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ISSF confirm New Delhi will host replacement Asian Olympic shooting qualifier

  • Shooting

New Delhi has been confirmed as the location for the replacement Rio 2016 Olympic qualifier for Asian shooters, following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to withdraw their recognition of this month's continental championships in Kuwait City, as first reported on insidethegames earlier this week. 

A process to find a replacement event has been led by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF

to hold the event from January 25 to February 3 after reports it would be held at the Dr Karni Singh shooting

"After the IOC decided, on 29 October, to revoke the Olympic qualifying status of the Asian Shooting

Championship, the ISSF took immediate steps to ensure that the 35 shooting quotas would be awarded to

Confederation.Sheikh Salman relinquished his post on November 10 "for the benefit of shooting sport



Wuxi to host World Fencing Championships in 2018

  • Fencing

Wuxi has been awarded the rights to host the World Fencing Championships in 2018, the International Fencing Federation (FEI) has announced.

more than six million people, has a growing reputation for holding sporting events.The International Shooting


IOC accused of lacking "solid or legal basis" to strip Asian Shooting Championships of Olympic qualification

  • Shooting

New Delhi is reportedly set to host an alternative Rio 2016 Olympic qualifier for Asian shooters following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) controversial decision to withdraw their recognition of this month's continental championships in Kuwait City.

Competition will be held at the Dr Karni Singh shooting ranges in Tughlakabad from January 24 to February

4 next year, the Times of India has written, citing unnamed sources from the International Shooting

all of which were originally on offer at the Asian Championships in the Kuwaiti capital.But the Asian Shooting

Confederation.Sheikh Salman relinquished his post on November 10 "for the benefit of shooting sport

Confederation PresidentOctober 2015: ISSF seeking alternative Asian Olympic shooting qualifier



Kuwaiti Minister suffers another blow after losing CAS appeal over re-election of Vázquez Raña as ISSF President

  • Shooting

Kuwait’s Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah has had his appeal against International Shooting

of a bitter row with the Olympic Movement and who recently stepped down as President of the Asian Shooting

“It is now time for the entire shooting sport family to unite for the benefit of the sport and our athletes

IOC’s Executive Board also announced in October that it had withdrawn its recognition of the Asian Shooting

Brazilian city next year.Related storiesNovember 2015: Kuwait Sports Minister steps down as Asian Shooting

Confederation PresidentOctober 2015: ISSF seeking alternative Asian Olympic shooting qualifier after


Bokel slams Kuwait for "preventing" athletes from competing

  • OCA

Kuwait has made attempts to prevent its athletes from competing in sports competitions, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission Chair Claudia Bokel.

host of 2019 GCC Games despite IOC suspensionNovember 2015: Kuwait Sports Minister steps down as Asian Shooting


Nick Butler: Sport remains a beacon of hope at a time of horror - but must fight to remain one

  • Inside the Blogs

There was one dominant topic of conversation in the lobby of the freshly re-opened Hôtel Royal Savoy in Lausanne during last week’s SportAccord International Federations Forum.

one by one; two bombs going off outside the Stade de France as a football international was playing; shooting

after shooting in a list of heinous crimes leaving at least 129 dead and making the doping verdict


Kuwait named as host of 2019 GCC Games despite IOC suspension

  • OCA

Kuwait has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2019 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Games - despite the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

details on Kuwait's hosting.Related stories November 2015: Kuwait Sports Minister steps down as Asian Shooting

Kuwait "withdraws" from Olympic Council of AsiaOctober 2015: ISSF seeking alternative Asian Olympic shooting


IPC approve 19 venues for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board have approved venues for 19 of the 22 sports due to take place at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with track cycling, football five-a-side and powerlifting still under review.

judo will be staged at Baji Koen and Nippon Budokan respectively.Shooting will return to the Asaka Shooting


International Gymnastics Federation remain confident sport will feature at Durban 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

There is "no doubt" artistic gymnastics will be included on the sports programme for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) secretary general André Gueisbuhler has told insidethegames.

, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, cycling, hockey, judo, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, shooting


Kuwait Sports Minister steps down as Asian Shooting Confederation President

  • Shooting

the centre of a bitter dispute with the Olympic Movement, has stood down as President of the Asian Shooting

football's world governing body, FIFA, the International Swimming Federation and the International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF).IOC-recognition for the recent Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait City was

We do not find any faults on the part of Kuwait Shooting Federation and we would like to reiterate that

and morally correct.”Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah has stood down as head of the Asian Shooting

informed delegates he would like to withdraw his nomination as the ASC President "for the benefit of shooting


Hill and Kneale to make Olympic debuts after being named in six-strong British shooting team for Rio

  • Shooting

and Tim Kneale are set to make their Olympic debuts after they were included as part of a six-strong shooting

European Games in Baku in June.She then backed up the achievement by securing gold at the International Shooting

training for and to know the hard work has paid off means a lot, I’ve had so much support from British Shooting

with a range from two-time Olympians to those experiencing their first Games,” said Phil Scanlan, shooting

“They are all Olympic quota place winners in their own right, and to manage that in the sport of shooting

“We are coming off the back of a very successful two-year qualifying period for British Shooting, with