silver medal at London 2012 as he struck gold in the men's 10 metres air rifle event at the Olympic Shooting

was pushed all the way by Kulish and Maslennikov.He managed to round off the competition in style, shooting

Josip Glasnovic held his nerve to win the men's trap gold medal in a shoot-off ©Getty Images"For me, shooting

medal in the women's 10 metres air pistol final at Rio 2016 with an Olympic record score at the Olympic Shooting

In the other shooting to take part on day two of the Games in the Brazilian city, Australia's Catherine

It has been only two years since I joined the national team of China shooting," she said.

The head of Russia House in Rio de Janiero has claimed that they were robbed during last night's Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.

gunpoint in a popular tourist area close to the Marina da Glória venue earlier this year.Brazilian shooting

the first gold medal of Rio 2016 after winning the women’s 10 metres air rifle event at the Olympic Shooting

 "I would like to exploit this result to start teaching shooting sport to the younger generations

24-year-old started out as the favourite, ranking first in the world after claimed two International Shooting

 Shooting action is due to continue tomorrow with the women’s 10m air pistol and women’s trap events

Wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda and world champion swimmer Keiichi Kimura are the headline names among a 127-strong Japanese team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

programme - archery, athletics, boccia, canoe, cycling, equestrian, goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, shooting

champion Yi Siling will look to secure the first gold medal of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when shooting

competition commences tomorrow at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Deodoro.

threat to Chinese pair.The event will also feature Croatia’s Snjezana Pejcic, last year's International Shooting

’s ISSF World Cup Series, will also pose a threat.The men's 10m air pistol event will be the second shooting

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) vice-president Makarita Lenoa has urged the country to back their athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

their best hope of claiming a first Olympic medal.Fiji have also qualified athletes in archery, judo, shooting

A Kuwaiti Government appeal against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend the country, including from Rio 2016, has been rejected today by the civil Court of Canton de Vaud in Switzerland.

ImagesThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last month rejected a separate appeal launched by the Asian Shooting

Confederation, the Kuwait Shooting Federation and three Kuwaiti competitors defending their right to

Archery Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee have announced the nomination of two athletes for the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month.

in Toronto and competed in Paralympic Games at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 in pistol shooting

Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah has been officially cleared of all charges by Kuwait’s Supreme Court after he was accused of insulting the judiciary.

flag.They also remain suspended from a number of global governing bodies, with FIFA and the International Shooting

The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) is to be proposed for full recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its Session here next week.

free for ascents, but is fixed during descent.It has its origins in military patrol events - combining shooting

Chinese nationals have been warned to tighten their security here after reportedly being involved in several incidents following their arrival this week, including one bizarre robbery involving athlete Shi Dongpeng.

gunpoint in a popular tourist area close to the Marina da Glória venue earlier this year.Brazilian shooting

A crowdfunding campaign to raise “vital” money to help them prepare for Rio 2016 has been launched by Paralympics Ireland.

are due to participate in 10 sports – athletics, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, football, sailing, shooting

An appeal launched by the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC), the Kuwait Shooting Federation (KSF) and

Harijani, had contested the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Shooting

competitions.The Asian Olympic qualifier was instead held in New Delhi in January ©FacebookThe Asian Shooting

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has awarded the Australian Olympic team the keys to the city and apologised for suggesting he would put a kangaroo in their accommodation after they experienced problems in the Olympic Village.

accommodation and Paes inflamed the situation further with his kangaroo comment.Archery, gymnastics, hockey and shooting