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Kuehn and Sola take first Biathlon World Cup wins in Hochfilzen

  • Biathlon

Germany's Johannes Kuehn and Hanna Sola of Belarus both recorded their first International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup victories today in Hochfilzen in Austria.

for his historic victory in 26min 5sec, while Sweden’s Martin Ponsiluoma matched Kuehn’s one-penalty shooting

I was happy with my shooting and I tried to stay calm out of the range because it is far to the finish


IPC announces nominees for Paralympic Sport Awards

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced nominees across six Paralympic Sport Awards categories, which will recognise achievements from Tokyo 2020.

after winning women’s T63 athletics gold in a world record time.Avani Lekhara won gold and bronze in shooting


Lappartient, Barteková and refugee athlete Biel to become IOC members

  • Olympics

International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission vice-chair Danka Barteková and refugee athlete Yiech Pur Biel have been proposed for membership of the IOC.

she lost her bid for re-election to the IOC Athletes' Commission at Tokyo 2020.The Slovakian Olympic shooting



Christiansen wins pursuit as France enjoys relay success at Östersund Biathlon World Cup

  • Biathlon

Norway’s Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen overcame on-fire Swedish biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson to win the men’s 12.5-kilometre pursuit crown at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Östersund.

with 178 points - three in front of Samuelsson.Justine Braisaz-Bouchet produced a brilliant 10-for-10 shooting

I was so pissed after the third shooting I missed the last shot!"



Samuelsson clinches back-to-back sprint victories at Biathlon World Cup

  • Biathlon

Olympic relay gold medallist Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden claimed his second consecutive sprint victory at the International Biathlon Union World Cup on home soil in Östersund.

I knew that one mistake is not optimal in a sprint, so I had to do a good standing shooting I am happy


Five-time Paralympic champion Ktila receives UAE award for Tokyo 2020 performance

  • Paralympics

Tunisia's Walid Ktila has received the Athlete Who Accomplished an Achievement Despite Difficult Challenges Award at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award after winning two gold medals at Tokyo 2020.

given the Local Organisation Award for its success and excellence in organising the 2021 Para Shooting


Smaller nations admit disappointment after shooting omitted from Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Malta's Chef de Mission for Birmingham 2022 has said that the omission of shooting from next year's Commonwealth

which at one stage threatened to boycott the event.As a compromise, a separate Commonwealth Archery and Shooting

 Five of the six Commonwealth Games medals won by Guernsey have come in shooting ©Getty Images"At


Pistorius moves prison and prepares to meet parents of murdered girlfriend

  • Athletics News

South Africa's disgraced Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has been moved to a jail closer to the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he murdered in 2013, in preparation for a meeting with them that could secure his release from prison.

35-year-old Pistorius has been eligible for parole since July after he was convicted of murder for shooting


World Championship gold medal sprinter killed in gunfight

  • Athletics

Emmit King, a member of the United States 4x100 metres relay team alongside Carl Lewis that won gold medals at the 1983 World Championships, has been shot dead.

year-old Willie Wells, died at the scene, Yates said.A police spokesman in Bessemer in Alabama, where the shooting


Sweden victorious in sprint races at home IBU Biathlon World Cup leg

  • Biathlon

Swedish pair Hanna Öberg and Sebastian Samuelsson won their respective sprint races today at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup leg in Östersund, to give the host nation victories on the opening leg of the season.

01.5sec.Both the Swede and her closest challenger, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet of France, kept a clean shooting


Joe Choong: Modern pentathlon should embrace making riding safer, not remove it without giving athletes a say

  • Inside the Blogs

My name is Joe Choong. I competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in modern pentathlon, and over the last few months I’ve been busy enjoying the benefits of coming home with a gold medal. 

battle - we ride into battle on our horse, fight to survive with our sword and pistol (fencing and shooting

instantly switch between charging around a cross country run to focusing on hitting five tiny targets on a shooting

well-reformed riding format.Modern pentathlon has evolved over the years, with the laser-run combining shooting