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Pakistan cricket chief slammed for "ignorance" after raising T20 World Cup visa issue

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Tension between cricket chiefs in India and Pakistan has intensified after Wasim Khan received scathing criticism for calling on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give visa assurances ahead of next year’s Men's T20 World Cup.

the Indian Government after two Pakistani shooters were denied visas to compete in the International Shooting


Russian Shooting Union elects new President to replace Lisin

  • Shooting

Anna Leshchikova has been elected as the new President of the Russian Shooting Union (SSR) as a replacement

not to stand for another term to concentrate instead on his role as President of the International Shooting

however, remain as head of the SSR Board of Trustees.Billionaire Vladimir Lisin had led the Russian Shooting

Union since 2002 but has stepped down to concentrate on heading the International Shooting Federation

executive director.She is a memberof the ISSF Administrative Council and the Presidium of the European Shooting


Gudzinevičiūtė wins third term as Lithuanian NOC President

  • EOC

Olympic gold medallist Daina Gudzinevičiūtė has been re-elected for a third four-year term as President of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (LNOC).

The Sydney 2000 shooting champion defeated sole challenger Emilis Vaitkaitis, the President of the Lithuanian

 Daina Gudzinevičiūtė won Olympic shooting gold at Sydney 2000 ©Getty Images"We are respected, appreciated


Angolan Olympic Committee pay tribute to Moscow 1980 flagbearer Lopes

  • ANOCA

Angolan Olympic Committee (COA) secretary general António Monteiro paid tribute to Fernando Lopes - the country's flagbearer at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games - who has died aged 55.

Twenty-five athletes represented Angola at Rio 2016, in athletics, women's handball, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting




Michael Pavitt: Could struggle for host cities lead to more creative approaches for multi-sport events?

  • Inside the Blogs

The landscape of bidding for major sport events has changed dramatically during my time at insidethegames, with contested races dwindling.

arguably have not yet fully embraced.The CGF received some criticism for its decision to host archery and shooting

effectively forced into finding a solution when India objected to the optional sports of archery and shooting

being left off the programme for Birmingham 2022.Even prior to naming a 2026 host, the International Shooting


Exclusive: ISSF President says Hamilton’s omission of shooting sport from Games plan will “negatively

  • Victoria 2026

Vladimir Lisin, President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), has warned that the

absence of shooting from the 2026 Commonwealth Games programme of prospective hosts Hamilton, would "

2026 Bid Committee chairman Louis Frapporti confirmed during a recent Virtual Community Forum that shooting

At present I don’t believe that shooting is a part of these Games," he said."

The ISSF cannot take positively the information of the 2026 Hamilton Games Bid Committee’s head that shooting

ISSF President Vladimir Lisin says the absence of shooting from the sports programme in the 2026 Commonwealth

since Kingston in 1966 - with the exception of Edinburgh 1970.The announcement in January 2018 that shooting


Firms chosen to build Paris 2024 Olympic Media Village

  • Paris 2024

The Media Village being built for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris is to be constructed in two stages, it has been revealed, with 700 homes ready in time for the Games and the remaining 600 completed after the event has finished.

are at the heart of the project it is promised.The Village will be close to La Courneuve, where the shooting




Multi-million-pound legal disputes still outstanding 10 years after Delhi 2010

  • New Delhi 2010

More than 50 legal cases linked to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi remain outstanding, it has been revealed, as the event celebrates the 10th anniversary since it opened.

threatened to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in a row over a decision not to include shooting


Shooting "not a part" of Hamilton’s proposed 2026 Commonwealth Games, says Bid Committee chair

  • Victoria 2026

Shooting events will not be included in the Commonwealth Games if Hamilton’s bid to stage the 2026 edition

Hamilton 2026 Bid Committee chairman Louis Frapporti confirmed during a Virtual Community Forum that shooting

At present I don’t believe that shooting is a part of these Games," he said."

Association (IOA), along with the city of Shah Alam in Malaysia.India led protests against the exclusion of shooting

The news that shooting is set to miss out for a second consecutive Commonwealth Games will be viewed

since Kingston in 1966 - with the exception of Edinburgh 1970.The announcement in January 2018 that shooting



German swimmer Krawzow becomes first Paralympian to make Playboy cover

  • Swimming News

Para swimmer Elena Krawzow has made history by becoming the first female Paralympian to make the cover of Playboy Magazine after making her debut in the German edition of the publication.

Mit dem Shooting möchte ich ein Zeichen setzen, für mehr Toleranz in der Gesellschaft.

Die zwei Tage Shooting, die ich erleben durfte, waren großartig.