The Netherlands’ Mike Schloesser broke his own individual men’s compound qualifying world record on the opening day of the Archery World Cup event in Shanghai in China.

was good enough to rank number one in a strong field.The US’s Crystal Gauvin qualified second after shooting

2012 Olympic Games.The Netherlands' Sjef van den Berg also posted a personal record in Shanghai, after shooting

The European Shooting Confederation (ESC) has called on all of its members to lobby for changes to what

will not reduce with increased restrictions directed at law-abiding people and legal actions against shooting

the legal gun owners, athletes etc.”The ESC feel the Directive could have an impact on the sport of shooting

As votes were being cast to elect the new President of SportAccord on Friday (April 22), leading candidate Patrick Baumann could be spotted trotting around the Swiss Tech Convention Centre, chatting to delegates while periodically taking phone calls.

represents one of four Summer Olympic sports to have withdrawn last year - along with athletics, golf and shooting

to winning the men’s 50 metres rifle three positions on the last day of action at the International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup event at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

final on his way to securing gold in the men's 25 metres rapid fire pistol event at the International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup event  at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

clinching her first-ever ISSF World Cup triumph with victory in the women’s skeet event at the Olympic Shooting

metres three positions gold medal at Rio 2016 after breaking the world record at the International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

following the kneeling stage of the final, Pejcic took over at the top of the leaderboard with impressive shooting

Switzerland's Patrick Baumann has been elected the new President of SportAccord after beating Russia's Anna Arzhanova during today's General Assembly here today.

installed.Baumann is also hoping the world governing bodies representing athletics, golf, rowing and shooting

Germany’s Henri Junghaenel earned the fourth International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup

of his career by triumphing in the men’s 50 metres prone rifle event at the Olympic Shooting Centre

serving as a Rio 2016 test event.Junghaenel moved to the top of the standings after the fourth round of shooting

Arm wrestling, poker and rugby league, the three sports recommended to become new members of SportAccord, will not now be proposed for inclusion during tomorrow's General Assembly, they were told here today.

process more clearly.There are currently 89 full members of SportAccord, with athletics, golf, rowing and shooting

Federation and the International Roll Ball Federation, World Dodgeball Association, International Practical Shooting

Grozdeva rolled back the years to claim the gold medal in the women's 25 metre pistol at the International Shooting

the discipline at both Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, is also the President and founder of the Bulgaria Shooting

role to win a World Cup gold.After qualifying with the best semi-final score at the at the Olympic Shooting

beaten.Maria Grozdeva is a double Olympic champion ©Getty Images"It’s the first time that the President of a Shooting

Ukraine's Oleh Omelchuk fired his way to the men's 50 metre pistol title as the International Shooting

18 shots.Omelchuk, who was 4.2-points behind Jin after the fifth series, narrowed the gap with good shooting

finals here at the Olympic range surely gives me good feelings.”There was also gold at the Deodoro Shooting

“I only started shooting double trap in 2014, and it feels great to win some medals and be on top of

All SportAccord members are set to be eligible to vote in the election on Friday (April 22) to select a new President of the organisation as rival candidates Patrick Baumann and Anna Arzhanova step up their efforts to lobby voters here.

Four other summer Olympic Federations - representing athletics, golf, rowing and shooting - withdrew

Russia’s Vladimir Maslennikov earned the first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World

Cup gold medal of his career after triumphing in the men’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Olympic Shooting

Guatemala won the gold medal in the mixed relay as the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup which fnished in Kecskemét in Hungary today.

.Brand also contributed with a fine performance in the combined event, where she impressed with her shooting

"Shooting was also really good and swimming, too, so I happy with it. "I'm getting there."

on another gold medal at Rio 2016 after winning the 10 metre air pistol title at the International Shooting

this was just a test event it felt good to win the gold medal in the very same venue where the Olympic shooting

Some things need to be adjusted before the Games.”In the day's other final at the Olympic Shooting Centre

“I’m happy for this second gold medal, and I’m glad that it arrived here in the Olympic Shooting Centre