ISSF's 2016, 2017 and 2018 competitions locations unveiled

09/25/15

The locations of 2016, 2017 and 2018 ISSF competitions have been unveiled today.

There will be a change in the 2016 ISSF World Cup Series calendar announced last year, as the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup planned to be held in Granada (ESP) has been moved to Baku (AZE), where a combined Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup Stage will take place. Both the 2016 ISSF World Cup Finals have been assigned to Italy, as they will be held in Bologna and Rome, respectively for Rifle/Pistol and Shotgun events. Following the success of the 2014 and 2015 editions, 2016 Junior Cups will be held in Suhl (GER) and Gabala (AZE), both including Rifle/Pistol and Shotgun events.

In 2017, the ISSF World Cup Series program will be limited to five total stages, which will be held in New Delhi (IND), as a combined Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup, in Munich (GER) and Gabala (AZE) for Rifle and Pistol events, and in Nicosia (CYP) and Acapulco (MEX) for Shotgun events. The 2017 season will also witness the launch of the ISSF Junior World Championship, with its first edition to be held in Suhl (GER) and including Rifle/Pistol events only. Shotgun junior shooters will have two world-class events to compete among themselves in dedicated age categories: the ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Moscow (RUS), where separate junior finals will be held, and an ISSF Shotgun Junior Cup in Porpetto (ITA).

In 2018, a combined ISSF World Cup stage in Changwon (KOR) will serve as a test event of the 52nd ISSF World Championship in all events to be held there from August 31st through September 14th. Another combined World Cup stage will be organized in Guadalajara (MEX) while Shotgun stages will be held in Mosta (MLT) and Tucson (USA). Rifle/Pistol World Cups, then, are scheduled to take place in Munich (GER) and Fort Benning (USA). Two ISSF Junior Cup stages will also be included in the 2018 calendar, in Suhl (GER) and Sydney (AUS), both conducted in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun events.

2016:

Bangkok (THA) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Munich (GER) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Nicosia (CYP) - ISSF World Cup Shotgun
San Marino (SMR) - ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Baku (AZE) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Bologna (ITA) - ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol
Rome (ITA) - ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun
Gabala (AZE) - ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Suhl (GER) - ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Suhl (GER) - ISSF World Championship Running Target
Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - Olympic Games

2017:

Gabala (AZE) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Munich (GER) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Acapulco (MEX) - ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Nicosia (CYP) - ISSF World Cup Shotgun
New Delhi (IND) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Porpetto (ITA) - ISSF Junior Cup Shotgun
Suhl (GER) - ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol

2018:

Fort Benning (USA) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Munich (GER) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Mosta (MLT) - ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Tucson (USA) - ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Changwon (KOR) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Guadalajara (MEX) - ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Suhl (GER) - ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Sydney (AUS) - ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Changwon (KOR) - 52nd ISSF World Championship
Buenos Aires (ARG) - Youth Olympic Games

For more information contact:
Marco DALLA DEA, Media Contact
ISSF Communication Manager
marco@issf-sports.org

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Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl.

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30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, ACHIEVED ALREADY 154 QUOTA PLACES FOR RIO 2016.

SHOOTERS FROM 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE OBTAINED ALREADY 154 QUOTA PLACES FOR THE GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD IN RIO DE JANEIRO


After the 51st ISSF World Championship in Granada, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, the 1st European Games in Baku and the European Championship in Maribor shooters from 29 European countries had 148 Quota Places for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio-de-Janeiro. The ISSF World Championship Shotgun that recently took place in Lonato del Garda, Italy, increased those numbers to 30 countries and 154 Quota Places

Six additional Quota Places were won in Trap Men for Belgium, Trap Women for Russia, Double Trap Men for Great Britain, Skeet Men for Germany, Skeet Women for Cyprus and the Czech Republic.

Russia is now leading the European list with 20 Quota Places followed by Germany that has 15. Italy obtained 14 Quota Places, France – 11, Serbia – 9 and Ukraine – 8. Great Britain has now 6 Quota Places, Austria, Croatia, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia have 5 Quota Places each, Turkey and Belarus – 4 each. Bulgaria, Denmark, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Switzerland and Sweden have 3 Quota Places each, Cyprus, Finland, Greece and Slovenia – 2 each, Belgium, Georgia, Israel and Portugal – 1 each.

The last chance for the European shooters to win Quota Places is the 2016 European Championship 10m in Györ, Hungary, where 12 Quota Places will be disputed in Air Rifle and Air Pistol (3 in each of the Olympic events – 2 for Men and 2 for Women).

Several European countries can also expect “wild cards” from the ISSF.


Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - http://www.esc-shooting.org/

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Nicosia, CYP - 15 OCT - 21 OCT

ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final: 60 athletes from 28 countries will compete in Nicosia (CYP)

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Nicosia, CYP

The 2015 ISSF season will be closed by the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Nicosia. Cyprus, starting on the 15th of October.

The 2015 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final will take place from October 15th to October 21st, in Nicosia (CYP), where the best athletes selected through this year’s World Cup Stages in Acapulco (MEX), Al Ain (UAE), Larnaca (CYP) and Gabala (AZE) will compete against the 2015 World Championship medallists, and the 2014 World Cup Final winners for the World Cup titles.

A total of 60 athletes representing 28 countries will compete in the capital city of Cyprus, in the five classic Olympic events of the Shotgun disciple (men's and women's Trap, men's and women's Skeet, men's Double Trap). Cyprus already hosted one of the four stages of this year’s ISSF World Cup, in Larnaca, from April 24th to May 4th.

The first finals are scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 17th, when the Double Trap Men and Skeet Women titles will be awarded. The Skeet Men final is due on the following day, on Sunday 18th, while on Monday 19th it will be the time for Trap Women athletes to compete. The last Gold medal of the competition will be assigned on Tuesday, October 20th, at the Trap Men final.

Find all qualified athletes here: http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/wcfqualification/portraits_shotgun.ashx.

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source - ISSF Website

Sucesso dos brasileiros no 1º SULAMERICANO DE TIRO EM SANTISGO - CHILE

17/09/2015 Cassio Rippel estabelece novos recordes brasileiro e sul-americano, na I Copa Sul-Americana ISSF

Durante a realização da I Copa Sul-Americana ISSF, em Santiago, Chile, o atleta Cassio Rippel, estabeleceu os novos recordes brasileiro e sul-americano, na prova carabina deitado. Durante a fase classificatória da prova, Cassio conquistou 630.6 pontos, um resultado excepcional, pois o Brasil e a América do Sul passam a ter um recorde de nível mundial. O brasileiro se junta ao seleto grupo dos únicos 5 atletas, no mundo, que superaram, em provas oficiais, a marca de 630 pontos: os americanos, Mattew Emmons e Michael McPhail (que é o atual 1º colocado no ranking mundial e que foi derrotado por Cassio no Pan de Toronto); o bielorusso Vitali Bubnovich; o Chinês Zhao Shengbo e o atual recordista Mundial, o russo Sergey Kamenskiy. A grande pontuação obtida por Cassio Rippel, é sinal de que o seu treinamento está em franca evolução e de que podemos esperar uma competição com um nível bastante elevado, na Rio 2016. Por: CBTE             17/09/2015 Atletas da Carabina e Pistola trazem do Chile ótimos resultados da Copa Sulamericana Foi realizada no período de 6 a 13 de setembro na cidade de Santiago, Chile , a I Copa Sulamericana de Tiro Esportivo, somente com provas de Carabina e Pistola. A competição teve a participação de 8 países e foram disputadas 16 provas de tiro, todas elas com participação de brasileiros. O Brasil esteve presente com 50 atletas entre convocados e convidados, que obtiveram resultados expressivos em várias provas, inclusive com recordes sulamericanos e brasileiros, conquistando um total de 50 medalhas, como a seguir: Medalhas de Ouro: 11 individuais e 10 por equipe. Medalhas de Prata: 7 individuais e 9 por equipe. Medalhas de Bronze: 5 individuais e 8 por equipe. Atletas Brasileiros que bateram recordes sulamericanos: - Bruno Lion Heck na qualificatória da prova de Carabina de Ar com 623,8 pontos. - Rosane Ewald na qualificatória da prova de Carabina Deitado com 617,8 pontos. - Daniele Diógenes na final da prova de Pistola de Ar com 198,6 pontos. - Cassio Rippel na qualificatória da prova de Carabina Deitado com 630,6 pontos. Somente 5 atletas no mundo atingiram essa pontuação conseguida pelo atleta Cassio Rippel, em provas internacionais. Por: CBTE Postado pr Thom ErikSyrdahl Fonte  Site da CBTE

Jeffery secures Rio 2016 spot with gold at IPC Shooting World Cup

• By Liam Morgan
 
•  Friday, 18 September 2015

Britain’s Tim Jeffery secured his maiden International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup title as well as a Rio 2016 Paralympic quota place with an excellent performance in Sydney today.

Jeffery claimed the mixed 10 metres air rifle prone SH2 honours thanks to a total of 211.8, a mere 0.1 in front of nearest challenger Bradley Mark of Australia.

New Zealand’s Jason Eales did enough to seal the final place on the podium, which also gave him a ticket to Rio 2016.

“I knew I was capable of winning, but I didn’t think it would really happen,” 19-year-old Jeffrey said.

“That was my first gold medal and Rio will be my first Paralympics.

“It’s amazing.”

Eales was then part of the New Zealand team, alongside Michael Johnson and Phillip Skinner, which clinched R5 team gold with a score of 1894.

Slovenia were second as they managed 1891.7, while hosts Australia delighted the home crowd by capturing bronze.

European champion Veronika Vadovicova of Slovakia won the SH1 event with a total of 439.8 ©IPC Shooting/Twitter

Elsewhere, European champion Veronika Vadovicova of Slovakia continued her fruitful run of form by taking gold in the women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1 as her total of 439.8 was enough to beat South Korea’s Yunri Lee and Yaping Yan.

Abdulla Sultan Alaryani of the United Arab Emirates produced a dominant display to seal gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 event as he was able to oust South Korean duo Youngjip Shim and Jinhwa Jeon by racking up a score of 444.8.

Despite the disappointment of the individual competition, Shim and Jeon ensured they finished the day with gold as they teamed up with Jinho Park to secure the team crown on 3413, narrowly in front of the United Arab Emirates, who included SH1 50m rifle 3 positions champion Alaryani.

The event in the Australian city, which is the penultimate Paralympic qualifier, continues tomorrow with mixed 50m rifle prone SH1, men's 10m air pistol SH1, mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 and women's 10m air pistol SH1 competitions.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source - http://www.insidethegames.biz/

Latest countries secure places for Rio at shooting World Cup

17.09.2015Italy, Thailand and Brazil amongst those to secure quota spots at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia.



Chul Park, Juhee Lee and Ahn Kyounghee at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. © • IPC Shooting


By Jake Smith | For the IPC

South Korea set their second team world record at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday (17 September), as a host of other shooters secured qualification for their countries at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Chul Park, Juhee Lee and Ahn Kyounghee (1590) surpassed the eight-year-old P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) world record by five points, previously held by Russia.

Iran were the silver medallists with a final score of 1550 led by Sareh Javanmardidodmani in conjunction with Mahdi Zamanishurabi and Alieh Mahmoudikordkheli.

Chul Park (183.9) went on to win South Korea’s sixth gold medal of the meet in the individual P4, while China’s Chao Yang (180.5) settled for silver. Thailand’s Bordin Sornsriwichai (159.0) wrapped up the bronze and a place for his country in Rio.

Yang opened his finals campaign with a solid 31.4 in the opening series, but the lead soon switched to Park after the third series. The two shooters continued to tussle for the lead, but Park hung on to clinch the gold medal.

Brazilian Geraldo Rosenthal  was absolutely elated to find out he had secured a quota spot with a fifth-place finish, despite arriving late to the range and incurring a time penalty.

“I can’t believe it! It’s very special for me,” said an emotional Rosenthal. “I was a little bit disappointed that I was penalised two points for being 30 seconds late, but now that I got the quota it doesn’t matter! I don’t know how to celebrate; I think all I can do is cry.”

The quota spot is the second for the hosts of the 2016 Paralympics, with Debora Campos already securing a place.

South Korea filled their final Rio 2016 qualification quota thanks to Myungsoon Park.

The R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) was the most hotly contested event at the competition so far attracting a total of 53 shooters.

South Korea’s world champion Jinho Park and China’s Xiao Hong Bai’s fought their way through to the fight for gold.

It was Jinho Park (211.6) who came out on top to claim his second individual gold medal of the week. Bai (209.3) collected the silver, and Turkey’s Savas Ustun (188.4) rounded out the podium for bronze.

Ustun and Italian fourth-place finisher Massimo Croci both collected tickets to Rio for their respective nations. The women’s quota spot went to China’s Huan He.

The United Arab Emirates (1893.9) secured gold in the R3 team event with a team comprised of Abdullah Sultan Alayrani, Abdullah Saif Alayrani and Saif Alnuaimi. They were followed onto the podium by the Chinese trio of Bai, Dingchao Gou and Huan He (1884.7). South Korea (1879.2) were third with Jinho Park, Sunghcul Ju and Yunri Lee.

Competition continues on Friday (18 September) with R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1), R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) and R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1).

The World Cup in Sydney is the second and penultimate Paralympic qualifier of 2015 and runs until Saturday (19 September). The next and final qualifier will take place in Fort Benning, USA, between 3-7 November.

Live results are available at IPC Shooting website.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source - IPC Website

Atletas brasileiros presentes na Copa do Mundo do IPC em Sydney, Australia

Brasil leva mais um bronze e Geraldo Von Rosenthal assegura vaga para os Jogos do Rio-2016 na Copa do Mundo de tiro esportivo, em Sydney



O trio brasileiro formado por Geraldo Rosenthal, Debora Campos e Sergio Vida conquistou nesta quinta-feira, 17, o terceiro lugar na prova P4 (Pistola Livre – 50m) SH1 Misto por equipes. Eles garantiram a segunda medalha de bronze na competição, já que, há um dia, haviam terminado em terceiro na P3.

Ainda na prova P4, o atirador Geraldo Rosenthal marcou 516 pontos e ficou na quinta colocação. Com o resultado, o brasileiro assegurou sua vaga para os Jogos Paralímpicos do Rio-2016. ​”​Eu não acredito”, disse Geraldo, emocionado. “Eu estava um pouco chateado, pois fui penalizado com dois pontos por ter me atrasado 30 segundos, mas agora que eu conquistei a vaga, não importa. Eu não sei nem como comemorar. Eu acho que tudo o que eu posso fazer é chorar”.

O coordenador técnico da modalidade, Fernando Cardoso Jr., comentou o sentimento extravasado do atleta após o feito conquistado. “A emoção tomou conta do nosso campeão, afinal, há sete anos ele vem se comprometendo para atingir este objetivo. Lágrimas merecidas. Estamos todos contagiados de alegria com a conquista dele. Com certeza, estamos no caminho certo”, disse.

Na mesma prova, Debora Campos ficou em 13º lugar, com 475 pontos, e ,Sergio Vida, em 24º, com 439. Na R3 (Carabina de Ar 10m – deitado) SH1 Misto, Carlos Garletti terminou em 25º, com 623,4 pontos, atingindo o índice mínimo para os Jogos do ano que vem. Contudo, ainda não se garantiu na principal competição da modalidade. Geremias Soares, no 30º lugar com 621,2 pontos, e Helcio Perillo, em 42º com 613,5, fecharam a participação brasileira na prova.

A etapa da Copa do Mundo de tiro esportivo em Sydney conta com a participação de 150 atiradores de 34 países. Ela é a penúltima competição classificatória para os Jogos Paralímpicos do Rio-2016 e se estende até o dia 19 de setembro. A última será realizada em Fort Benning, nos Estados Unidos, de 3 a 7 de novembro.

ISSF Shotgun World Championship - medals, records, and Rio 2016 quotas wrap-up

ISSF World Championship Shotgun · Lonato, ITA

The 2015 ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Lonato, Italy, came to an end, today. 10 Rio 2016 Olympic Quotas were assigned during the championship. Host nation Italy finished atop of the medal standings.

Today's men's and men's junior Skeet finals concluded the 2015 ISSF Shotgun World Championship conducted in Lonato, Italy, from the 10th through the 17th of September.

The medals standings:

The host country, Italy, finished atop of the overall medal standings, with 4 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze medals (including individual, teams, senior and junior medals). The Russian Federation followed in second place with 11 medals (4 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze), while the United States of America took the third place - thanks to today's gold won by Vincent Hancock at the men's skeet final - with a total of 12 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze).

Medal standings - after 10 out of 10 events

R	Nation	Individual			Team			Total
		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	ITA	2	2	1	2	4	1	4	6	2	12
2	RUS	1	3		3	3	1	4	6	1	11
3	USA	2	3	2	2		3	4	3	5	12
4	GBR		1	1	2			2	1	1	4
4	SVK	2		1		1		2	1	1	4
6	CHN	2		1			2	2		3	5
7	FRA		1		1			1	1		2
8	ESP	1						1			1
9	FIN					2			2		2
10	AUS						1			1	1
10	BEL			1						1	1
10	CYP			1						1	1
10	IND						1			1	1
10	KUW			1						1	1
10	PRK			1						1	1
10	SMR						1			1	1
		10	10	10	10	10	10	20	20	20	60

Rio 2016 Quota places:

10 Rio 2016 Olympic quota places were assigned by the ISSF during the Championship, and were won by the following athletes for their countries.

Event	Name	Nat
Trap Men	MOTTET Maxime	BEL
	ALMUDHAF Khaled	KUW
Double Trap Men	KNEALE Tim	GBR
	ALAFASI Ahmad	KUW
Skeet Men	KHAN Mairaj Ahmad	IND
	BUCHHEIM Ralf	GER
Trap Women	TKACH Elena	RUS
	PAK Yong Hui	PRK
Skeet Women	JAHODOVA Libuse	CZE
	ELEFTHERIOU Andri	CYP

Records broken / equalled: 

Three world records were equalled during the championship, and a new record was established.

France's Anthony Terras equalled the 125-hit world record at today's skeet men competition, while Finland's Eetu Kallioinen equalled the men's junior skeet record of 124 hits.

Earlier this week the US Skeet Women team had equalled the 215-hit world record, and the US Junior Skeet Women team had established a new world record of 206 hits, shuttering the previous 204-hit record.

Medalists by Event - after 10 out of 10 events

Event	Date	Medal	Name	Nation
Trap Men	12 SEP 2015	Gold	VARGA Erik	SVK
		Silver	PELLIELO Giovanni	ITA
		Bronze	MOTTET Maxime	BEL
Double Trap Men	14 SEP 2015	Gold	MOSIN Vasily	RUS
		Silver	KNEALE Tim	GBR
		Bronze	ALAFASI Ahmad	KUW
Skeet Men	17 SEP 2015	Gold	HANCOCK Vincent	USA
		Silver	TERRAS Anthony	FRA
		Bronze	ROSSETTI Gabriele	ITA
Trap Women	11 SEP 2015	Gold	GALVEZ Fatima	ESP
		Silver	TKACH Elena	RUS
		Bronze	PAK Yong Hui	PRK
Skeet Women	13 SEP 2015	Gold	CRAFT Morgan	USA
		Silver	CONNOR Caitlin	USA
		Bronze	WEI Ning	CHN
Trap Men Junior	12 SEP 2015	Gold	PRAJ Filip	SVK
		Silver	MIOTTO Luca	ITA
		Bronze	DROBNY Adrian	SVK
Double Trap Men Junior	14 SEP 2015	Gold	HUANG Xiaomin	CHN
		Silver	FOKEEV Kirill	RUS
		Bronze	GORSUCH Conner James	GBR
Skeet Men Junior	17 SEP 2015	Gold	PALMUCCI Valerio	ITA
		Silver	JUNGMAN Phillip Russell	USA
		Bronze	VASILIOU Nicolas	CYP
Trap Women Junior	11 SEP 2015	Gold	IEZZI Alessia	ITA
		Silver	TUGOLUKOVA Yulia	RUS
		Bronze	RODITIS Ellie	USA
Skeet Women Junior	13 SEP 2015	Gold	CHE Yufei	CHN
		Silver	CARSON Sydney	USA
		Bronze	VIZZI Dania Jo	USA

Medalists by Event (Team) - after 10 out of 10 events

Event	Date	Medal	Name	Nation
Trap Men Team	12 SEP 2015	Gold	Russian Federation	RUS
		Silver	Italy	ITA
		Bronze	San Marino	SMR
Double Trap Men Team	14 SEP 2015	Gold	Great Britain	GBR
		Silver	Russian Federation	RUS
		Bronze	India	IND
Skeet Men Team	17 SEP 2015	Gold	France	FRA
		Silver	Italy	ITA
		Bronze	United States of America	USA
Trap Women Team	11 SEP 2015	Gold	Great Britain	GBR
		Silver	Finland	FIN
		Bronze	Russian Federation	RUS
Skeet Women Team	13 SEP 2015	Gold	United States of America	USA
		Silver	Italy	ITA
		Bronze	People's Republic of China	CHN
Trap Men Junior Team	12 SEP 2015	Gold	Russian Federation	RUS
		Silver	Slovakia	SVK
		Bronze	Australia	AUS
Double Trap Men Junior Team	14 SEP 2015	Gold	Italy	ITA
		Silver	Russian Federation	RUS
		Bronze	People's Republic of China	CHN
Skeet Men Junior Team	17 SEP 2015	Gold	Italy	ITA
		Silver	Finland	FIN
		Bronze	United States of America	USA
Trap Women Junior Team	11 SEP 2015	Gold	Russian Federation	RUS
		Silver	Italy	ITA
		Bronze	United States of America	USA
Skeet Women Junior Team	13 SEP 2015	Gold	United States of America	USA
		Silver	Russian Federation	RUS
		Bronze	Italy	ITA

Marco Dalla Dea

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source - ISSF Website