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Croatia to stage combined European Shooting Championships ahead of Tokyo 2020

  • Shooting

at Tokyo 2020 have been handed a lifeline after Croatia agreed to merge two events into one European Shooting

26 to March 6 only for the coronavirus pandemic to force those plans to be altered.But the Croatian Shooting

disciplines as well as a further 10 spots on offer across the other three categories.The International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF) has approved the move presented by the European Shooting Confederation and asked

Getty Images"The ISSF supports the decisions of the ESC Presidium and is very happy that the Croatian Shooting

Should the European Shooting Championships not be able to take place, continental rankings as of May


France earn men's relay victory at IBU World Cup in Oberhof

  • Biathlon

France’s Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Fabien Claude and Emilien Jacquelin celebrated victory in the men’s 4 x 7.5 kilometres relay event in Oberhof.

It is a nice track -  the shooting range was windy but we know it is not simple in the World Cup


Eckhoff sprints to third successive victory at IBU World Cup in Oberhof

  • Biathlon

Tiril Eckhoff earned a third successive International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup win in Oberhof, with the Norwegian triumphing in the women’s 7.5-kilometre sprint.

World Cup legs in the German town.She was able to repeat her 7.5km sprint success today, despite one shooting

settling for second place, finishing 9.3 behind the winner.The Italian biathlete had shot clean at the two shooting

race.The podium was completed by Austria’s Lisa Theresa Hauser, who finished 12.6 behind Eckhoff after shooting


Bø claims another win in Oberhof to extend overall IBU World Cup lead

  • Biathlon

Johannes Thingnes Bø secured a third individual International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup win of the season and second in Oberhof in Germany to strengthen his position as the overall leader.

10-kilometre sprint.Compatriot Sturla Holm Lægreid and German Arnd Peiffer were also perfect on the shooting

I had good focus on the shooting range."

Maybe my best performance on the shooting range this season."

able to use my energy well, gain a lot of speed and I am very satisfied to get 10-out-of-10 on the shooting


Britain names first athletes on Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic shooting team

  • Shooting

Games medallists are among the first set of athletes to have been selected to represent Britain in shooting

, leads the team chosen for the Olympics, with world record holder Matt Skelhon headlining the Para shooting

Kirsty Hegarty and Aaron Heading.Coward-Holley became Britain's first world champion in Olympic trap shooting

European silver medals in her collection.Six athletes have been selected to represent Britain in Para shooting

World Cup medallist Heading completes the line-up, with further selections due to be made by British Shooting

We have a strong team going to both the Olympic and Paralympic Games," said British Shooting performance


Lima World Cup included on World Shooting Para Sport provisional calendar for 2021

  • Shooting News

World Shooting Para Sport has announced a provisional competition calendar for the upcoming year.

 The event is set to take place at the WKS Śląsk Wrocław shooting range.Lima is then due to host

South America's first-ever Para-shooting World Cup from May 11 to 20.

 Competition will take place at the Peruvian capital's Las Palmas Shooting Range, used for the Lima

 The Las Palmas Shooting Range, used for the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, will host a World

 Several events in the sport, including the 2020 World Shooting Para Sport Para Trap Championships



Hostel featuring 162 beds opened at 2010 Commonwealth Games shooting venue

  • New Delhi 2010

A 162-bed hostel has been opened at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, the venue used for the shooting

improving chances for the country’s shooters to medal at international competitions.The Dr Karni Singh Shooting

Shooting is one of the premier sports at the moment," said Rijiju, as reported by Sportstar."

We have huge expectations from shooting and we have a huge reservoir of talent at the grassroots level

Range hosted shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, with India topping the shooting medal

s history, including 63 golds.When the country hosted the Games in 2010 they comfortably topped the shooting


Russia and France win relay events on final day of IBU World Cup in Oberhof

  • Biathlon

Russia and France finished the weekend on a high on the final day of competition in Oberhof in Germany at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Biathlon World Cup after wins in the relays.

United States, Poland, Sweden, Latvia and Finland were all ahead of Russia after that first leg.A clean shooting

the lead, settling for silver instead.France secured the bronze by a clear margin thanks to a clean shooting

alternatively, the duo won gold ahead of Sweden by 38.7 seconds.Three of the four legs for France had clean shooting

for Sweden.Both had won their respective sprint races on Friday (January 8), but struggled with the shooting


Eckhoff and Lægreid secure pursuit wins at IBU Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof

  • Biathlon

Norway's Tiril Eckhoff and Sturla Holm Lægreid took pursuit victories on day two of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Oberhof in Germany.

laps.It was Eckhoff's second victory of the weekend after winning the sprint yesterday.Røiseland's clean shooting

of France was ninth.Germany's Arnd Pfeiffer was 10th, and the only one of the top 10 to have a clean shooting


Bø and Eckhoff win IBU Biathlon World Cup sprints for Norway in Oberhof

  • Biathlon

Norwegians Johannes Thingnes Bø and Tiril Eckhoff were victorious in the sprint races today at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Biathlon World Cup leg in Oberhof in Germany.

 Clocking a time of 23:54, a clean-shooting record ensured the gold medal ahead of Sweden's Hanna

Theresa Hauser of Austria missed the chance to finish in second, but although a miss on her second shooting


Olympic shooting champion Bindra to speak at Global Sports Week Paris

  • Olympics

Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra has been confirmed as one of the high-profile guests that are due to speak at next month’s Global Sports Week (GSW) Paris.

Beijing 2008 when he clinched gold in the 10-metre air rifle competition.Bindra chaired the International Shooting


Calendars and development discussed as ISSF President Lisin meets with members

  • Shooting

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Vladimir Lisin has met with member federations

coronavirus pandemic.In 2022, the ISSF World Championships are set to take place at Fox Lodge Lisya Nora, a shooting

Olympics.ISSF President Lisin is one of Russia's richest men.Projects designed to stimulate the development of shooting

and officials amid the pandemic.Participants at the meetings also discussed next steps for developing shooting

, including what infrastructure would need to be in place.A possible new design for a shooting range,


Bindra backs India to return from Tokyo 2020 with record medal haul

  • Tokyo 2020

India's only individual Olympic champion, Abhinav Bindra, believes the nation can record its best medal tally to date at this year's postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

There are definite medal hopes not just in shooting but across other disciplines as well."