Norway's Sverre Dahlen Aspenes claimed the biggest victory of his career as he won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Open European Championships in Arber.

Aspenes clawed back a considerable deficit to Russia's Anton Babikov after the final shooting phase before

looking forward to this European Championship and I was thinking that I've been really confident in the shooting

 "The first focus was to shoot well and I felt really in control on the shooting range."

Former International Paralympic Committee (IPC) commercial and marketing director Alexis Schäfer has been appointed chief of operations for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

year-old is an international business economist who was previously on the German national team for sport shooting

A letter of intent has been signed by Poland’s Minister of Sport and Tourism, Kamil Bortniczuk, confirming support for the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska.

breaking, canoeing, cycling, fencing, judo, karate, modern pentathlon, muaythai, kickboxing, padel, shooting

Russia triumphed in the women's team air rifle event on the final day of the International Shooting Sport

Germany's Benedikt Doll was victorious in the men's 15 kilometres mass start race in the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Biathlon World Cup while Norway claimed their first victory of the season in the women's 4x6km relay.

Doll produced a near-perfect shooting performance at Antholz-Anterselva in Italy on his way to a 37min

For shooting, I said to myself I should not go angry like in Ruhpolding but I want to go more offensively

Three-time Paralympic champion Hong Suk-man has been appointed to chair the Athletes' Committee of the Korea Anti-Doping Agency (KADA).

Dong-hyun, skier Seo Jeong-hwa, swimmer Jo Hee-yeon, golf's Kim Chae-on and Jin Jong-oh, who competes in shooting

Batsarashkina and Artem Chernousov enjoyed contrasting fortunes on the first day of the International Shooting

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet edged out French team mate Julia Simon to claim victory in the women's individual event at the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz-Anterselva.

 "It is pretty tough because of the altitude, but I was really patient on the shooting mat with

the windy conditions and the emotion on the last shooting especially.

France won the first gold medal of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) 10 metres Grand

Russia's Anton Babikov earned a second career victory in the men's 20 kilometres individual event at the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz-Anterselva.

In the race, I thought about only this.Clean shooting seals the deal for Anton Babikov in the @biathlonantholz

Norway's Tarjei Bø picked up two penalties in the last standing stage of the shooting, and finished 9.7

Russia will be looking to continue their fine form from this year into the International Shooting Sport

The Moroccan leg of the Karate 1-Premier League season has been delayed by two months in the latest calendar re-shuffled caused by COVID-19.

World Karate Federation is not alone in having events in Morocco disrupted, with the International Shooting

Russia won three of the four team events on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation's

Norwegian Marte Olsbu Røiseland and Quentin Fillon Maillet of France were the gold medallists in their respective pursuit races as the Ruhpolding leg of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup came to a close in Germany.

Perfection was key in the women's 10-kilometre pursuit race for Røiseland, whose clean shooting record

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has appointed its senior vice-president Rakesh Anand as Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Batra that they would not compete.India had also been due to stage standalone Commonwealth Archery and Shooting