First time Para trap discipline will be included alongside rifle and pistol events
World Shooting Para
Sport has announced that Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host its
third straight World Cup from 22-27 March 2018.
The competition will be the first World Cup of the
year and is a crucial opportunity for athletes to fine-tune themselves ahead of
the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju, South Korea. In
particular, the 2018 Al Ain World Cup will be the last chance for shooters to
earn valuable MQS (minimum qualifying score) points in 25m and 50m events
towards the 2018 Worlds.
While athletes will focus on preparing for Cheongju,
the World Cup is also a step forward in the development of Para trap, which was
officially added to World Shooting Para Sport in May 2017. It will be the first
competition to feature the shotgun discipline alongside rifle and pistol
events.
Tyler Anderson, World Shooting Para Sport Manager, said: “We are excited
to return to the shooting ranges
in Al Ain. The local organising committee did an excellent job hosting the
World Cups the last two years, and I have no doubt they will give the athletes
another fantastic experience as they gear up for the 2018 World Championships.
“We are especially thrilled to take advantage of Al
Ain’s world-class shotgun range. With Para trap now part of the federation’s
family, it is important we continue integrating the discipline into our events
and give athletes as many opportunities to compete.”
Al Ain hosted the first competition of 2017 in
February, and saw multiple world records set as a new finals format made its
debut in the single position events. Finals now consist of two five shot series
instead of a three shot series, upping the total number of shots from 20 to 24.
The competition was followed by a Grand Prix in
Szczecin, Poland; and three more World Cups in Lonato, Italy; Osijek, Croatia;
and recently Bangkok, Thailand.
The World Cup in Lonato was the first for Para trap
alone, and took place in September.
The 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World
Championships will take place from 1-12 May. Around 300 shooters from 60
countries will take their first chance to grab quota places for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
"With Para trap now part of the federation’s family, it is important we continue integrating the discipline into our events and give athletes as many opportunities to compete”
"With Para trap now part of the federation’s family, it is important we continue integrating the discipline into our events and give athletes as many opportunities to compete”
More information on the 2018 Al
Ain World Cup can be found at World Shooting Para Sport’s website.
Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl.
Source: - https://www.paralympic.org/news/shooting-world-cup-returns-al-ain-2018
Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl.
Source: - https://www.paralympic.org/news/shooting-world-cup-returns-al-ain-2018
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