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UIPM hold two-week development camp in Burkina Faso

  • Modern Pentathlon

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) technical committee member Pedro Petrushinski has led a two-week long development camp in Burkina Faso.

athletes, between the ages of seven and 25, the opportunity to take part in daily swimming, fencing, shooting

between the ages of seven and 25 took part in the camp ©UIPMA "Triathle"  competition, which includes shooting


China secure ticket to Rio 2016 with success at FIBA Asia Championship

  • Basketball

China secured qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after beating the Philippines 78-67 in the final of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship on home soil.

China in the final and averaged 16.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting


China end Iran's Asia Championship title defence to reach final

  • Basketball

Hosts China ended Iran’s defence of their International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship title with an excellent performance in Changsha to reach the final and move a step closer to sealing Rio 2016 Olympic qualification.

Iranian team needed to make the most of their opportunities but instead they endured a miserable run of shooting


South Africa names 23-strong team for IPC Athletics World Championships

  • Athletics News

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has revealed its 23-strong squad for the upcoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships, which get underway in Doha on October 21.

Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is still serving a prison sentence for culpable homicide after shooting


Paralympics New Zealand partner with Cadbury ahead of Rio 2016

  • Paralympics

Confectionery giants Cadbury have been announced as Paralympic New Zealand’s (PNZ) latest major partner ahead of next year’s Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

one-year-to-go milestone until the Paralympic Games in Rio get underway on September 7.Paralympic shooting

ImagesA host of New Zealand’s Paralympians were in attendance for a Para-fun day, including Paralympic shooting


Philip Barker: Olympic Movement continuing a century-long process of embracing different sports

  • Inside the Blogs

It might just be the ultimate golden ticket for the sports shortlisted as potential additions to the programme for Tokyo 2020. New rules brought in by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Agenda 2020 reform process allow each Organising Committee “to make a proposal for the inclusion of one or more additional events on the programme for that edition of the Olympic Games".

Cycling, fencing, wrestling, shooting, swimming have been part of the Games ever since and lawn tennis


Exclusive: CGF set to begin discussions over additional sports at Durban 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Discussions on adding new sports to the programme for Durban 2022 are due to begin in the next fortnight and be concluded by the beginning of next year, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has told insidethegames.

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



Rome and Bologna to host shooting World Cup Finals in 2016

  • Shooting

of competitions for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons have been decided upon by the International Shooting

best shooters will all have their eye on securing Olympic glory when they compete at the National Shooting

’s capital city Moscow, while the first edition of Junior World Championships for rifle and pistol shooting


Choi Misun claims women's recurve gold at Rio 2016 test event

  • Archery

South Korea’s Choi Misun claimed gold in the women’s recurve at the Aquece Rio International Archery Challenge after producing an excellent performance in her semi-final and final matches in the iconic Sambódromo venue.

“From the start I had a good pace, so I was confident with my shooting.”Meanwhile in the bronze medal


South Koreans break world records as IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney draws to close

  • Shooting News

shooters claimed two world records on the final day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting

range ©Facebook/IPC Shooting"As is the same for anybody that wins a gold medal, I'm just so happy,

World CupJuly 2015: Paralympics New Zealand announces team for IPC Shooting World Cup in SydneyApril

2015: Ibragimov claims world record as Ukrainian women sweep podium at IPC Shooting World CupApril 2015

: British and Ukrainian shooters win gold on final day of IPC Shooting World CupMarch 2015: Skelhon and

De La Forest earn IPC Shooting World Cup titles