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UN Special Rapporteur accused of using Soviet propaganda technique to defend Russian return to sport

  • Paris 2024

The UN Special Rapporteur Alexandra Xanthaki has been accused of "whataboutism" after claiming that athletes from Russia and Belarus should not be banned from competing at next year's Olympic Games in Paris because the United States were allowed to take part at Athens 2004.

above a graphic video that starts with Russian athlete Leonid Yekimov competing in a pistol shooting

up.The video has so far been viewed 2.5 million times.The 35-year-old Yekimov is a three-time European shooting



Official film of Beijing 2022 set to be released soon, director reveals

  • Beijing 2022

The official film of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is in the final phase of post-production and will soon be released in China, with an international release scheduled later this year, it was announced today on the first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony.

by the COVID-19 pandemic to successfully deliver the Games.Lu had to manage the challenging task of shooting



Vietnam Paris 2024 gold medallists to receive $1 million bonus

  • OCA

Athletes from Vietnam are to receive a prize fund of $1 million (£811,000/€918,000) if they win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the nation looking to return to the medal table after failing to score a podium at Tokyo 2020.

its first Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 after Hoàng Xuân Vinh won the men's 10 metres air pistol in shooting



Asian athletes will not lose Olympic spots or medals if Russians compete at Hangzhou 2022, OCA promise

  • Hangzhou 2022

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh has revealed that a qualification system is being created to enable Russian and Belarusian athletes to vie for places at next year's Olympics through Asian events, but has promised that competitors from the continent will not miss out on medals and places for Paris 2024. 

But if there is a points system like in athletics, shooting… these kinds of sports are where they’ll


Gretsch clears up at Para Nordic World Championships with five golds

  • Nordic Skiing News

American Kendall Gretsch had a stellar International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Para Nordic World Championships in Östersund, claiming five individual gold medals.

final, with Wicker taking bronze.In biathlon events, she claimed three titles from three.With a perfect shooting


Norway win relay titles to end IBU Open European Championships with five golds

  • Biathlon

Norway claimed the mixed and single mixed relay titles to cap a superb weekend at the International Biathlon Union Open European Championships in Lenzerheide.

I had a perfect day on the shooting range.Norway claimed five golds in a eight-medal haul at the IBU

Before the last standing shooting, I felt confident and got in some trouble," said Strømsheim."


Sørum tops Norwegian pursuit podium sweep at IBU Open European Championships

  • Biathlon

Vebjørn Sørum topped a Norwegian one-two-three as he clinched the men's 12.5 kilometres pursuit tile at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Open European Championships in Lenzerheide.

I would rate my performance much better than yesterday as my shooting was more accurate," said Sørum.

women's 10km pursuit title ©IBUThe 18-year-old biathlete produced a near-perfect performance from the shooting

I had some problems with the standing shooting the last few days here, and I was surprised that I cleared


Bjøntegaard and Merkushyna win sprint titles at IBU Open European Championships

  • Biathlon

Norway's Erlend Bjøntegaard defended his men's 10 kilometres sprint title at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Open European Championships in the Swiss resort of Lenzerheide, while Ukraine's Anastasiya Merkushyna returned to the top of the women's 7.5km sprint podium after eight years.

Bjøntegaard recorded a perfect shooting score in the sprint discipline to propel him to another gold

the finish line in 24min 57.3sec.Compatriot Vebjoern Soerum took second in 25:08.8, picking up two shooting

penalties on the second round.Third-placed Philipp Nawrath of Germany earned one penalty on both shooting

my country.That edged her to gold ahead of Sweden's Tilda Johansson, who clocked 23:15.0 after one shooting


Venues

  • Krakow 2023 sponsored section

Games venues ©European Games 2023 Back to topWrocławWrocław, the World Games 2017 host, will host the shooting

competition at the Wrocław Shooting Centre.At 270km north-west of Kraków, it is the venue furthest from


Australian two-time Olympic gold medallist has 10-year firearms licence ban upheld

  • Shooting

Australia's two-time Olympic champion Michael Diamond has lost an attempt to overturn a 10-year gun licence ban.

Diamond won back-to-back golds in the men's trap shooting event at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, and

the Civil and Administrative Tribunal, claiming he wished to use long arms as a member of a target shooting

The applicant has had a 29-year professional shooting career, having won gold medals at the Olympic Games