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Swedish Olympic Committee adds 16 more athletes to talent support programme

  • EOC

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has added 16 athletes to its Top and Talent support programme for 2023, giving prospects assistance in their bid for glory at future Olympic Games.

European and World Championships.Rickard Levin Andersson claimed silver in trap this year to secure a shooting



Dale and Hauser win first mass starts of IBU World Cup season

  • Biathlon

Johannes Dale and Lisa Theresa Hauser won the first mass start races of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup season in Le Grand-Bornand.

had two.Another French athlete, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, was third, but undone by a miss at the last shooting


Lægreid ends Bø's IBU World Cup winning streak with pursuit triumph in Le Grand-Bornand

  • Biathlon

Johannes Thingnes Bø's winning streak is over at five International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup races after Sturla Holm Lægreid usurped him in a 12.5 kilometres pursuit in Le Grand-Bornand.

Lægreid had just one penalty on the day and overtook Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen at the last shooting

 "I saw I had five targets after the shooting and all were right.



French stars guaranteed warm welcome at third leg of IBU World Cup in Annecy

  • Biathlon

The third round of the International Biathlon Union World Cup at the French resort of Annecy Le Grand Bornand guarantees terrific home support for double OIympic gold medallist Quentin Fillon Maillet. 

standings from his compatriot and fellow Olympic team gold medallist Sturla Holm Lægreid.The accurate shooting


Bø wins fourth IBU World Cup race on the spin, Simon leads French relay success

  • Biathlon

Johannes Thingnes Bø won his fourth International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup race in a row - six if you include relays - today in Hochfilzen, leading the men's 12.5 kilometres pursuit from start to finish.

accrued two penaties.Frenchman Émilien Jacquelin was a further 26.0 back from Lægreid, after three shooting


Simon wins from front to grow IBU World Cup lead

  • Biathlon

Julia Simon was the resounding winner of the women's 10 kilometres pursuit in Hochfilzen to grow her overall lead in the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup standings.

rival.Norway's Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold was that rival, moving up from 13th place having produced an identical shooting




Herrmann-Wick earns IBU World Cup sprint victory in Hochfilzen

  • Biathlon

Double Beijing 2022 medallist Denise Herrmann-Wick skied away from the field to secure a first win of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup season in Hochfilzen.

The German paired a faultless shooting performance with a strong finish to complete the 7.5 kilometres

sprint in 20min 7.1sec.Czech Markéta Davidová was second, 18.1sec back with one penalty, and the clean-shooting


Shooting Australia elects new President to replace Fettell

  • Shooting

Newly elected International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) vice-president Cath Fettell has been replaced

as the head of Shooting Australia by Andrew Sims after completing the maximum term limit.

after serving three three-year periods.Under Fettell, Australia had finished top of the medals table in shooting

Cath has played roles as delegate, director and finally President of Shooting Australia over a period

Fettell, elected last month as vice-president of the ISSF, has completed her maximum three terms as Shooting

Australia President ©Shooting AustraliaAt the ISSF General Assembly in Egyptian resort Sharm El-Sheikh

Federation last year.Sims, a chartered accountant, was first elected to the Shooting Australia Board


Bø adds pursuit title to sprint gold at IBU World Cup as Simon triumphs among women

  • Biathlon

Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Bø and Julia Simon of France claimed gold in the pursuit events that brought the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Kontiolahti to a conclusion.

The first clean shooting was perfect," Bø said."

I tried to find the right speed onto the shooting range."

Everything happened in the shooting range…It was so electric. It was really fun!”

biathlon | #kon22 | @Clmb25— BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon (@IBU_WC) December 4, 2022"But in the final shooting

in the final event of this World Cup, the women’s 10km pursuit, achieved with a combination of clean shooting