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IWAS partner with Sport:80 to launch innovative new management platform

  • Paralympics

Technology specialists Sport:80 have partnered with the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) to launch a cloud-based management platform which, it is hoped, will revolutionise the way in which they operate.

Organising Committee, where they developed a prototype technology platform used during the International Shooting


Olympic Council of Malaysia aiming for team of 25 for Rio 2016 Olympics

  • OCA

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has targeted qualifying between 20 and 25 athletes for Rio 2016, despite only five athletes having secured their places to date.

Committee (IOC) member Prince Imran also believes shooters could claim quota spots at the Asia Olympic Shooting

more badminton players to qualify, our shooters also need to grab the opportunity at the Asia Olympic Shooting




Indian shooting gold medallist killed in terrorist attack on air force base

  • Shooting

A Commonwealth Shooting Championships gold medallist has died following an attack on an Indian air

Fateh Singh, winner of a gold and silver medal in the big bore events at the first-ever Commonwealth Shooting

 "The shooting fraternity pray for the departed soul and strength to the family of great soldier

display a cartridge shell near the air force base in Pathankot which claimed the live of Commonwealth Shooting

 "He worked as an active member of Indian shooting team."It is a very sad day for us."


Bindra to miss Asian qualifying event to give fellow Indians chance to earn Rio 2016 berths

  • Shooting

Beijing 2008 Olympic 10 metre air rifle champion Abhinav Bindra has announced that he will skip the Asian qualification event for Rio 2016 to give his fellow countrymen an opportunity to earn a place.

year-old has already earned a quota place at the Olympics, thanks to his performance at the International Shooting

“I’m also not shooting in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) category as it makes no sense to me.

 Competition is scheduled to be held at the Dr Karni Singh shooting ranges in Tughlakabad, close

denied a visa by the Kuwaiti Immigration Department.The decision was heavily criticised by the Asian Shooting



Beatrix earns maiden IBU World Cup victory after sprint finish in Pokljuka

  • Biathlon

France’s Jean-Guillaume Beatrix earned his maiden International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup victory in the men’s 15 kilometres mass start event in Pokljuka today.

the Slovenian venue, but the two-time Olympic champion picked up two penalties in the first prone shooting

contention.With several of the favourites surprisingly struggling despite the near perfect conditions for shooting

eventually completed the 12.5km distance in 34:40.20.Gabriela Soukaolva was able to produce a faultless shooting


Schempp and Dahlmeier secure German double on pursuit day at IBU World Cup

  • Biathlon

Simon Schempp won the men's 12.5 kilometres pursuit at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Pokljuka today, while Laura Dahlmeier completed a superb day for Germany by finishing first in the women's 10km event. 

In excellent conditions in which there was virtually no wind at the shooting range, the 27-year-old swiftly

A combination of swift skiing and flawless shooting powered the German to victory on this occasion.Finland's


Dorin Habert edges thrilling women's pursuit race to seal first IBU World Cup win of season

  • Biathlon

Frenchwoman Marie Dorin Habert picked up her first International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup win of the season as she claimed victory in the women’s 7.5 kilometre sprint event in Pokljuka, Slovenia, today.

“I did a good job on the shooting range. “I worked hard on my standing shooting.

lead.The penalty loop proved to be a crowded place during the majority of the event, with only 10 women shooting

clearing all their targets to make for a frantic finish.All three finished the competition with a clean shooting


Basketball legend Bryant looking to compete at Rio 2016 in final swansong

  • Basketball

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant is hoping to earn a place on the United States’ Rio 2016 basketball team, despite confirming last month that he intends to retire at the end of the current NBA season.

If Bryant were to compete at Rio 2016, the shooting guard would become the oldest American Olympic men's


Olympic and Paralympic mascots feature in last batch of Rio 2016 stamps

  • Collecting and Heritage News

The third and final batch of Rio 2016 commemorative postal stamps has been launched, featuring Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Vinicius and Tom.

sports of athletics, beach volleyball, equestrian, gymnastics, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, sailing, shooting


Schempp secures second consecutive sprint win at IBU World Cup

  • Biathlon

Simon Schempp powered to his second 10 kilometre sprint title in a row as the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup began in Pokljuka in Slovenia today.

The German enjoyed a perfect day of shooting as he took the line in a time of 23 min 02.5 sec to back

Evgeniy Garanichev was third and 25.1 off the pace.Both Björndalen and Garanichev also enjoyed clean shooting

Frenchman who has three World Cup sprint victories this term, had led the way until the second round of shooting


Gerrard, Pirlo and Xavi blocked from playing friendly clash in Kuwait

  • Football

FIFA has blocked footballing heavyweights Steven Gerrard, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Hernandez from playing in a friendly match in Kuwait as the Gulf nation remains in the sporting wilderness.

country, which came after his unsuccessful attempt to be elected as President of the International Shooting