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New shooting rules to take effect on January 1

  • Shooting

November 15 - Changes to the rules of events organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation

Cups begin.To view the rule changes click here.Related storiesOctober 2010: New rules to make shooting


Exclusive: Bartu hits out at London 2012 laser gun confusion

  • Modern Pentathlon

for urgent clarification following the announcement by the international governing body that laser shooting

responded today by pointing out that a rule established at last year's Congress already allowed laser shooting

6 November 2010 a motion linked to a rules change in order providing for an obligatory use of laser shooting

laser system', UIPM can still organise all Olympic Qualification and UIPM competitions using Laser Shooting

At the Congress, the Member Federations supported the Laser Shooting technology as the future of Modern

Two years ago the UIPM altered the format of the event to combine the two final disciplines of shooting


Hart voted IPC athlete of the month

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Mike RowbottomNovember 10 - England's Katrina Hart, a 100 metres T37 gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has been voted the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) "Athlete of the Month" for October 2010 after winning a public vote.

winner Kurt Fearnley and wheelchair basketballer Daniel Robert Highcock, who made world headlines after shooting



Modern pentathlon drops laser gun plan for London 2012

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearNovember 7 - A controversial plan to replace air pistols with laser guns in the modern pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympics has been dropped.

Games in Singapore, where it was praised by athletes.It would also have reduced the cost of staging shooting

With the decision for the laser shooting technology we can now develop the sport in all youth and junior

Two of the final events, running and shooting, have been merged to create a combined run-shoot finale.The


New rules to make shooting more "exciting" tested ahead of London 2012

  • Shooting

October 27 - New rules designed to make shooting more appealing are being tested at this week's

International Shooting Sport Federation technical delegate Gary Anderson said: "ISSF leaders

The decision to change how shooting finals are conducted was made after television productions during


Shooting World Championships drew record 600 million television viewers, it is claimed

  • Shooting

October 18 – The "best shooting competition ever" drew a record worldwide television

Championships, held in Munich in July and August, recorded the highest numbers of TV viewers of any other shooting

"Five hundred and ninety million people watched shooting on TV, and video footage of the Championship

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Olegario Vazquez Raña said the numbers

to the incredible efforts the ISSF put in to the production of the event to deliver "the best shooting


Commonwealth Games "big step forward" for Indian ambitions to host 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

By Tom Degun in New Delhi October 10 - Hosting the Commonwealth Games has dramatically increased India’s chances of winning the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to Chef de Mission Bhubaneswar Kalita.

in the Athletes’ Village, a bridge collapse outside the main stadium and security fears over a shooting


Corporate "no-shows" to blame for empty seats claims Games ticketing chief

  • New Delhi 2010

By Tom Degun in New Delhi October 10 – Monica Jolly, new head of ticketing for the Commonwealth Games, laid the blame for the vast empty stands at venues across the city on corporates who don’t turn up on the day.

"Boxing, wrestling and swimming have been full but we can do better in archery and shooting.



State-of-the-art training boost for Lilleshall athletes

  • London 2012

October 5 - A multi-million pound upgrade at Lilleshall National Sports Centre has created a state-of-the-art training facility for Britain’s London 2012 athletes.

" The facilities include: An indoor shooting range with new technical video analysis area,



"Faulty" scales delay boxing weigh-in as Delhi suffer early problems

  • New Delhi 2010

By Tom Degun in New Delhi   October 4 – The official weigh-in for the Commonwealth Games boxing competition has been put back until tomorrow after complaints the test scales were faulty.

including a dengue fever outbreak, infrastructure failures, security fears that followed a tourist shooting


Skelhon continues British gold rush at Stoke Mandeville

  • Latest (Paralympics)

- Matt Skelhon (pictured) won his second gold medal of the International Paralympic Committee Shooting

"I am as motivated as ever in my shooting and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to defend