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Hellenic Olympic Committee honours athletes for 2023

  • Olympics

At a ceremony held at the Athens Concert Hall, 72 athletes were honoured for their successes at the World and European Championships, as well as those who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

-Shooting: Anna Korakaki, Makis Mitas, Babis Chalkiadakis, Nikos Mavrommatis, Emmanuela Katzouraki and


Shooting: Para athlete Abdulla Alblooshi banned for doping

  • Shooting News

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended shooting Para athlete Saeed Mohammed Abdulla

from the athlete in competition during the R9-Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 event at the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting

It is known to have a performance-enhancing effect in shooting athletes and is banned at all times for

athletes in shooting Para-Shooting.

five Para sports: World Para Athletics, World Para Ice Hockey, World Para Powerlifting, World Para Shooting



Emilie Gomis to leave the IOC's Athletes' Commission and the CNOSF

  • Paris 2024

According to Le Parisien, the former international basketball player is being sanctioned by the French organisation's ethics commission for posting a controversial message about Israel on her social media. The sanction is not yet official.

she represented her country at all continental and world tournaments, leading the French team as a shooting


Olympic year kicks off with key qualifiers

  • Olympics

January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

mountain biking, triathlon, archery, golf, skateboarding, judo, track cycling, BMX racing, weightlifting, shooting


Malaysia optimistic for Paris 2024

  • News

The National Sports Council (NSC) is hoping to send at least 30 athletes to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the potential to reach 50 if the men's field hockey team qualifies, a feat they haven't achieved in 24 years.

Perhaps, Malaysia may have an option in precision sports such as archery and shooting, although it would

) for the RTG in the 2024 budget.So far, Nur Shazrin Latif (women's sailing), Johnathan Wong (men's shooting


Pistorius released from prison 11 years later

  • News

Former South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole today, Friday, and is now at his home in Pretoria. He was serving a sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, almost 11 years ago, in an incident that shocked the world.

Famed Pistorius, convicted of shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in the


New Zealand recognises its Olympians

  • Olympics

Athletes and sports officials have been recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours, which are highly prestigious in the Oceanic country. Four Olympic footballers have been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit.

 "We also have sports administrators from bowling, rugby, swimming and shooting who have been recognised


Azerbaijan awarded the best athletes of 2023

  • Azerbaijan

The ceremony was held on 26 December in Buta Palas. It began with the national anthem of the Republic and highlighted the achievements of the athletes, including the nine Olympic licences obtained.

-Best Sports Event of the Year:World Shooting Championship.Presidential Regatta in Canoeing and Rowing


Puerto Rico Olympic Committee celebrates 75th anniversary

  • News

The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee celebrated its 75th anniversary with an Olympic Dinner at a luxury hotel in the capital San Juan, where the best athletes from 33 participating federations were honoured. Puerto Rico is an associated state of the United States of America.

the winners were Luis Bermudez and Augusta Campos in shotgun, Yarimar Mercado and Gustavo Enriquez in shooting


Handball: France topples Norway as Denmark celebrates bronze

  • Handball

France are the new world handball queens after beating defending champions Norway 31-28 in a thrilling final at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning in front of 12,000 spectators. Three hours earlier, Denmark's bronze medal (27-28 to Sweden) made the party complete.

table football, table tennis, football darts and, of course, handball, with the opportunity to test the shooting


Lausanne hosts Regional Workshop on Digital Communication and Social Media

  • Azerbaijan Sponsored Section

On the initiative of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan and under the joint partnership of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the 3rd Regional Workshop on Digital Communication and Social Media was held in Lausanne on 14 December.

Olympic champions from the country are Zemfira Meftahatdinova (skeet, shooting) and Namig Abdullayev


APSF steps up efforts to promote Para Esports among Para Athletes

  • Paralympics Pages

The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) continues to outline strategic plans to further empower athletes, coaches, and technical officials in the Asian region, while advancing the inclusivity agenda through various sports initiatives.

featuring 10 sports, namely athletics and wheelchair racing, archery, cycling, wheelchair fencing, shooting


Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games unveils sports programme

  • Paralympics Pages

The Asian Paralympic Committee (AsPC) and the Local Organizing Committee (AINAPGOC) announced that the Asian Para Games will take place in the city of Nagoya, in central Japan, from October 18 to October 24, 2026.

-Para Shooting.-Para Swimming.-Para Table Tennis.-Para Taekwondo.-Sitting Volleyball.


Thailand lifts the curtain on the 2023 World Abilitysport Games

  • Non-Olympic Sports

From today until the 8th of next month, Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) will celebrate the 2023 World Abilitysport Games. A diverse group of sports disciplines will allow fans to enjoy the talent at the 80th Birthday Anniversary Sports Complex track.

alongside other male and female lifters in various weight categories.Stars ready to shine in badminton, shooting

In shooting Para sport, Veronica Vadovicova has won six Paralympic medals since Beijing 2008.