By Duncan Mackay at the CONI Headquaters in Rome December 8 - Baku was today chosen to host the inaugural European Games in 2015, the end of a long campaign to get the event added to the international calendar. 

place in June.They are archery, badminton, boxing, canoeing, fencing, handball, judo, rugby sevens, shooting

By Tom Degun December 6 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) has named the 10 young golfers who will become the first athletes to represent Team GB in the sport for more than a century at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney next month.

athletes competing in the 11 sports of badminton, basketball, diving, golf, gymnastics, hockey, rowing, shooting

Like Robin Hood shooting his arrow through the other guy's arrow.

By Tom Degun November 20 - More than 20 Paralympians who starred at London 2012 this summer, including table tennis player Will Bayley (pictured), have now confirmed their attendance at the inaugural ParalympicsGB Sports Fest which will be held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford on December 3 and 4.

majority of the 17 athletes that have just signed up to attended all medalled at London 2012 including shooting

Matt Skelhon, powerlifting bronze medallist Zoe Newson, table tennis bronze medallist Ross Wilson, shooting

By Tom Degun November 20 - Queensland's Minister for the Commonwealth Games Jann Stuckey (pictured right) and Gold Coast 2018 chairman Nigel Chamier (left) have issued reassurances that the competition will not be moved to Brisbane.

In relation to shooting, the former Gold Coast City Council endorsed the use of Belmont Shooting Centre

[in Brisbane] given its capacity to host multiple shooting disciplines."

This represented significant financial savings rather than develop shooting facilities on the Gold Coast

By Duncan MackayNovember 16 - British Shooting's performance director, Tim Newenham, has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Guernsey Sports Commission (GSC), it has been announced. 

out from the morning newspaper to mark what, according to The Times, was "claimed to be the 2,500th shooting

By Tom Degun November 12 - Eight-time London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist Jacqueline Freney has been crowned the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year at a gala awards ceremony in Sydney.

medals, she is one of the most decorated and experienced athletes in Australia.Her love and passion for shooting

By Mike RowbottomOctober 28 – Germany's longest-standing Olympian ever, the 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooter Ralf Schumann, announced his retirement at the end of the ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup final in Bangkok, where he finished fourth.

Schumann (pictured above), a seven-time Olympian, leaves the shooting world with an unmatched tally –

World Cup stages in London, Milan and Munich.China finished top of the medal standings, out of ten shooting

By David GoldOctober 6 - The Post of Slovenia is issuing a stamp in honour of the gold medal won by judoka Urška Žolnir at the London 2012 Olympics.

Athens 2004.As well as Žolnir's gold medal, Slovenia won a silver in athletics and bronze medals in shooting

By David GoldSeptember 25 - Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin has said the city has picked up "invaluable" experience from its visit to the London 2012 Olympic Games, less than a year before it hosts the 2013 Summer Universiade.

city, which has recently held three test events – the University World Championships in canoe sprint, shooting

By David GoldSeptember 23 - Britain's Mel Clarke, who won a Paralympic silver medal this summer in the London 2012 archery tournament, has told insidethegames that she "could not have asked for more" from the Games.

centre) in action at the London 2012 Paralympic Games After just playing for fun, she progressed to shooting

By David GoldSeptember 16 - The World University Shooting Championships have concluded in Kazan, bringing

organising committee, congratulate the winners of the championships held in Kazan The close of the Shooting

By Duncan MackaySeptember 14 - Brazil's athletes are to receive an additional $500 million (£308 million/€382 million) to help them prepare for Rio 2016, where they will be aiming for a place among the top ten in the medals table at the Olympics and top five at the Paralympics.

, artistic gymnastics, equestrian, judo, wrestling, swimming, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, tennis, shooting

By David GoldSeptember 13 - Eva Loeffler, daughter of the man who began the Paralympic Movement, Dr. Ludwig Guttman, has revealed that she is against the Paralympics merging with the Olympics for fear that the event will lose its unique identity.

Just like shooting and archery, people may think they have an advantage because they are sitting."

Stoke Mandeville hospital in 1948.They attracted just 14 athletes, participating in sports such as shooting