Guadalajara is about to host the inaugural stage of the 2018 ISSF World Cup Series

ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · Guadalajara, MEX

The first competition of the season will kick off on March 1st in Guadalajara, opening the 2018 shooting sport season and delivering the first 15 gold medals of the season in the three disciplines.

The wait is over: the 2018 ISSF Season is about to start. Everything is set in Guadalajara (MEX) for the first stage of the 2018 ISSF World Cup Series, which will take place from the 1st to the 12th of March.

The competition will see 404 shooters compete in the three disciplines – Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun – representing 50 National Olympic Committees and piling up 594 starts. Events will be contested in two separate venues: the airgun events at the CODE Paradero; while the 25m, 50m and shotgun events at the Club Cinegetico Jalisciense.

It will be the twelfth ISSF World Cup stage held in Mexico after the seven hosted by Mexico City from 1986 to 1992, and the four held in Acapulco in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017. 

Here’s the detailed schedule of the 15 finals:

Saturday, March 3rd

10m Air Pistol Men at 11:15 am (UTC-6:00)

10m Air Rifle Women at 1:15 pm

Sunday, March 4th

10m Air Rifle Men at 11:15 am

10m Air Pistol Women at 1:15 pm

Monday, March 5th

10m Air Rifle Mixed Team at 10:45 am

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team at 12:15 pm

Trap Women at 4:00 pm

Tuesday, March 6th

Trap Men at 5:00 pm

Wednesday, March 7th

Trap Mixed Team at 3:30 pm

Thursday, March 8th

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women at 12:45 pm

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men at 2:30 pm

Saturday, March 10th

25m Pistol Women at 12:30 pm

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men at 2:15 pm

Skeet Women at 5:00 pm

Sunday, March 11th

Skeet Men at 5:00 pm

After Guadalajara, the 2018 ISSF World Cup Series will travel to Changwon (KOR), Fort Benning (USA), Munich (GER), Siggiewi (MLT) and Tucson (USA).

Most of the finals will be streamed live on three different platforms: the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channeland on its Facebook page.

While live scores, news and updates will be available on issf-sports.org and on the Federation’s social media profiles: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube; plus Weibo and Youku for the Chinese audience.

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GYÖR IS YUSUF DIKEC’S FAVOURITE RANGE MEDAL AND CELINE GOBERVILLE HANDLED THE PRESSURE BEST

In the Air Pistol Men Turkish Yusuf Dikec made the same thing than two years ago here in Györ. He won the European Championship.

There is an anecdote: who rushes a lot in the beginning will be tiered before finish line. It means that if you use all your power and strength, you do not have a power and strength enough when you need it during the critical steps before the finish line.

I don’t know does it suit well to shooting but some way it described the situation in the 10m Air Pistol Men Final. The athletes who received the place to the finals were following: Artem Chernousov (RUS) 584, Joao Costa (POR) 584, Yusuf Dikec (TUR) 583, Samuil Donkov (BUL) 582,

Anton Gourianov (RUS) 581, Oleh Omelchuk (UKR) 580, Giuseppe Giordano (ITA)579, and Pablo Carrera (ESP) 579.

Young Artem Chernousov made his despite in the Seniors competition level. In Juniors he had a lot of success and he who surely thirsty and eager to show his skills to more experienced athletes. He led with Anton Gourianov the first half of the final. But then after 18th shot ”the Turkish Tiger” Yusuf Dikec.

Step forward with excellent hits (10.8, 10.6, 10.3, 10.8). The game was over and he kept Chernousov and Joao ”King” Costa behind him. Last time when Dikec had won European Championship happened two years ago just here in Györ. Györ looks to be Dikec’s favorite range.

Artem Chernousov won silver and competed hard from the gold. The Match was over during the second last shots when Chernousov had his weak moment in those two shots 9.8, 9.9. Anyway we will read from the debutant Chernousov soon, Im sure. He was quite familiar among the older athletes. The Gold medal result was 241.6 which is Equal European record. Chernousov’s silver result was 239.8 and Costa’s bronze needed 218.8 results.

CELINE GOBERVILLE HANDLED THE PRESSURE BEST

The last individual competitions were competed in Györ on Saturday. In turn there were 10m Air Pistol for Women and Men. Also Running Target juniors finished their ”job” today.

The first pistol event was 10m Air Pistol Women, in which 73 athletes participated. The familiar names ruled the Qualification: The best of Qualification was Ukrainian Olena Kostevych (583). Serbian Zorana Arunovic was second – two points behind Kostevych (581). Third was multi winner and medalist Anna Korakaki (579) from Greece. Russian Vitalina Batsarashkina (576), French Celine Goberville (573), Belarusian Viktoria Chaika (572), Serbian Bobana Momcilovic Velickovic (572) were also achieved the place for finals. The last finals place took experienced Maria Grozdeva (571) who had most of inner ten among five other athletes. Grozdeva shot 17 inner tens, one more than Russian Margarita Lomova.

When looking at the finals starting list it seemed to come very interesting final. And so it was. Serbian Momcilovic started strongly 50.3 and she took the lead after the first 5 shots. French Celine Goberville answered for Momcilovic and took now the the lead after 10 shots by shooting ”good tens” and in to the 11th shot was 10.8. Behind Goberville Serbians had taken the next two places. Goberville continue her strong shooting and she was on the top after 15th shots. Then she had 9.5 and 9.8 hits and then used Momcilovic her possibility by shooting 10.9 and 10.6 and she took the lead only with 0.2 difference before Arunovic. Goberville drop to third place but she was only 0.5 behind leader.

During the next shots (19th shot) Goberville was still leading with 0.5 advance to Arunovic. Then it was Arunovic turn to attack and go to top place. The difference of Arunovic was now only 0.2 after 20th shot. Arunovic shot 10.1 and 10.6.

Shot number 21: Arunovic hits 9.2 and Goberville 9.4. Next shot brings to both excellent 10.7 – situation still equal. Two shot left! What do they do? Goberville hits 10.4 and Arunovic 9.2 and when the last shot gives result 8.9 and Arunovic shoots 9.7 we saw a new European Champion – Celine Goberville from France.

Behind the main drama Bobana Momcilovic takes the bronze. Goberville’s gold result was 240.2 and silver result 239.8. The bronze medal was won by the result of 219.0.

“The final included deep pressure and it was very tight. I could handle anyway the pressure well and it was a good final for me. Feelings are incredible now and I was nearly to lose my faith but some way I collected my emotions and stayed cal. That was ever so hard final”, sighed the new European Champion Celine Goberville.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.



Risto Aarrekivi

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Two new European Champions, Wladimir Maslennikov from Russia with a new recors, and Stine Nielsen from Denmark

VLADIMIR MASLENNIKOV: GOLD AGAIN WITH NEW WORLD AND EUROPEAN RECORD!

We must admit that there is something magic in the air when Russian Vladimir Maslennikov shoots.

Calm and sharp without any extra tricks. When he got his machine warm he was superior, his advance was already 3.2 points. His start was not perfect and Norwegian Henrik Larsen took first the lead after 5 first shots. After next five shots Croatian Petar Gorsa lead but only with 0.1 point.

The rest we can say was history; We can nearly say that Maslennikov did what he wanted and the other did what was able to do. When the second Competition Stage (elimination shots) started he did not give any possibilities to pass him. He shot even two times 10.9.

When there was still one shot to go the announcer told to audience that Maslennikov has now a great possibility to make a new world record (set by his teammate Sergey Kamenskiy 250.9). And what he did, he shot 9.6 – and made a new record with the difference of 0.1. The finish was like a dot over the “i”. Maslennikov renewed his last year (Maribor 2017) European 



Danish Stine Nielsen is the new European Championship in 10m Air Rifle

Stine Nielsen is an excellent and experienced athlete. She had won one WC Competition, been on podium but still, this was her first European Championship. Last year she was in Maribor second.

Stine Nielsen made excellent work during the whole final, she was not so superior as Maslennikov in men’s competition but her shooting was very assured. Nielsen could find somewhere a turbo when it was needed and let not others results to disturb herself.

“Of course it is nervous to shoot in a final and under a hard pressure, but that is why you are training. Of course, I’m very happy. The dream came true”, explained new European Champion.



If this was an emotion moment for Nielsen, it was also for Katarzyna Komorowska (POL) and Manon Smeets from Nederland. Komorowska (248.7) shot finally silver only 0.4 behind Nielsen and Smeets was on the bronze podium. These podium places were their first podium places in her international careers.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi



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No shooting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth games federation CEO David Grevemberg has crushed the hopes of ISSF and NRAI by clarifying that shooting will not feature in the 2022 CWG games. The big blow to aspiring Indian shooters came after commonwealth nations collectively decided against it as Grevemberg claimed.

The Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), as well a Union sports minister and Olympic silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, have all been sweating hard to include shooting as a sport in the Commonwealth Games. However, it doesn’t seem to happen in the upcoming 2022 edition that is held in Birmingham, after Grevemberg issued a statement recently where he clarified it by stating that the sport of shooting was merely ‘optional’.

“Shooting will not feature at the 2022 CWG and the CGF has awarded the Games supporting these plans,” Grevemberg wrote in a letter to the Commonwealth Games Association.

Grevemberg stressed that the decision to exclude the sport was not his alone and the “entire commonwealth of nations” stood by it. The Birmingham games’ organizing committee has chosen the sports of table tennis, judo, gymnastics, wrestling, cycling, diving and 3-v-3 basketball as the selected seven optional sports to feature as part of the 2022 games.

“Birmingham is a diverse and dynamic city that has proposed an inspiring and inclusive event for 2022, and in record time. We know that they considered all optional sports carefully, but a final decision was reached,” added Grevemberg in his letter.

Shooting has been a sport in which India have always enjoyed success, with the likes of sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Abhinav Bindra, and Gagan Narang amongst others claiming medals. Grevemberg was not oblivious of it and understood the disappointment. He even sympathized with India, without specifying the country’s name, by highlighting in the letter, “a particular country has enjoyed medal success in this sport historically”.

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FIRST WORLD AND EUROPEAN RECORD IN GYÖR

Junior Women started their job in 10m Air Rifle in Györ and the result of the Qualification was not more or less than Qualification World and European record.

The record breaker was Serbian Marija Malic whose result was 625.7. Excellent start for her! The qualification was very strict while Malic won the qualification only with 0.1 point before Russian Daria Boldinova 625.6. Third was Danish Stephanie Grundsoee (625.4). Russian Federation managed to get three athletes into the finals while Tatiana Kharkova was fourth and Anastasiia Dereviagina sixth. German Anna Janssen, Jeanette Duestad and Italian Sofia Benetti were the rest athletes who managed to have the finals places.

Anna Janssen ruled her nerves best

The final of the 10m Air Pistol Women Junior was as excellent show as the YOG competition on Sunday. The young athletes made marvelous hits and I can say that it was one of the most amusing finals I ever saw.

In the beginning of the final German Anna Janssen was leading after 15 shots. Then it looked that the final will be the duel of Russian Dereviagina and Kharkova, but then Anna Janssen rushed back to lead by shooting 10.6 and 10.9. The rest was history and Anna Janssen was finally crowned as the European Champion with new European record (250.3). Dereviagina couldn’t push Janssen from even she shot also well (10.7, 10.6, 10.9 etc) while among the excellent shot belonged also one 9.9 and that hit was too much.

“When the final started I was very nervous and I was not at all sure what will happen but finally I handled my nerves quite well. I was not satisfied for my qualification shooting and it made me nervous to the finals. My technique was not good. I returned back to my usual rhythm at the finals”, explained the new European record holder and champion her competition. “I have been competed already in many international competitions and also in finals, so this was not so unusual but still I was very nervous”.

Sixteen years old Anna Janssen is aiming to World Championships and to the Olympics, perhaps we see her on the podium in 2024 Olympics.

The new European record is now 250.3 made by German Anna Janssen, the silver medalist is Anastasiia Dereviagina (249.2) from Russian Federation and bronze medal travels to Serbia with Marija Malic (226.8) who arouse finally on the podium after excellent shooting and battle against Russian Tatiana Kharkova.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi

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Source: http://esc-shooting.org/news/read/first_world_and_european_record_in_gy__r-347/

In the Air Rifle Youth Competition for Men and Women, Maximillian from Germany and Anastasiia from Russia, both won the gold medal

MAXIMILLIAN MADE MAXIMUM

Sunday’s second competition and final was the 10m Air Rifle Men Youth. It was an excellent shooting show from young athletes. It looked quite long time that the winner would be the Russian Grigorii Shamakov but in the last competition shot German Maximillian Ulbrich made an excellent 10.4 hit when Shamakov managed to hit only 9.8. It meant that they both had the same result 247.1, and the shoot-off was a reality.

«The qualification was very difficult and it was very hard to arise again after some bad hits, but the main thing was that I could reach the final place. At finals my start was terrible and I was ever so nervous. Then I started to get better hits. It was really exciting final. Fortunately I made into the end some good hits so we reached equal results with Grigorii. At shoot off I was very nervous but I think that so was Grigorii too. I was probably less nervous and lucky one», explained Maximillian Ulbrich who is not sure shall he travel to Buenos Aires while in Germany they have still separate qualifications.

The three quota winner nations were Germany (Maximillian Ulbrich), Bulgaria (Plamen Emilov - 4th) and Armenia (Hayk Babayan - 5th). Russian Federation had won quota earlier.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi

ANASTASIIA DEREVIAGINA WAS SUPERIOR IN 10M AIR RIFLE WOMEN YOUTH FINALS

the last competition of the first competition day was the 10m Air Rifle Women Youth competition. There were 44 athletes who competed from three last YOG quota places in Györ. The best of the qualification was Italian Sofia Benetti with the result of 416.9. Russian Anastasia Deregeviagina was second only 0.4 points behind. The next final place winners were Estonian Sigrit Juhkam, Czech Karolina Brabkova, Russian Polina Bolotkova, French Marine Jeannot, Hungarian Lalita Gaspar and Polish Zuzanna Wiktoria Bober.

The Qualification winner, Italian Sofia Benetti had also passed Bolotkova and arouse for the second place with marvelous hits too. Among her last shots belonged even one 10.8 and two times 10.7 but Dereviagina was already far away in the lead. Anastasiia Dereviagina won finally the final with the difference of 2.2 points with the result of 249.2. The silver result of Benetti was 247. Zuzanna Wiktoria Bober won bronze with the result of 224.2.

These three podium ladies won also the quotas for their countries to Buenos Aires.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi


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The ISSF confirmed compliance with anti-doping rules by the Russian Rifle Association Sport February 19, 12:55

ISSF подтвердила соблюдение антидопинговых правил Стрелковым союзом России

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19 февраля, 12:55UTC+3

Международная федерация спортивной стрельбы поблагодарила российскую организацию за сотрудничество

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ТАСС, 19 февраля. Международная федерация спортивной стрельбы (ISSF) подтвердила соблюдение антидопинговых правил организации и Всемирного антидопингового кодекса Стрелковым союзом России. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба российской организации.

Генеральный секретарь ISSF Франц Шрайбер направил письмо на имя исполнительного директора Стрелкового союза России Анны Лещиковой с подтверждением соблюдения антидопинговых правил.

"Мы официально подтверждаем соблюдение Стрелковым Союзом России антидопинговых правил ISSF и Всемирного антидопингового кодекса. Мы благодарим Стрелковый Союз России за сотрудничество в данном направлении и надеемся на ваше постоянное взаимодействие с ISSF по защите чистого стрелкового спорта", - сказано в сообщении ISSF.

Письмо датировано 15 февраля.

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The ISSF confirmed compliance with anti-doping rules by the Russian Rifle Association

Sport February 19, 12:55 UTC + 3

International Federation of Sports Shooting thanked the Russian organization for its cooperation

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TASS, February 19. The International Sports Shooting Federation (ISSF) confirmed compliance with the anti-doping rules of the organization and the World Anti-Doping Code by the Russian Rifle Association. This was reported by the press service of the Russian organization.

ISSF Secretary-General Franz Schreiber sent a letter to the executive director of the Russian Shooting Union, Anna Leshchikova, confirming compliance with the anti-doping rules.

"We officially confirm the compliance of the Anti-Doping Rules of the ISSF and the World Anti-Doping Code with the Strelkovy Union of Russia We thank the Shooting Union of Russia for cooperation in this direction and hope for your continued interaction with the ISSF on the protection of pure shooting sports," the ISSF said.

The letter is dated 15 February.

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Source: http://tass.ru/sport/4971560

JASON SOLARI WAS THE STRONGEST IN 10M AIR PISTOL MEN YOUTH

Swiss Jason Solari won the 10m Air Pistol Men Youth competition in Györ. At the same time, he won a quota place to Italy. Solari was the last who reached the final place from the Qualification. This final showed once again that it is necessary first to reach the final place and the final is then another new competition. So it was also today.

The best of the qualification was Ukrainian Dmytro Honta with result 577, Solari lost to him at qualification then with 11 points. In final the list was different. Seventeen years old Jason Solari won Dmyro Honta with 2.9 points. Bronze medal winner was Honta’s teammate Ihor Solovei who was leading in the middle part of the finals.

The winner of quota places to Buenos Aires was Switzerland (Jason Solari), Ukraine (Dmytro Honta) and Czech Republic whose Pavel Schejbal was finally fourth in the finals. One nation can have only one quota per event.


«Exciting final and also qualification. Lucky me that I won. This was my second international big final while I was in Baku already at the final but then I was eight. I have been training for 6-7 years only and of course I would like to go Argentina and win there and after some years my goal is to be adults Olympic medallist», told Solari and waited his turn for the doping test.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.


Risto Aarrekivi


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Rookie Gloria Fernandez won Women Youth Gold and Quota to Buenos Aires

Györ woke up a little bit misty, landscape has changed his color to white. It had snowed a little bit during the night, temperature – 3 C only. Traffic on the street was surprisingly active. Audi Aréna woke up quickly when athletes and coaches rushed to their rooms and range.

The first competition was 10m Air Pistol Women Youth with 53 participants. Their goal was to win one quota of three quota place to Buenos Aires Argentina for the Youth Olympic Games.

After the qualification eight best athletes reached the place to the finals. Best in qualification was Italian Giulia Campostrini with the result of 381. Only one point (380) lost Russian Iana Enina. Third finalist was Vanessa Seeger two points (378) behind Enina. Slovenian Anja Prezelj was fourth with the same result (377) with Spanish Gloria Fernandez. The three last finalists were Romanian Daria-Olimpia Haristiade with two Georgians: Nino Khutsiberidze and Lizi Kiladze. These three athletes shot the same 374 result.

Gloria’s name was like an omen while 17 years young collected the largest glory in the 10m Air Pistol Women Youth Competition. She won the gold medal and also at the same time a quota place to the Youth Olympic Games.

Gloria Fernandez was fifth in the qualification and she was not at all satisfied to her shooting.

"That was terrible shooting, but I was very satisfied that I could reach the final place", told the winner.

In the finals young Spanish athlete managed much better. She was all the time among the four best – mainly among the two best behind Russian Iana Enina. When sixteen shots had been done Fernandez moved to lead with the difference of 0.2 points by shooting 10.7 – 10.0 – 10.4. Those hits led her to the triumph while Enina could not defend her lead. Enina’s shots were 9.9 and two times 9.4. Fernandez took the top place and she kept that place to the end.

"This was my first time at the international competition and also my first final that’s why it was so exciting. I have trained shooting now for four years and the future plans are a little bit unclear still. Of course, I will compete still here in this championship and let’s see what will happen. I was and I’m still very excited and it is a little bit difficult to understand this entire", explained gold winner after the awarding ceremony.

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The final was good shooting and Fernandez told to much more satisfy with her actions as in qualifications.

"I tried to stay calm whole final. I knew that I can shoot well and I was proud for myself when I believed all the time my doing and when I passed Enina I said to myself that I have all the skills to win if I continue same way", cheered young Gloria.

Summa samarium glory to Gloria Fernandez with the result of 233.7 points before Russian Iana Enina (233.0). The bronze traveled to Germany with Vanessa Seeger (213.1), she won also the quota place. Third quota place winner was Georgian Nino Khutsiberidze. Russia had already won a quota place earlier.

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi

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YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATIONS WILL OPEN THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 10M IN GYÖR

László Sinka, Ghislaine Briez and László Molnar at the Technical meeting

The European Championship is nearby to start. The first competition is the 10m Air Pistol and Air Rifle Women Youth and Men Youth competitions on Sunday18th February. The Youth Olympic Games will be competed in Buenos Aires Argentina on the 6th -18th October 2018.

«The Quota places were competed first time last summer in Baku and the second possibility will be now here in Györ. 180 young athletes from 34 countries will compete from the quotas (3 quotas per each event is available). Nation can win only one quota per event», explained the Technical Delegate Mrs. Ghislaine Briez (FRA) at the YOG Technical Meeting.


The most popular discipline in YOG qualification is 10m Air Pistol Women Youth in which there is 53 young athletes, the second popular is 10m Air Rifle Women Youth with 47 participants. On Saturday in the program there was only the Pre Event Trainings.

Before the starts every athlete must pass the equipment control in which the officers check the weapons, shoes and also the rifle shooting costumes. The International Shooting Sport Federation is developing more and more. For example in Györ there is a new pistol tester which is first time in action here. With this equipment it can be proved that all air pistols and air rifles obey clearly the ISSF/ESC rules.

Be the first to learn the YOC Quota Places winners! The live Internet streaming of the Finals from the Audi Aréna Győr will start at 11.00 CET.

Risto Aarrekivi

10m	18.02.2018 09:30	AP40WY	10m AIR PISTOL WOMEN YOUTH
10m	18.02.2018 11:15	AR60Y	10m AIR RIFLE MEN YOUTH
10m	18.02.2018 13:30	AP60Y	10m AIR PISTOL MEN YOUTH
1om	18.02.2018 15:45	AR40WY	10m AIR RIFLE WOMEN YOUTH

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Source: - http://www.esc-shooting.org/news/read/youth_olympic_games_qualifications_will_open_the_european_championship_10m_in_gy__r-340/