m Running Target ranges, and in the Shotgun discipline.

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - ISSF Website

Felipe Wu medalha de ouro nos Jogos Pan Americanos

Felipe  Almeida Wu

Portrait of the athlete

WU, Felipe Almeida - BRA
	Personal data:		Sport associated data:
	Gender	M	Club
	Year of birth	1992	Start of competing	2004
	Place of birth	Sao Paulo, BRA	Practising shooter since	2001
	Hometown	Sao Paulo, BRA	Personal Coach
	Residence	Sao Paulo, BRA	National Coach	Lyuben Popov
	Height (cm)	169	Handedness	right
	Weight (kg)	65	Master Eye	right
	Marital status	single	Events	PI
	Children		Other sport activities
	Higher education	High school	Comments
	Profession	Military
	Hobbies	Running
	Languages	English, Portugese

Rk	Cs City Year	Event	Cat	Comp	Final	Total	Record
2	YOG SINGAPORE 2010	AP60	Youth	576	100	676

Em 2010, Felipe teve sua primeira grande vitória, foi em Singapura, quando ficou em segundo lugar na Olimpíada da Juventude, disputando com atletas do mundo inteiro e trazendo para o Brasil a medalha de prata

28/07/2015 Tiro Esportivo é uma das esperanças de medalha para o Brasil nos Jogos de 2016

Felipe Wu, medalhista de ouro no Panamericano de Toronto, é destaque no Jornal Nacional da Rede Globo e fala um pouco da sua rotina de treinamento, no espaço improvisado por seu pai, na residência da família. Clique aqui para ver o vídeo Por: CBTE Postado por Thom Erik Syrdahl Fontes - Confederação Brasileira de Tiro Esportivo e ISSF

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic emblems unveiled

27.07.2015

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee unveiled the T-shaped logos of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo, tomorrow and team. These three key words are captured by the T-shaped emblem of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which has been presented last Friday in Tokyo, Japan, alongside the emblem of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The symbol, designed by Japanese artist Kenjiro Sano, is composed by a black central column, representing diversity and the sum of all colours, and a red circle, symbolising an inclusive world and the power of every beating heart, and it was created to express the power of unity.

“The moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived.” Said the Tokyo 2020 President, Yoshiro Mori. “The Tokyo 2020 Games emblems are a wonderful work of art that represent the aspirations and the ultimate goal that athletes around the world aim to achieve: taking part in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

“The emblems are also symbols behind which the whole of Japan can unite as a single integrated body and join the collective endeavours of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the national government, the Japanese Olympic Committee, the Japanese Paralympic Committee, the Japanese business community, as well as the Games volunteers and everyone who is assisting with the preparations for the 2020 Games. Let us all unite our efforts under the new Games emblems and work together as one to ensure the realisation of a truly inspirational Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020.” Concluded Mori.

Moreover, using the same elements and being inspired by the same vision, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic emblem design is inspired by the mathematical symbol of equality.

“When the Paralympic Games return here for the second time they will do so with a growing reputation for being the world’s number one sporting spectacle for driving societal change.” The Vice President of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, said. “The performances of the para-athletes will not just inspire and excite the world, but act as a catalyst for a more inclusive society, here in Japan, across Asia and the whole world. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will create a brighter tomorrow for millions of people around the world. This emblem, whilst paying testament to Japan’s rich heritage, will represent that brighter future and will become globally synonymous with sporting excellence and the incredible achievements of Paralympians.”.

For any additional information about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games please visit their official websitehttp://www.tokyo2020.jp/en/.

M.V.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source -  ISSF  Website

Resultados do Tiro Esportivo nos Jogos Pan Americanos

Para ver todos os resultados, de Qualificação e FINAIS  do Tiro Esportivo, nos Jogos Pan Americanos, clique  no título abaixo.

To access all the shooting results of the Qualification series and FINALS during the Pan American Games click on the title below

XVII Pan American Games in Toronto (CAN), July 10-19

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - Shooting by

Toronto 2015 Pan American Games medals and quotas wrap-up

21.07.2015

Cassio Rippel

XVII Pan American Games · Toronto, CAN

The fifteen Olympic Shooting events took place from July 12th to July 19th in Toronto, Canada, and saw the USA Shooting team claim the top of the final table.

The seventeenth edition of the Pan American Games is still underway in Toronto, Canada, but the  Shooting sport already assigned its fifteen Gold medals and its twenty quota places for the next Olympic Games.

The United States shooting team collected 13 total medals, ensuring the top spot of the final medal table. Led by the Golds awarded to Connor Davis in the 10m Air Rifle Men, Brad Balsley in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men, Kimberly Rhode in the Skeet Women, and Thomas Bayer in the Skeet Men, the US Shooting athletes enhanced their loot with 6 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.

 Medals standings

Rank	Country	G	S	B	Tot	OQ
1	United States of America	4	6	3	13	5
2	Brazil	3	1	-	4	2
3	Canada	3	-	1	4	2
4	Cuba	2	1	2	5	1
5	Mexico	1	1	1	3	1
6	Guatemala	1	-	1	2	1
6	Peru	1	-	1	1	2
8	Argentina	-	4	-	4	4
9	Venezuela	-	1	1	2	1
10	Dominican Republic	-	1	-	2	-
11	Chile	-	-	1	1	-
11	Colombia	-	-	1	1	-
11	Ecuador	-	-	1	1	-
11	El Salvador	-	-	1	1	-
11	Puerto Rico	-	-	1	1	1
		15	15	15	45	20

Brazil, the host country of the 2016 Summer Games, ended in 2nd place thanks to 3 Gold medals collected by Felipe Almeida Wu in the 10m Air Pistol Men, Julio Almeida in the 50m Pistol Men, and Cassio Cesar Rippel in the 50m Rifle Prone Men event, while the only other medal earned by the Brazilian team is a Silver, won by Emerson Duarte in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men.

The 3rd place of the table is occupied by the host country of the PAG, Canada, who paired the 3 Golds collected by Brazil with Lynda Kiejko in the 10m Air Pistol Women and in the 25m Pistol Women, and Amanda Chudoba in the Trap Women, also adding a Bronze medal signed by Michel Dion in the 50m Rifle Prone event.

 Quota places by event

Event	Name	Nat
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men	George Norton	USA
50m Rifle Prone Men	Cassio Cesar Rippel	BRA
10m Air Rifle Men	Connor Davis	USA
	Julio Iemma	VEN
50m Pistol Men	Marko Carrillo	PER
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men	Brad Balsley	USA
10m Air Pistol Men	Felipe Almeida Wu	BRA
Trap Men	Francisco Boza	PER
	Fernando Borello	ARG
Double Trap Men	Hebert Brol Cardenas	GUA
Skeet Men	Thomas Bayer	USA
	Juan Miguel Rodriguez Martinez	CUB
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women	Amelia Rosa Fournel	ARG
	Yarimar Mercado Martinez	PUR
10m Air Rifle Women	Goretti Alejandra Zumaya Flores	MEX
	Fernanda Russo	ARG
25m Pistol Women	Sandra Uptagrafft	USA
10m Air Pistol Women	Lynda Kiejko	CAN
Trap Women	Amanda Chudoba	CAN
Skeet Women	Melisa Gil	ARG

There were twenty Olympic quota places for Rio 2016 up for grabs in Toronto: two for the 10m Air Rifle events, the Trap Men, the Skeet Men and the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, and one for any other remaining event.

Once again, USA engrossed the most of them collecting 5 slots, followed by Argentina with 4 and

by three other countries with 2: Brazil, Canada and Peru. Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, finally, all finished with one Rio 2016 spot.

No World Record or Final World Record has been set in Toronto during the eight days of competitions.

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source - ISSF Website

Último dia de competição nos Jogos Pan Americanos.

Stenio Yamamoto e Julio Almeida em competição


Cassio Rippel e Julio Almeida

Foi uma pena, mas não deu. Depois da fase de Qualificação, na qual Bruno foi muito bem, garantindo a sua presença na FINAL. Já nessa fase, com a primeira série de 15 tiros de joelho, com um resultado consistente, garantido um segundo lugar, achei que teríamos mais uma medalha que o Heck tanto merecia.

Porém na série de 15 tiros na posição deitado, com certeza alguma coisa deve ter saído errado, seja na troca de posição ou na preparação da arma do nosso atleta, não temos como julgar, mas nessa posição em que o valor médio dos tiros deveria ser o mais alto, foi o mais baixo, menos que 10.0.  

Enfim, o Tiro Esportivo funciona assim, quanto mais dependemos da precisão, menos espaço temos para erros. Hoje estava dando tudo certo, apenas num momento surgiu uma situação atípica e imprevisível, porém, Bruno, conhecemos a sua dedicação e capacidade técnica, alguma coisa você vai tirar de positivo dessa experiência que lhe trará benefícios nas próximas competições.

Bruno, por tudo que você tem mostrado como um atleta de primeira linha, você merece a nossa admiração e sempre estaremos prontos para festejar suas vitórias e te apoiar nas diversidades.

Na fase de Qualificação o Mexicano terminou em 1º lugar 1170 pts, seguido do Americano com 1167 e o Bruno Heck em terceiro com 1158pts. O Atleta brasileiro Leonardo Moreira terminou a competição em 13º com 1138 pts.

Na FINAL, o atleta Cubano Reynier Estopinam foi o vencedor da medalha de OURO com 450.4 pts, seguido do Americano George Norton, com medalha de PRATA, com 447.9 Pts.  Como o Cubano já tinha conseguido a Cota Olímpica, o Americano George Norton foi quem conquistou a Cota para o Rio 2016. Em terceiro lugar e medalha de BRONZE, ficou com o Americano Ryan Anderson com 437.3 pts.

Este foi o último dia de participação do Tiro Olímpico nos Jogos Pan Americanos e comparando com os outros Jogos anteriores, esse foi o melhor do Brasil na modalidade de Tiro, ficando em 2º lugar no quadro de medalhas logo depois do Estados Unidos. Veja o Quadro abaixo.

Thom Erik Syrdahl

Medal Standings
(Shooting)

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	6	3	13
2	Brazil	3	1	0	4
3	Canada	3	0	1	4
4	Cuba	2	1	2	5
5	Mexico	1	1	1	3
6	Guatemala	1	0	1	2
	Peru	1	0	1	2
8	Argentina	0	4	0	4
9	Venezuela	0	1	1	2
10	Dominican Rep.	0	1	0	1
11	Chile	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Ecuador	0	0	1	1
	El Salvador	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1