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Skelhon wins Britain's first gold medal of the day

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competition at the Paralympis with a near perfect display in the R3-10m air rifle prone at Beijing’s Shooting

the 23-year-old only made his international debut last year and his performance today was hailed by shooting


Skelhon and De La Forest earn IPC Shooting World Cup titles

  • Shooting News

gold by the narrowest of margins on the second day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting

[email protected] Related storiesMarch 2015: Sir Phillip Craven attends opening day of IPC Shooting

World Cup in Stoke MandevilleMarch 2015: Croatia to host first of three IPC Shooting World Cup qualifying

events for Rio 2016December 2014: Visually impaired shooting Grand Prix to be held at Stoke Mandeville

Stadium in 2015November 2014: IPC Shooting World Cup events in France, Australia and US named Rio 2016


Sir Philip Craven attends opening day of IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville

  • Shooting News

PavittInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Phillip Craven has attended the opening day of the IPC Shooting

and Britain's Lorraine Lambert took bronze with 177.7.A total of 80 athletes are competing in the IPC Shooting

story at [email protected] storiesMarch 2015: Croatia to host first of three IPC Shooting

World Cup qualifying events for Rio 2016December 2014: Visually impaired shooting Grand Prix to be held

at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in 2015November 2014: IPC Shooting World Cup events in France, Australia


Terras rounds off second ISSF Shotgun World Cup event of season with skeet gold

  • Shooting

medallist Anthony Terras of France claimed gold in the men's skeet competition to finish the International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup event at the Al Ain's Equestrian, Shooting and Golf club in

I recently had an operation at my wisdom tooth, I stopped training for one month and I am only shooting

secure Russian Rio 2016 Olympics quota spotMarch 2015: United States continue domination as "wonderful" shooting

World Cup concludesMarch 2015: Rhode continues glittering shooting career with skeet World Cup victoryMarch

2015: Holguin continues dominant double trap Shooting World Cup form


Bacosi seals Rio 2016 quota spot as Italy sweep podium at ISSF Shotgun World Cup

  • Shooting

By Liam MorganItaly's Diana Bacosi claimed women's skeet gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation

(ISSF) Shotgun World Cup at the Al Ain's Equestrian, Shooting and Golf club in the United Arab Emirates

I have been shooting more than I used to do in the past, and I was helped by a sport psychologist to

takes trap event gold at ISSF World CupMarch 2015: United States continue domination as "wonderful" shooting

World Cup concludesMarch 2015: Rhode continues glittering shooting career with skeet World Cup victoryMarch

2015: Holguin continues dominant double trap Shooting World Cup form


Rio 2016 releases Olympic competition schedule

  • Rio 2016

By Emily GoddardAn outline of the competition schedule has been released for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 

road race, equestrian eventing, fencing, artistic gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, rowing, rugby, shooting


Nestlé Azerbaijan named Baku 2015 official confectionery supplier

  • Baku 2015

By Daniel EtchellsNestlé Azerbaijan has signed an agreement with Baku 2015 which will see it serve as the official confectionery supplier at the inaugural European Games.

qualification opportunities for Rio 2016, consisting of archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, judo, shooting



Mosin strikes gold at Shotgun World Cup to secure Russian Rio 2016 Olympics quota spot

  • Shooting

Olympic Games for his nation as he claimed victory in the men's double trap final at the International Shooting

belonged to veteran Mosin, who claimed victory despite tough conditions at the  Al Ain's Equestrian, Shooting

World Cup concludesMarch 2015: Rhode continues glittering shooting career with skeet World Cup victoryMarch

2015: Holguin continues dominant double trap Shooting World Cup formMarch 2015: Fabbrizi secures place

at Rio 2016 after trap shooting World Cup successMarch 2015: Cogdell returns from break to win season-opening

trap shooting World Cup title


Brazilian Olympic Committee launch book to celebrate centenary

  • PASO

By Emily GoddardA commemorative book to celebrate the centenary of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has been launched.

South America's oldest National Olympic Committee having been formed on June 8, 1914.Brazil won three shooting

first competed at a Games in Antwerp in 1920, where it claimed three medals - one of each colour - in shooting


World champion Kononova closes IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup season with overall biathlon title

  • Nordic Skiing News

By Emily GoddardWorld champion Oleksandra Kononova has closed her International Paralympic Committee Nordic Skiing World Cup season with the overall middle distance biathlon title after winning today's 12.5 kilometres race in Surnadal, Norway.

men's visually impaired went to Russia's Stanislav Chokhlaev and guide Evgenii Fatkhullin with clean shooting


Nakonechnyi pulls off shock win at Modern Pentathlon World Cup

  • Modern Pentathlon

Daniel EtchellsLatvia's Ruslan Nakonechnyi produced a superb performance in the combined running and shooting

steady display in the first three events of fencing, swimming and riding, but took control in the second shooting

Demeter's fellow countryman Adam Marosi had put himself in contention for a medal after the first round of shooting


Kostelecky earns Czech Republic Rio 2016 berth with men's trap triumph at ISSF World Cup

  • Shooting

Olympic champion David Kostelecky landed the men's trap event title on day two of the International Shooting

medal ©ISSFPrior to his victory, Kostelecky had never won an ISSF gold medal during his 25-year-long shooting

Abdel Aziz Mehelba, who closed the round in sixth with nine hits.The action at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting

World Cup concludesMarch 2015: Rhode continues glittering shooting career with skeet World Cup victoryMarch

2015: Holguin continues dominant double trap Shooting World Cup formMarch 2015: Fabbrizi secures place

at Rio 2016 after trap shooting World Cup success


Olympic champion Asadauskaite reigns supreme at Modern Pentathlon World Cup

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Liam MorganLithuania's Olympic champion Laura Asadauskaite came from behind to secure a superb victory to take gold at the International Modern Penathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Cairo.

deficit to claim a thrilling triumph thanks to an excellent performance in the combined running and shooting

It was a very good fight between all athletes, especially at the last shooting."

Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite came from behind in the combined running shooting event to overhaul America's


Fourcade seals overall title as Domracheva moves a step closer to women's crown

  • Biathlon

By Liam MorganFrance's Martin Fourcade sealed a record fourth International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup overall title in a row as he finished fourth in the men's 12.5 kilometres pursuit event at Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.

another day of near misses for Germany as Laura Dahlmeier earned a second consecutive runner-up berth, shooting