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Before the fall: How the Olympic ambitions of Oscar Pistorius came with a price

  • The Big Read

To say that things had gone smoothly for Oscar Pistorius before he competed in the London 2012 Paralympics would be a nonsense. 

ambition.Less than six months after the London 2012 Paralympics, Oscar Pistorius faced prosecution after shooting

of the London 2012 Paralympics he would be involved in legal wrangling of a far graver nature after shooting

his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead at his home in Pretoria.Pistorius admitted the shooting but insisted



Di Girolamo "certain" of 2023 IBSA World Games success as countdown reads year to go

  • Paralympics

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) President Sandro di Girolamo has claimed to be "certain" that the 2023 IBSA World Games will be a success as the countdown passed the one-year-out marker.

football, judo and goalball.The other sports on the programme are archery, chess, cricket, powerlifting, shooting




Judo joy for Turkey with four titles on golden night at Islamic Solidarity Games

  • The 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games – Daily Report from Konya, Turkey

Two-time world medallist Kayra Sayit retained the women’s over-78 kilogram title as Turkey captured four gold medals on the second day of judo competition at the Islamic Solidarity Games here.

Medals found their recipients in traditional archery limitless flight shooting.?Fatma Ayvacı ???

Turkish archery competition, winning all six medals on offer in the men’s and women’s limitless flight shooting

Azerbaijan wins gold medal in mixed skeet shooting.?Nurlana Jafarova, Fuad Gurbanov ???

in 3:52.21 as Indonesia came second in 3:57.54 and Kazakhstan claimed bronze in 3:59.78.There was a shooting


IOA rewards Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games medallists with prize money

  • OCA

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has given athletes who won medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games prize money based on their achievements, after the nation finished fourth on the medals table with 61 podium finishes.

congratulate all our medallists for bringing glory to India with a combined haul of 61 medals, despite shooting

finishing just three medals short of Glasgow 2014 and five short of Gold Coast 2018 despite the omission of shooting

from this year's programme.India claimed 17 and 16 medals, respectively, in shooting in 2014 and 2018

.Both Khanna and Mehta reiterated at the ceremony that they would be pushing for shooting and wrestling



Beteyob seals more weightlifting golds for Indonesia at Islamic Solidarity Games

  • The 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games – Daily Report from Konya, Turkey

Natasya Beteyob snatched women’s 55 kilogram victory from Turkmenistan’s Kristina Şermetowa with the final lift as Indonesia added more weightlifting golds to their tally at the Islamic Solidarity Games here.

Center.Bachir Mohamed Mokhtari and Lamia-Chibani Chahrazah of Algeria won the respective men’s precision shooting

and Yassimo Ouinaksi of Morocco, while compatriot Fatiha Targhaoui triumphed in the women’s precision shooting


Preferred candidate Bendigo proposes integrated shooting event for Victoria 2026

  • Victoria 2026

Greater Bendigo has been selected as the preferred host if shooting is confirmed to return at the Victoria

Shooting officials have also proposed a team event in which Para shooters would compete alongside able-bodied

counterparts.The choice of Greater Bendigo was revealed after Shooting Australia chief executive Adam

He also saw the Exhibition and Event Centre at Bendigo Showgrounds which is pencilled in for pistol shooting

and air rifle.The Wellsford Rifle Range could become a venue for shooting at Victoria 2026 ©Shooting

Shooting has a proud tradition of involvement in the Games and a strong presence of participation across



Australia avoid Jamaica upset in gripping netball final at Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Australia reclaimed their Commonwealth Games netball crown here by winning a gripping final 55-51 against a Jamaica side who performed bravely on their first appearance in the gold-medal match.

start to the third quarter.They were simply unplayable as they refused to let Jamaica play, and created shooting

podium altogether, with New Zealand delivering an impressive performance to triumph 55-48.The sharp shooting

gold-medal match, England had beaten New Zealand 54-44 on Wednesday to finish top of Group B, but the sharp shooting


Exclusive: Nicholl pleased netball part of Hamilton 2030 bid but would prefer matches in Canada

  • Birmingham 2022

World Netball President Liz Nicholl has said here that the governing body is pleased that the sport is being discussed as part of Hamilton's bid to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games, but that it would prefer matches to be staged in the host country Canada.

2022 that the Canadian city's proposed bid for the Games includes netball being staged in Jamaica and shooting