By Daniel EtchellsFinland's Maija Järvelä claimed the host country's first victory at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, winning the women's individual standing biathlon over 12.5 kilometres.

I was really enjoying shooting today as I like the windy conditions."

In the long distance race I also like the fact that shooting has a great importance."

It is best to never give up as the shooting can make the difference."

"The conditions were kind of difficult for me so I had to focus on shooting."

My shooting lately has been really good so I had a good control even though it was windy."

By Paul OsborneThe Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has announced the 17 team leaders for Rio 2016 as the Government revealed a €1 million (£800,000/$1.25 million) grant to support Olympic and Paralympic qualification, preparation and participation.

Peter Banks (swimming), Tom Reidy (badminton), Ike Jacob (canoeing), Jeffrey C McCready (clay pigeon shooting

Dion BuhagiarChef de Mission Malta

Malta will have a team of around 50 to 60 athletes in athletics, shooting, judo and wrestling.

ruled that prosecutors can appeal against the verdict given to Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius for shooting

By Paul OsborneNew Zealand's Michael Johnson has been named as International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting's Athlete Liason Officer, where he will become the official voice for athletes.

within the sport and I am delighted to welcome him as the Athlete Liaison Officer," said Sarah Bond, IPC Shooting

The athlete voice is crucial to the progress of IPC Shooting."

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By Paul OsborneA decision on whether the sentence handed to Oscar Pistorius can be appealed has been delayed until tomorrow.

Judge Thokozile Masipa sentenced the six-time Paralympic gold medallist to five-years in prison for shooting

action.Judge Thokozile Masipa sentenced Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for culpable homicide after shooting

By Philip BarkerThe International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 127th Session will be the third time the Olympic family has gathered in Monaco, the smallest member of the Olympic Movement to host a full meeting of the IOC. This "Extraordinary" session at the Grimaldi Forum is for members to vote on President Thomas Bach's blueprint for the Olympic Movement  "Agenda 2020". Now, though, the troubled trail towards the Winter Olympics of 2022 seems certain to cast a long shadow. Stockholm were the first to withdraw followed by the Polish city of Krakow and Lviv in Ukraine. Oslo went through to the Candidate...

force behind Berlin's successful bid and would become chairman of the Organising Committee.Tennis and shooting

Tennis did not succeed in this goal until Seoul held the Games in 1988, but a very limited shooting programme

By Paul OsborneOlegario Vazquez Raña has been re-elected President of the International Shooting Sport

off competition from Kuwait's Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, President of the Asian Shooting

"I will do my best to continue working in the way I did, and I will do my best in favor of the shooting

China's two-time Olympic gold medallist Wang Yifu and Russia's Vladimir Lisin, President of the European Shooting

Duncan MackayMoscow today beat Slovenian town Gaj-Maribor to win its bid to host the 2017 International Shooting

The event will be held held at the Fox Lodge shooting range in the Dmitrov district, which is 40 miles

and is a ISSF accredited training venue, as well as the main training centre of the Russian shotgun shooting

categories, all located less than 30 minutes away from the range, Russian officials promised.The Russian Shooting

the 2017 ISSF World Shotgun Championships after beating only rival, Slovenia's Gaj-Maribor ©Russian Shooting

pays off all the efforts we've put into this bid," Anna Leshchikova, chief executive of the Russian Shooting

By Duncan MackayA row has broken out on the eve of the election for President of the International Shooting

headed notepaper sent to fellow Ministers asking them to support Sheikh Salman, President of the Asian Shooting

commitments, although this resignation was not ultimately submitted.In a letter published on the European Shooting

By Mike RowbottomModern pentathlon's new fencing format - the fencing bonus round - will be established next season after earning the approval of a huge majority of delegates at the sport's Congress in Sofia.

revolutionised itself within the last five years, combining the run/shoot disciplines and then changing to laser shooting

Nick ButlerOlegario Vázquez Raña's bid to extend his 34-year tenure at the helm of the International Shooting

challenger Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, an ISSF vice-president who also heads the Asian Shooting

The five others, all aiming to reach the position for the first time, are European Shooting Confederation

the Presidential election that is causing the most interest in the lead up to the meeting, with the shooting

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to Olympic test eventJanuary 2011: Schreiber replaces father as secretary general of International Shooting

By Paul OsborneA visually impaired Shooting International Grand Prix will be held at the Stoke Mandeville

Stadium next year, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting announced today.

IPC Shooting announced the competition in its ongoing effort to develop visually impaired shooting.The

10m air rifle prone - 60 shots, mixed event - with finals held in each.The competition will give IPC Shooting

the necessary data to develop a sport-specific classification system for the sport.Visually impaired shooting

was tested at the IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl, Germany earlier this year ©Getty Images"This

competition is essential to the development of visually impaired shooting," said Sarah Bond, IPC Shooting

By Daniel EtchellsPower soccer was showcased at an event hosted by the Vermont Chargers earlier this month as the sport continues to strive for a place on the Paralympic programme.

Governing Board are athletics, archery, badminton, boccia, equestrian, goalball, powerlifting, rowing, shooting

By Nick Butler in Phuket A special ceremony has been held to mark the success of the Thailand team at last month's Asian Para Games in Incheon following an impressive haul of 107 medals.

October 18 to 24, also included athletes from the sports of archery, swimming, goalball, badminton, shooting