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Fourcade beats Bø at last on memorable French day at IBU World Cup

  • Biathlon

France's home hero Martin Fourcade finally got the better of Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø as he claimed 15 kilometres mass start gold at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Annecy.

.He was able to turn the tables today, however, giving the home crowd what they wanted with a clean-shooting

in 37min 19.4sec.Silver went to Bø who collected two penalties and finished 3.9 seconds behind.Clean-shooting

the maiden World Cup success of her career.Irina Kryuko of Belarus also performed perfectly on the shooting


Neutral Russians win four more golds at Para Nordic World Cup in Canmore

  • Nordic Skiing News

Russian athletes forced to compete as neutrals won four more gold medals as the Para Nordic World Cup in Canmore continued today with sprint biathlon action.

25.1 and missed one target in his victory.South Korea's Eui Hyun Sin was second in 23:22.3, despite shooting

another gold for the United States ©Getty ImagesTwo Germans rounded out the podium with Vivian Hosch shooting

Lekomtsev won silver in 18:01.1, missing twice, with Aleksandr Pronkov taking bronze in 18:03.3 after shooting


Fettell elected to Australian Olympic Committee Executive

  • ONOC

Catherine Fettell has been elected to the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) Executive, filling the the casual vacancy left by Nicole Livingstone who stepped down in November.

Fettell, the President of Shooting Australia, was one of four nominations put forward to the AOC's Culture

Fettell has served as Australia’s delegate to the International Shooting Sport Federation, as well as

the Oceania and Commonwealth Shooting Federations."

almost 40 years while also holding several high performance and administrator roles within her sport of shooting


Bø continues superb start to IBU World Cup season with fourth win in a row

  • Biathlon

Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø continued his phenomenal start to the International Biathlon Union World Cup season by winning his fourth race in a row in Annecy.

I tried to focus on myself and the shooting.

would be important to shoot well, I did not think about any position or place, I just thought about my shooting


Bø tops men's 10km sprint podium at Biathlon World Cup in France

  • Biathlon

Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø dominated the men's 10 kilometres sprint event to strike gold on day two of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand. 

The 24-year-old, who won the equivalent event at the same venue in 2013, produced a perfect shooting

With zero errors at the shooting range, Bø is currently unbeatable."


Masters surprised at biathlon win as Russian neutrals win four golds at Para Nordic Skiing World Cup

  • Nordic Skiing News

American Oksana Masters admitted to being surprised after winning her first World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup biathlon gold medal in Canmore.

 "I did the job in the shooting range like I wanted to do," said Daviet.

by the IPC.Ivan Golubkov won the men's sitting in 43:25.2 despite missing two shots, beating clean shooting

11.2, missing twice.Canada's Brittany Hudak won her first World Cup medal on home snow with bronze, shooting


Kuzmina enjoys sprint victory at Biathlon World Cup in France

  • Biathlon

Anastasiya Kuzmina enjoyed a comfortable sprint win on the opening day of the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand.

Slovakian triumphed by 33.9 seconds over the 7.5 kilometre distance in the French resort after shooting


ISSF delegation visits Changwon to check on preparations for 2018 World Championship

  • Shooting

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) secretary general Franz Schreiber has claimed preparations

ISSF events manager Jan Ketzel.It conducted several meetings with the Organising Committee, the Korean Shooting

The preparations for the 52nd ISSF World Championships in all shooting events are proceeding according

The Organising Committee and the Korean Shooting Federation are working positively in cooperation with

ranges and two 50m shooting ranges.Target sprint - the new ISSF "Sport for All" event - will also be

300m shooting events will be organised on a separate temporary venue, the Jinhae Naval Shooting Range



Lonato to host inaugural Para trap World Championships

  • Shooting News

World Shooting Para Sport has announced that Lonato, Italy, will host the first World Championships in

Lonato 2018, which is being organised by the Italian Shotgun Federation (FITAV).Tyler Anderson, World Shooting

“Lonato 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships will also be very important for the development

 The Al Ain World Cup will be an important event for athletes ahead of the 2018 World Shooting Para



Bø secures second straight win with pursuit triumph at IBU World Cup

  • Biathlon

Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway secured his second consecutive victory as he added pursuit glory to his sprint success at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Hochfilzen.

 "After yesterday, I thought I had a chance, but it was not easy for me, especially on the shooting

 "I took a long time on the last shooting, but finally it was good."


Thingnes Bø uses speed to race to victory at IBU World Cup

  • Biathlon

Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Bø excelled in both the shooting and skiing aspects of the 10 kilometre sprint

riders.France’s Martin Fourcade was his closest challenger in second but, despite being precise in the shooting

today:“I cannot comment on any fight because Johannes had too big of an advantage after the standing shooting

This made the shooting aspect of the competition particularly difficult as the snowfall made visibility



Team England select 20 shooters for Gold Coast 2018

  • Gold Coast 2018

Double Commonwealth Games gold medallist Steve Scott has been named in a 20-strong Team England shooting

Parag Patel will participate in the full bore events.Competition is due to take place at the Belmont Shooting

We’re incredibly proud to be announcing such a strong shooting team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth