Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 36 - Para trap becomes official shooting discipline

By IPCShooting Para sport continued its strong growth ahead of Tokyo 2020

The year was filled with plenty of good news for shooting Para sport.

The sport’s international federation welcomed a new discipline to its family. Then later in the year, they celebrated the addition of another medal event into the next Paralympic Games programme.

Both were milestones for the sport and mark No. 36 in the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Top 50 Moments of 2017.

In May, World Shooting Para Sport announced that Para trap had become an official discipline following the IPC’s Governing Board’s approval, and tt did not take long to get things moving.

In 2017 alone, Para trap saw its first World Cup held in Lonato, Italy, which was just a step forward in further integrating the discipline into World Shooting Para Sport events.

A lot of pieces had to fit into place to make that World Cup happen, such as having a scoring system. And before that World Cup, World Shooting Para Sport expanded its partnership with electronic scoring systems provider SIUS to include the discipline. The news meant fans were able to follow live results from Lonato.

While the sport looks to continue building the shotgun discipline, it was also able to get another medal event into the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games programme, more good news not only for the federation but the athletes who have been competing in R9 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH2).

The final medal event programme for Tokyo 2020 was revealed in early September, with shooting among the sports to receive more medal events after failed attempts previously. And the announcement came ahead of the Osijek World Cup in Croatia, giving athletes a newfound motivation.

“World Shooting Para Sport Manager Tyler Anderson said. “We saw our rifle programme expand as we added R9 to the Paralympic programme. This is a huge win for us, especially our SH2 shooters. Our shooting family is more complete as we successfully incorporated Para trap into our organisation and have applied for 2024 Paralympic inclusion. We now turn our sights to two World Championships in 2018 and the qualification pathway to Tokyo. We are optimistic and eager to continue our positive momentum in 2018 here at World Shooting Para Sport.”

The countdown of the IPC’s Top 50 Moments continues until 31 December.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - https://www.paralympic.org/news

Job opening: Danish Shooting Union is looking for a national rifle coach

A high level of technical knowledge is required, as long as a good level of preparation in the physical and mental training.

The Danish Shooting Union is currently looking for a national rifle coach who could work step-by-step focusing on the development of the athletes.

Required qualifications:

• You are a high-level coach who works with the development of the whole athlete, both physical, technical and mental development but also good diet and that the athletes have a good environment around her/his shooting with the club, family, friends and education/work and so on;
• You have experience working with world class athletes;
• You have a high level of education as a rifle coach;
• You have good cooperation skills;
• You are clear in communications.

The job is fulltime and it involves:

• In cooperation with the sport manager, leading the development of the rifle athletes;
• Working with each athlete’s individual development plan and together with the athlete keeping the plan updated;
• Daily training with the athletes in Herning;
• National and international training camps with Team Denmark athletes;
• Being the responsible coach for rifle during international competitions;
• Close cooperation with the sports leader group around operation and development tasks;
• Working in a professionally driven elite section but at the same time understanding the democratic background of Danish Shooting Union.

We offer:

• An exciting challenge to work with world class athletes where you have the possibility to affect and develop your own working environment and to develop Danish shooting sport;
• A professional elite section with a young sports leader group that all work together to achieve the same goal: our athletes winning medals at the European Championship, World Championship and Olympic Games;
• The place for daily work is Herning, but there will also be camps and competitions with the team around the world. We can also be open for other solutions regarding workplace and the level of worktime for the right competence.

The position is expected to be occupied from January 1st, 2018 or as soon as possible after that.

Please send your application letter, resume and other attachments to sports manager Linda Andersson via email: linda.andersson@skytteunion.dk within December 3rd, 2017.  Interviews are planned to be in Brøndby from the 15th to the 19th of December. For any further questions please contact Linda via email or phone +45 21 66 50 13.

 

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15th ISSF Championship Organizers Workshop kicks-off in Munich

More than 90 delegates - including representatives of 41 Organizing Committees - meet at the annual ISSF Workshop to share experiences and best practices in several organizational areas.

The 15th ISSF Championship Organizers Workshop opened in Munich, Germany, where the meeting is held on the 17 and 18 of November 2017. 

Representatives of 41 ISSF Championship Organizing Committees meet here 36 ISSF Officials and 13 representatives of cooperating organizations, in a two-days workshop where knowledge and expertise in various organizational areas are shared between the participants. 

ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber welcomed the participants in behalf of ISSF and of ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña, today. 

“The Workshop is at its 15th edition. Through the years, it became a very important tool to prepare our championship and to share best practices.”

“We hope that you will bring back home new ideas on how to conduct a successful competition. Organizational matters, communications and marketing activities, sustainability projects, field of play look and feel… we are going to hear presentations on several important topics throughout these two days. Our aim is to support our Organizing Committees, and to keep on improving the quality of our championships from year to year.” 

ISSF Vice-President Gary Anderson - the ISSF Championship Organizers Workshop director - welcomed the participants, while opening the workshop with a detailed analysis of the 2017 ISSF Championships, this morning. 

“We are happy that Organizers from 2017, 2018 and 2019 ISSF Championships are participating and sharing their experiences. The first workshop took place in 2003, and 14 years later we have 42 representatives from 41 Championship Organizers, and a total of over 90 participants.” 

“We are all here to work together, to make our sport’s championships better for our athletes and for all our stakeholders, as our championships program keeps on evolving with the introduction of new events and new competitions.”

During the workshop, delegates will receive several presentations in the fields of sustainability and environmental initiatives; scheduling; victory ceremonies organization; jury policies, duties and responsibility; ISSF TV and communications programs; venue planning; equipment control; qualification procedures; anti-doping activities. 

Furthermore, ISSF officials and experts will update Organizers on rules and conduction procedures of the new Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun Mixed Team events that were recently approved by ISSF and the IOC for introduction in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic’s Program. 

Marco Dalla Dea

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NRAI OFFICIAL SINGH SELECTED FOR ISSF MUNICH WORKSHOP

Pune Mirror | Updated: Nov 14, 2017, 02.30 AM IST

Pawan Singh, joint secretary general of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and co-founder of Gun for Glory (GFG) Shooting Academy, has been selected for the special instructors’ workshop organised by International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) to be held in Munich, Germany, on November 14-16.

Singh, who was recently appointed the ‘competitions manager’ for the Shooting World Cup Final is selected as ‘A’ licensed jury along with six other shooting stalwarts from across the globe. He is the first from India to be selected for this workshop and also the youngest jury member. All the candidates got participation confirmation for the workshop from ISSF in April.

¨I am overwhelmed by this opportunity; it is like receiving a ‘lifetime achievement award’. It is indeed a great platform to gain learning experience and exchange views and expertise on the sport. I am glad to be the one representing India at such a forum. Lastly, I would like to thank NRAI and Franz Schreiber, secretary general, ISSF for singing official letter of such once in a lifetime chance,” expressed Singh jubilantly.

Peter Underhill, chairman of the judges committee, identified Singh for his good leadership qualities, communication and personal skills. He felt that Singh has the potential to be an instructor in the rifle and pistol disciplines. Also, Schreiber mentioned in letter that Singh is an asset to both NRAI and ISSF.

ISSF started this initiative last year with a motive to uplift instructor and judging standards.

Instructors’ workshop is an excellent opportunity for development of shooting as sport, especially in the vital aspect of training judges and maintaining and raising officiating standards. The workshop is designed to be a learning experience where interaction, debate and discussion is encouraged so that participants gain maximum value from it.

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Three Buenos Aires 2018 quota places for Oceania delivered in Gold Coast

The slots were awarded to three Australian shooters. No quota was delivered in the men’s 10m Air Pistol event, as none of the participants finished above the MQS of 540 points.

The 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Federation and Oceania Shooting Federation Championship took place in Gold Coast (AUS) from October 28th to November 8th.

During the competition, 18 shooters aged 17-or-below battled for the four Youth Olympic Games quota places up for grabs, representing two countries: Australia and New Zealand.

According to the rules, only three of the slots at stake were awarded, as none of the 10m Air Pistol Men participants finished above the MQS of 540 points.

The winners of the quota places are:

• Alex Chresten Hoberg of Australia in the men’s 10m Air Rifle event;
• Victoria Michelle Venning Rossiter of Australia in the women’s 10m Air Rifle event;
• Olivia Kate Erickson of Australia in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event.

The CSF and OCF Championship is the third competition that delivers YOG quota places after the 2017 African Championship in Cairo (EGY) and the 2017 European Championship in Baku (AZE).

The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games will take place in Buenos Aires from October 6th to October 18th.

Live results, news and updates about Buenos Aires 2018 and all the ISSF competitions will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on the Federation’s social media profiles and channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.

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Anna Korakaki and Federico Gil selected as Athlete Role Models for Buenos Aires 2018

Anna Korakaki         and           Federico Gil 

The two shooters were selected by the International Shooting Sport Federation to support and mentor the young athletes that will participate in the 3rd Youth Olympic Games, taking place in the Argentinian capital city from the 6th to the 18th of October 2018.

The International Olympic Committee revealed 25 of the 50 Athlete Role Models who will gather in Buenos Aires (ARG) in October 2018, to support the next generation of young athletes competing in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Among them, the International Shooting Sport Federation selected Argentina’s 29-year-old Federico Gil and Greece’s 21-year-old Anna Korakaki.

Both athletes will be on hand for a minimum of five days, playing a key role in mentoring the young shooters that will be participating in the Games. Korakaki and Gil will also be accessible to the athletes in the Youth Olympic Village and during a series of activities and workshops, focusing on areas such as skills development, careers advice, how to lead healthy lifestyles and the Olympic values.

During the competition, ARMs will stay behind the scenes, being available for informal chats in a specially created lounge that will be open to all participants. Fans of the YOG will also have the opportunity to ask their questions directly to Gil and Korakaki during informal chat sessions on the Olympic Channel and on wider social media platforms.

The main goal behind the ARM programme is to enable them to share their experiences and inspire the athletes to be the best they can be both on and off the field of play. Athlete feedback from previous YOG editions have shown that the ARM programme is consistently ranked highly in athletes’ experience. Young athletes are inspired by these models, not only to perform at their best, but also to become positive role models themselves.

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Federico Gil made his Olympic debut at Rio 2016, where he finished in 27th place in the men’s Skeet event, while he claimed his first ISSF World Cup Gold at this year’s competition in Larnaka (CYP).

Anna Korakaki, instead, is a former YOG athlete, as she placed 4th in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at Nanjing 2014. The Greek athlete shined bright at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, taking Bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol and Gold in the women’s 25m Pistol.

The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games will take place in Buenos Aires from October 6th to October 18th.

Marco Vettoretti


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Source: - ISSF Website

ISSF Industry meeting held in Munich (GER)

7-11-2017

Following yesterday’s ISSF Executive Committee meeting, ISSF authorities welcomed 40 shooting sport industry representatives from 31 companies in Munich today, in an effort to involve this important group of stakeholders in the ongoing developments of the sport.

The second ISSF Industry meeting of the year was held in Munich, Germany, today. The meeting was part of an increasing ISSF effort to encourage communication and cooperation between ISSF and its stakeholders. 

The industry representatives met ISSF President Olegario Vázquez Raña, Secretary General Franz Schreiber, Vice Presidents Gary Anderson and Wang Yifu, and ISSF Executive Committee members, at the Hilton Park Hotel this morning. 

The meeting was opened by a welcome speech of ISSF President Olegario Vázquez Raña, followed by report from Mr. Gary Anderson on the 2016 ISSF achievement. His report emphasized  participation, universality, geographical spread and media exposure of the sport. 

Decisions and proposals decided yesterday by the ISSF Executive Committee were reported to the participants, with a focus on key areas involving manufacturers and suppliers. The ISSF Forum 2024 - an inclusive online platform aiming at boosting communication among shooting sport stakeholders - was introduced to the participants, and it will be launched in the next months. 

Furthermore, industry representatives were provided important information on ISSF equipment control and sustainability programs, updates on the 52nd ISSF World Championship in All Events in Changwon (that will boost 53 individual events and 53 team events), as well as details on forthcoming ISSF governance activities and on ISSF Championships calendar proposals. 

“The cooperation between the ISSF and the shooting sport Industry has always been positive, with mutual respect and understanding of our respective roles. This meeting proves this once again.” ISSF President Olegario Vázquez Raña said. 

“Today’s presentations started some positive and constructive exchanges of opinions. This was our aim: sharing ideas. I would very much like this collaboration to continue, and I support the industry’s recommendation that a permanent ISSF Industry Committee be formed.” 

“We are entering a new era for the shooting sport. Yesterday, our Executive Committee made several decisions to further open up our competitions and to develop our Championships calendar. Shooting is an universal sport, and we are working at every level to make it even more inclusive and popular, starting from grassroots up to the Masters. We want all our stakeholders to be involved in the process. All positive inputs are welcome, to make our sport stronger.” 

Marco Dalla Dea

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ISSF Executive Committee met in Munich (GER)

Championships calendar reorganization, rules, gender equality implementation, Tokyo 2020 quota place allocation and stakeholders inclusion were at the heart of the meeting.

 The ISSF Executive Committee met in Munich, Germany, yesterday, 6 November 2017. The Committee voted and approved several important agenda points related to championships reorganization, rules, stakeholders inclusion, gender equality and Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota places allocation. 

ISSF Championships calendar reorganization 

The ISSF Executive Committee unanimously decided to reorganize the World Cup Final calendar, holding the competition once every two years, to not conflict with the Olympic Games and the World Championship. The ISSF Technical Committee will review the qualification process for the Finals during their next meetings. 

At the same time, the Executive Committee approved the possibility for ISSF Championships Organizers to schedule Grand-Prix competitions in non-Olympic events within the frame of ISSF World Cup and ISSF Junior World Cup stages. Detailed rules will be published soon. 

The proposal of the German Shooting Federation (DSB) to organize a World Master shooting  Championship was also given the green light. 

These moves fall in the context of a wider reorganization of the ISSF Championships calendar, which was proposed by the Executive Committee at their meeting in March 2016. 

With the aim to rationalize the yearly competition's schedule, a new Championships calendar will be proposed to the ISSF General Assembly in November 2018. This proposal includes World Championships every two years and Junior World Championships every two years. In every four-year Olympic cycle there will be one world championship each year. This response to requests from ISSF Member Federations and stakeholders, and at the same time would improve media exposure for the sport and ease marketing activities both at international and national level.

ISSF Forum 2024: new discussion platform for stakeholders moves forward

Following a decision was taken by the 2017 ISSF Extraordinary General Assembly, the Executive Committee reviewed the implementation of the ISSF Forum 2024, an inclusive forum that will serve as a platform of discussion, information, and feedback among ISSF bodies and stakeholders. The forum will start-off as an online tool, which will be released in the next months. The forum will be moderated by Executive Committee member Robert Mitchell. Further details will be published on www.issf-sports.org 

ISSF Rules: mixed teams rules and equal numbers of shots for men and women

After a comprehensive report from ISSF Technical Committee chairman Mr. Joerg Brokamp, and a presentation delivered by ISSF Vice President Gary Anderson, the Executive Committee agreed to recommend a series of ISSF rules changes, which will be forwarded to the ISSF Administrative Council for final approval. 

The recommendation includes final rules for the new Mixed Team events that will feature continuous elimination formats. These events were approved by the ISSF and the IOC for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games shooting program.  

The Executive Committee, after almost a year of discussion and analysis, decided to recommend that the number of shots/targets in men’s and women’s events be equalized. This decision will increase the number of shots/targets in women’s events.

Tokyo 2020 Quota Rules

The ISSF Executive Committee revised the proposed rules for allocating Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota places, which will be forwarded to the IOC for their final approval. This is expected to happen in February 2018. 

The ISSF aims to achieve full gender equality - both in terms of events and quota places. In Tokyo, there will be 180 men and 180 women, participating in 3 Mixed Team, and 6 men’s and 6 women’s individual events. 

According to the proposed rule, quota place allocation will start from the 2018 ISSF World Championship to be held in in Changwon (KOR) from the 31st of August through the 14th of September. The proposed process also includes some quota places to be assigned through world rankings. 

Full details of the allocation process will be published as soon as a final decision on the matter is received from the IOC. 

2018 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Malta 

The ISSF Executive Committee received a report on the ongoing preparations for the 2018 ISSF Shotgun World Cup stage in Malta, where a new shooting complex is being built. Even if the construction of the venue experienced some delays, both the Organizing Committee and the ISSF Technical Delegate for the competition have assured the ISSF that the preparations will be completed according to the schedule. The range will be finished in March 2018, in time to be tested and host the competition from 5 to 15 of June 2018. The Executive Committee, therefore, confirmed the allocation of the World Cup Stage. 

ISSF President: “these decisions will strengthen the shooting sports family”

“Thank you very much for the positive work we conducted here today,” the ISSF President Olegario Vázquez Raña said in his closing remarks. “I feel very happy that this meeting was working in favor of shooting sport. We are moving forward some important steps, ensuring gender equality, rationalizing our championships program, and responding to our stakeholders, in order to strengthen the shooting sports family.”  

Marco Dalla Dea

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Source: - ISSF Website

FELIPE WU VÊ SANTA CATARINA COMO REFERÊNCIA NO TIRO

Wu considera que a elite da modalidade é em SCNilton Wolff

Um dos destaques dos 57º Jogos Abertos de Santa Catarina é o medalhista Felipe de Almeida Wu, de 25 anos. O atirador que compete pelo quarto ano por Chapecó ficou com a prata nos Jogos Olímpicos do Rio, na prova de pistola de ar 10 metros. A diferença entre ele o vietnamita Xuan Ving Pang foi de apenas 0,3 ponto, em disputa acirrada, ponto a ponto, desde a fase classificatória.

Natural de São Paulo, Wu veio para Santa Catarina a convite de Joinville, quando tinha 15 anos, mas somente a partir de 2004 pode competir nos Jasc em razão da idade mínima permitida. De lá para cá foram inúmeras medalhas de ouro, prata e bronze pelos dois municípios. A decisão de se filiar à Federação Catarinense Esportiva de Tiro e Caça foi por considerar que a elite da modalidade é no Estado. “O meu principal objetivo sempre foi disputar uma Olimpíada e, se possível, conquistar uma medalha.

Felipe Wu compete nos Jasc desde 2004

Wu disse que, depois das duas medalhas de ouro na Copa do Mundo em 2016, apostava num bom desempenho nos Jogos do Rio. Tanto assim que, na fase classificatória para a Olimpíada, terminou ficou em sétimo entre oito finalistas. “Mesmo estando entre os melhores do mundo tive certeza de que ganharia uma medalha”. Ele entrou para a história porque o Brasil não subia ao pódio na modalidade desde a Antuérpia, em 1920.

Os Jasc são uma promoção do Governo de Santa Catarina, por intermédio da Fesporte em parceria com a prefeitura e Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional de Lages.

Escrito por  Heron Queiroz

Orlando Pereira

Fesporte

Postado por Thom Erik Syrdahl

Fonte: - http://www.fesporte.sc.gov.br/eventos/jasc/item/2634-felipe-wu-ve-sc-como-referencia-no-tiro

Shooting confirmed on sports program of the Olympic Games 2024

Shooting sport will be part of Paris 2024, the 131st IOC Session in Lima decided.
12.10.2017

The 131st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lima - on proposal of the IOC Executive Board - has confirmed the place of Shooting in the sports programme of the Olympic Games 2024. 

The ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña received a letter from the IOC President Thomas Bach officially stating the decision. 

“The IOC thanks you for the ongoing partnership we share in the planning and delivery of the Olympic Games, and your ongoing focus on your sport and athletes.” The IOC President’s letter reads. “The IOC looks forward to our continued collaboration with regard to the preparation for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the first steps towards our shared goals for the Olympic Games 2024.”

The ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña said:

“We are honored to learn that Shooting will be part of the sports programme of Paris 2024. Shooting has been part of the modern Olympic Games since the very first edition, and we are committed to being a trusted partner for the IOC in the delivery of the next Games.”

“We are a traditional and universal sport, constantly looking forward to the future,” added Mr. Vazquez Raña. “In these years, we have been working to update our competition formats and our finals, in order to attract new athletes and appeal international audiences. Rio 2016 has been a true milestone for our sport. But we did not stop there.”

“ISSF and the Shooting sport keep on evolving on the road to Tokyo 2020 - and now Paris 2024 - with the introduction of new Mixed Team events and further updates to our rules, aiming to accomplish gender equality and to further spread our sport at grassroots level.”

The IOC and the ISSF will undergo detailed discussions regarding the events programme, athlete quotas and venue planning. 

“We are looking forward to an inclusive decision process within our Federation while moving the next steps, involving the whole Shooting sport family in the discussion,” Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña concluded.

ISSF Press Office

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