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Bronze for Skelhon as British shooters open medal account

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rsquo;s Matt Skelhon today claimed a bronze medal at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting

Skelhon, who took up competitive shooting after being injured in a car accident in 2005, claimed third

Paralympic shooting is governed by the IPC and coordinated by the IPC Shooting Technical Committee following

the modified rules of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

These rules take into account the differences that exist between shooting for the able-bodied and shooting

July 2010: Croatian Prime Minister to open World Shooting Championships


Wills and Folkard preparations for Delhi on target

  • Archery

By Mike Rowbottom July 19 - England’s Alan Wills and Naomi Folkard have earned ideal lifts for this year’s Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, having taken gold and silver medals respectively at the FITA World Field Archery Championships in Hungary.

nbsp; The field archery championships differ from those that will feature in Delhi as they involves shooting


Weale wins historic European Championships silver medal

  • Modern Pentathlon

July 18 - Britain’s Sam Weale (pictured) won the individual silver medal at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Debrecen today.

Weale was the third athlete to leave the shooting range on the second shoot, behind Moiseev and David

Svoboda had overhauled the Russian going into the third shoot, but Weale followed the Czech out of the shooting


Australia and US claim victory at World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

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By Tom Degun in Birmingham July 17 -  Australia's men and the United States women claimed gold at World Wheelchair Basketball Championships at the National Indoor Arena here today.

Becca Murray was in excellent form once again with 25 points and a superb shooting percentage of 71 per


IPC World Shooting Championships open in Zagreb

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 Degun July 16 - The Opening Ceremony for the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting

"I am sure that the IPC Shooting World Championships will confirm the peak of readiness for many

The 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships are the first World Championships in a sport for athletes with

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British team head to Croatia for World Shooting Championships

  • Latest (Paralympics)

seven-time Paralympian Deanna Coates, have this week travelled to Croatia to take part in the IPC Shooting

The event takes place at the Vrapčanski Potok Shooting Range in Zagreb from tomorrow (July

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Gault targets Commonwealth Games history in Delhi

  • Shooting

July 13 - England pistol shooter Mick Gault (pictured) is set to become the most medalled athlete in Commonwealth Games history when he competes at Delhi. 

Gault, who is named today in England’s a 22-strong shooting team for Delhi, has won 15 medals

” The England shooting team for Delhi also includes 19-year-old rifle shooter James Huckle (

He later collected three silvers and two bronzes at the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championship

He said: "Competing at a multi-sports event was a completely different experience to a shooting

" England finished third in the shooting medals table at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games four


More tickets go on sale for Youth Olympics

  • Singapore 2010

By Tom Degun July 12 - More tickets for competition sessions at the inaugural Singapore 2010 Summer Youth Olympics have today been made available for public sale in some of the most eagerly anticipated sports of the Games.

selling sports at the Games such as athletics, gymnastics, basketball, equestrian, modern pentathlon, shooting


Croatian Prime Minister to open World Shooting Championships

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Croatia, will be attending the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting

athletes from 43 countries in attendance and competing for glory at the impressive Vrapčanski Potok Shooting

Sir Philip revealed that the IPC is looking forward to having the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships

"It will build further anticipation toward the London 2012 Paralympic Games, which will see Shooting


Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 1 - Qatar are set to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time when they are held in London in 2012 - which will leave Saudi Arabia as the only major country still to exclude women from taking part in the Games.  

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) reacted by claiming that they hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting


Death of top Indian official overshadows Commonwealth Games celebrations

  • New Delhi 2010

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 24 - Digvijay Singh (pictured), the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and the man credited with helping Abhinav Bindra win India's first-ever individual Olympic gold medal, has died while visiting London to attend a meeting connected with the Commonwealth Games.

"During his tenure as NRAI President, shooting achieved great heights and India won the first ever

He said: "Under his leadership, shooting touches new heights.

"The shooting fraternity has lost its great patron.


Britain to stage record number of events in London 2012 build-up

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By Tom Degun June 18 - Britain will stage a record number of world class disability events this year, a major boost to the country's top Paralympic athletes as they prepare for the London 2012 Games.

takes place at the home of Paralympic sport, Stoke Mandeville, in October when the UK stages the IPC Shooting


Britiain's men celebrate first international handball win

  • Handball

June 12 - Britain men’s handball team have secured their first international victory on home soil in thrilling style, beating Bulgaria 33-32 in the final match of their Euro 2012 campaign at Crystal Palace.

form, bagging six goals and caused real problems for the Bulgarian defence with the sheer speed of his shooting


Scotland signs first pre-Games training camp deal for London 2012

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 7 - Namibia and Zambia have signed deals to train in Glasgow before the London 2012 Olympics, it has been announced, the first countries to agree to base themselves in Scotland.

Olympics in Beijing Namibia sent 10 athletes to compete in four sports - athletics, boxing, cycling and shooting


Skelhon leads way as British shooters win nine medals

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June 2 - Matt Skelhon (pictured) again led the way as Britain's disability shooters won nine medals, including three gold, at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cup in Eurostand in Volmerange, France.

the team gold in the same event, with the British trio of Skelhon, Deanna Coates and Nathan Milgate shooting

claimed Britain’s third gold medal of the competition in the R5 10m air rifle prone SH2 mixed, shooting

the results and appreciate the effort made by all the athletes, coaches and staff in the disability shooting

performance programme and DTSGB (Disability Target Shooting Great Britain)  in securing this success