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Kazakhstan President meets biggest-ever Paralympic team set for Tokyo 2020

  • Paralympics

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the country's record 25-strong team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was officially unveiled at the Akorda, the Presidential Palace.

Kazakhstan is set to be represented at Tokyo 2020  in swimming, powerlifting, taekwondo, athletics, shooting


Spain win first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 as trap shooters end San Marino dream

  • Shooting

Spain won its first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 just over a week into the Games as shooters Fatima Galvez and Alberto Fernandez denied San Marino a historic title in the mixed team trap.

Spanish pair beat Alessandra Perilli and Gian Marco Berti 41-40 in a knife-edge final at the Asaka Shooting

;"I'm happy about the work I did today, obviously, but like for me, I actually did a good job while shooting






Canadian archer Van Nest set for sixth Paralympics as Meier to make Para-badminton debut

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Karen van Nest is set to represent Canada at a sixth consecutive Paralympic Games after being confirmed as the country's sole archer for Tokyo 2020.

It is the 58-year-old's third selection as part of the archery team, having previously competed in shooting

Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.Following a shoulder injury that forced her to retire from shooting




Vitalina Batsarashkina

  • Russian Summer Olympic Athletes

Vitalina Batsarashkina is the Olympic 10 metre and 25m air pistol champion, becoming the first athlete from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team to win a gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesShe took up the sport when she was 12 years old after being introduced to shooting


China win pair of mixed team shooting titles at Tokyo 2020

  • Shooting

China won the first two mixed team shooting titles ever contested at the Olympic Games on a fine day

Artem Chernousov of the ROC 16-14 in the gold medal match of the mixed team 10m air pistol at the Asaka Shooting

individual gold at his home Beijing 2008 Games, becoming the first person from China to win a gold medal in shooting

 "I am shooting so much better."

Mixed team events were not universally welcomed by the shooting community, as three men's disciplines