ISSF World Cup in Sydney attracts record participation
By David Gold
March 21 - The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, which begins today, has attracted a record 750 participants in Sydney to take part in a range of rifle, pistol and shotgun events.
March 21 - The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, which begins today, has attracted a record 750 participants in Sydney to take part in a range of rifle, pistol and shotgun events.
January 28 - Franz Schreiber (pictured) of Germany has been appointed the new secretary general of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), replacing his father, Horst G Schreiber, who died last month.
January 26 - Outstanding performances by Kira Klimova (pictured) of Russia and Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan have won them the accolade of Shooters of the Year from international shooting sport journalists.
January 4 - Raninder Singh (pictured), an international trap shooter, has been elected President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
December 14 - Horst Georg Schreiber, secretary general of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), has died aged 82 in Munich, it was announced today.
November 15 - Changes to the rules of events organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) will come into effect on January 1 after being approved by the Executive Committee and Administrative Council.
October 27 - New rules designed to make shooting more appealing are being tested at this week's ISSF World Cup Final in Munich.
October 18 – The "best shooting competition ever" drew a record worldwide television audience of almost 600 million, it has been claimed.
August 2 - Matthew Emmons (pictured) secured America's first place in the London 2012 Olympics when he finished third in the 50 metre rifle prone at the ISSF World Championships in Munich.
August 1 - Slovakia's Zuzana Stefecekova has become first woman to book her place in the London 2012 Olympics by winning the gold medal in the trap at the ISSF World Championship in Munich.
July 31 - Italy's Niccolò Campriani today wrote himself a small place in the history of the London 2012 Olympics when he became the first competitor to ensure their qualification for the Games.
July 29 - Mexico's Olegario Vazquez Raña today extended his term as President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) at its Assembly in Munich today.
July 13 - England pistol shooter Mick Gault (pictured) is set to become the most medalled athlete in Commonwealth Games history when he competes at Delhi.
May 21 - Peter Underhill, the chairman of the organising committee for the 2010 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Dorset, has claimed that Britain's shooters have boosted their hopes of success at the London 2012 Olympics with a series of encouraging performances.
May 17 - The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) have accepted an apology from the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) over the alleged harassment of their shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu (pictured) at a World Cup event in Dorset.
