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50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior
WR	J			CHN	1182	HE, Zhaohui	20.05.2009	WC Munich (GER)
WR	J	T		CHN	3478	WU, Jianing; ZHAO, Shitao; ZHU, De Ming;	03.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
50m Rifle Prone Men Junior
WR	J			YUG	600	PLETIKOSIC, Stevan	29.08.1991	WCF Munich (GER)
WR	J	T		GER	1778	BOSCHENRIEDER, Dominik; JUNGHAENEL, Henri; HAHN, Sebastian;	09.07.2008	ECH Plzen (CZE)
10m Air Rifle Men Junior
WR	J			KOR	599	CHEON, Min Ho	24.04.2004	WC Athens (GRE)
EWR	J			ISR	599	RIKHTER, Sergy	16.05.2009	WC Munich (GER)
EWR	J			CHN	599	ZHU, Qinan	30.10.2004	WCF Bangkok (THA)
EWR	J			CHN	599	ZHU, Qinan	16.08.2004	OG Athens (GRE)
WR	J	T		SVK	1774	BALAZ, Zoltan; JANCEK, Matus; HOMOLA, Michal;	26.03.2004	ECH Gyor (HUN)
EWR	J	T		CHN	1774	ZHU, De Ming; YU, Jikang; WU, Jianing;	31.07.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
50m Pistol Men Junior
WR	J			BUL	577	KOPRINKOV, Spas	09.08.1990	WCH Moscow (URS)
WR	J	T		BUL	1666	IVANOV, Ivan; SIMEONOV, Simeon; GEORGIEV, Spas;	04.08.1988	ECH Joensuu (FIN)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior
WR	J			CHN	588	DING, Feng	05.04.2007	WC Fort Benning (USA)
WR	J	T		GER	1716	WAGENITZ, Philipp; MOSES, Torsten; REITZ, Christian;	05.07.2005	ECH Belgrade (SCG)
25m Standard Pistol Men Junior
WR	J			RUS	574	KOULAKOV, Denis	11.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
WR	J	T		URS	1696	BABIKOV, Sergey; KHVATSAVAS, Aleh; MARTIROSIAN, Sergei;	10.09.1985	ECH Osijek (YUG)
10m Air Pistol Men Junior
WR	J			RUS	588	EKIMOV, Leonid	16.03.2007	ECH Deauville (FRA)
EWR	J			SUI	588	GRUNDER, Lukas	24.05.2009	WC Milan (ITA)
WR	J	T		CHN	1730	ZHANG, Bin; HE, Qi Min; SUN, Kai;	20.12.2009	ASC Doha (QAT)
50m Running Target Men Junior
WR	J			GDR	594	KURZER, Manfred	12.08.1990	WCH Moscow (URS)
WR	J	T		TCH	1758	PELACH, Lubomir; JANUS, Miroslav; SUROVCEK, Jozef;	08.07.1989	ECH Zagreb (YUG)
50m Running Target Mixed Men Junior
WR	J			FRG	397	JAKOSITS, Michael	07.09.1990	ECH Zenica (YUG)
WR	J	T		GDR	1167	HASSE, Ingo; KURZER, Manfred; KLEEBAUER, Tobias;	07.09.1990	ECH Zenica (YUG)
10m Running Target Men Junior
WR	J			RUS	586	BLINOV, Alexander	15.05.2001	WC Seoul (KOR)
WR	J	T		RUS	1702	AZARENKO, Mikhail; NAUMENKO, Alexander; DOVGAL, Yuri;	25.08.2009	WCH Heinola (FIN)
10m Running Target Mixed Men Junior
WR	J			RUS	386	ROMANOV, Dmitry	31.07.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
WR	J	T		UKR	1138	ZINENKO, Alexander; SAVKIN, Ivan; GILCHENKO, Andrey;	31.03.1996	ECH Budapest (HUN)
Trap Men Junior
WR	J			KUW	124	ALMUDHAF, Khaled	14.05.1998	WC Atlanta (USA)
WR	J	T		ITA	361	BAIESI, Danny; FIORAVANTI, Giulio; GRAZINI, Valerio;	03.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
Double Trap Men Junior
WR	J			MLT	146	CHETCUTI, William	24.06.2004	ECH Nicosia (CYP)
EWR	J			IND	146	NORIA, Asher	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
WR	J	T		ITA	415	NARDUCCI, Stefano; INNOCENTI, Marco; PENNA, Francesco;	11.06.1998	ECH Nicosia (CYP)
Skeet Men Junior
WR	J			USA	125	HANCOCK, Vincent	14.06.2007	WC Lonato (ITA)
WR	J	T		CZE	357	TOMECEK, Jakub; NOVOTA, Jakub; SLAVICEK, Milos;	10.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
25m Pistol Men Junior
WR	J			RUS	586	EKIMOV, Leonid	24.07.2004	ECH Munich (GER)
WR	J	T		RUS	1745	ONIPKO, Igor; KLIMOV, Alexei; FEDORINOV, Alexander;	04.09.1994	ECH Wroclaw (POL)

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300m Rifle 3 Positions Women
WR				DEN	588	JAKOBSEN, Charlotte	12.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
EWR				DEN	588	JAKOBSEN, Charlotte	03.08.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
WR		T		POL	1727	BOGACKA, Sylwia; KOWALCZYK, Karolina; ZIAJA, Alicja;	10.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
300m Rifle Prone Women
WR				DEN	599	JAKOBSEN, Charlotte	21.07.2009	ECH Osijek (CRO)
EWR				SUI	599	BUCHER, Bettina	09.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
WR		T		FRA	1787	HOULMONT, Catherine; GOBERVILLE, Olivia; CHUARD, Christine;	09.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
WR				GER	594	PFEILSCHIFTER, Sonja	28.05.2006	WC Munich (GER)
WR		T		USA	1758	BEYERLE, Jamie; SOWASH, Amy; FONG, Sandra;	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
50m Rifle Prone Women
WR				RUS	597	BOBKOVA, Marina	19.07.1998	WCH Barcelona (ESP)
EWR				IND	597	SAWANT, Tejaswini	08.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				POL	597	NOWAKOWSKA, Joanna Ewa	08.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				KOR	597	KIM, Yooyeon	07.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				KAZ	597	DOVGUN, Olga	29.07.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
EWR				KAZ	597	DOVGUN, Olga	04.10.2002	ASG Busan (KOR)
EWR				KAZ	597	DOVGUN, Olga	04.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
WR		T		URS	1786	CHERKASOVA, Valentina; SHYLAVA, Iryna; LESKIV, Lessia;	15.08.1990	WCH Moscow (URS)
10m Air Rifle Women
WR				KOR	400	SEO, Sun Hwa	12.04.2002	WC Sydney (AUS)
EWR				CHN	400	YI, Siling	01.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				GER	400	PFEILSCHIFTER, Sonja	29.06.2010	WC Belgrade (SRB)
EWR				CHN	400	WU, Liuxi	19.04.2010	WC Beijing (CHN)
EWR				CHN	400	WU, Liuxi	26.10.2009	WCF Wuxi (CHN)
EWR				RUS	400	GALKINA, Lioubov	05.11.2008	WCF Bangkok (THA)
EWR				CZE	400	EMMONS, Katerina	09.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
EWR				GER	400	PFEILSCHIFTER, Sonja	24.05.2008	WC Milan (ITA)
EWR				CHN	400	DU, Li	04.10.2006	WCF Granada (ESP)
EWR				CHN	400	WU, Liuxi	11.06.2005	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				CHN	400	ZHAO, Yinghui	11.04.2005	WC Changwon (KOR)
EWR				GER	400	LECHNER, Barbara	05.03.2005	ECH Tallinn (EST)
EWR				AUT	400	HASELSBERGER, Monika	22.04.2004	WC Athens (GRE)
EWR				RUS	400	GALKINA, Lioubov	22.02.2004	WC Bangkok (THA)
EWR				IND	400	SHIRUR, Suma	13.02.2004	ASC Kuala Lumpur (MAS)
EWR				RUS	400	GALKINA, Lioubov	14.06.2003	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				CHN	400	DU, Li	04.06.2003	WC Zagreb (CRO)
EWR				RUS	400	GALKINA, Lioubov	24.08.2002	WCF Munich (GER)
EWR				CHN	400	GAO, Jing	22.04.2002	WC Shanghai (CHN)
WR		T		CHN	1196	ZHAO, Yinghui; DU, Li; WU, Liuxi;	06.12.2007	ASC Kuwait City (KUW)
25m Pistol Women
WR				BUL	594	IORGOVA, Diana	31.05.1994	WC Milan (ITA)
EWR				CHN	594	TAO, Luna	23.08.2002	WCF Munich (GER)
WR		T		CHN	1768	CHEN, Ying; LI, Duihong; TAO, Luna;	04.10.2002	ASG Busan (KOR)
10m Air Pistol Women
WR				RUS	393	SMIRNOVA, Svetlana	23.05.1998	WC Munich (GER)
WR		T		RUS	1161	KHOMILEVA, Ludmila; LOGVINENKO, Marina; SMIRNOVA, Svetlana;	05.08.1993	ECH Brno (CZE)
EWR		T		CHN	1161	TAO, Luna; GUO, Wenjun; CHEN, Ying;	03.12.2006	ASG Doha (QAT)
10m Running Target Women
WR				CHN	391	XU, Xuan	06.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
WR		T		CHN	1150	XU, Xuan; WANG, Xia; QIU, Zhiqi;	06.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
10m Running Target Mixed Women
WR				FRA	390	SOQUET, Audrey	09.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
EWR				CHN	390	LI, Xue Yan	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
WR		T		CHN	1158	LI, Xue Yan; YANG, Zeng; SU, Li;	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
Trap Women
WR				UKR	74	CHUYKO, Victoria	13.06.1998	ECH Nicosia (CYP)
EWR				FIN	74	MAKELA-NUMMELA, Satu	11.08.2009	WCH Maribor (SLO)
EWR				ITA	74	IANNOTTI, Giulia	28.06.2007	WC Maribor (SLO)
EWR				CHN	74	CHEN, Li	04.04.2006	WC Qingyuan (CHN)
EWR				SVK	74	STEFECEKOVA, Zuzana	04.04.2006	WC Qingyuan (CHN)
WR		T		ITA	211	ROSSI, Jessica; GELISIO, Deborah; IANNOTTI, Giulia;	11.08.2009	WCH Maribor (SLO)
EWR		T		ITA	211	ROSSI, Jessica; GELISIO, Deborah; IANNOTTI, Giulia;	31.07.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
Double Trap Women
WR				CHN	115	ZHANG, Yafei	20.10.2000	WCF Nicosia (CYP)
EWR				CHN	115	LI, Rui	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
WR		T		CHN	328	DING, Hongping; LI, Qingnian; ZHANG, Yafei;	04.05.2001	WCH Cairo (EGY)
Skeet Women
WR				GBR	74	LITTLE, Elena	17.07.2005	WC Belgrade (SCG)
EWR				USA	74	RHODE, Kimberly	18.04.2010	WC Beijing (CHN)
EWR				CHN	74	WEI, Ning	19.05.2009	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				THA	74	JIEWCHALOEMMIT, Sutiya	08.05.2009	WC Cairo (EGY)
EWR				SVK	74	BARTEKOVA, Danka	09.07.2008	ECH Nicosia (CYP)
EWR				GER	74	BRINKER, Christine	09.07.2008	ECH Nicosia (CYP)
EWR				RUS	74	AVETISYAN, Erdzhanik	13.06.2007	WC Lonato (ITA)
EWR				AZE	74	MEFTAKHETDINOVA, Zemfira	18.05.2006	WC Cairo (EGY)
EWR				CHN	74	SHI, Hong Yan	09.04.2006	WC Qingyuan (CHN)
EWR				GER	74	BRINKER, Christine	09.04.2006	WC Qingyuan (CHN)
WR		T		CHN	214	WEI, Ning; YU, Xiumin; ZHANG, Shan;	05.09.2007	WCH Nicosia (CYP)

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300m Rifle 3 Positions Men
WR				HUN	1184	SIDI, Peter	25.07.2009	ECH Osijek (CRO)
WR		T		NOR	3517	BERG-KNUTSEN, Espen; BERG, Vebjoern; WOHLEN, Magnus;	03.08.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
300m Rifle Prone Men
WR				NOR	600	STENVAAG, Harald	15.08.1990	WCH Moscow (URS)
EWR				NOR	600	BERG, Vebjoern	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				FRA	600	HENRY, Josselin	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				GER	600	RUECKER, Bernd	31.07.1994	WCH Tolmezzo (ITA)
WR		T		SWE	1794	BRANDT, Anders; LARSSON, Michael; GUSTAFSSON, Johan;	04.08.2001	ECH Zagreb (CRO)
300m Standard Rifle Men
WR				NOR	589	KJOELL, Trond	07.07.1995	ECH Boden (SWE)
EWR				SUI	589	BUERGE, Marcel	16.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
WR		T		NOR	1751	BERG, Vebjoern; BERG-KNUTSEN, Espen; BAKKEN, Hans;	14.07.2005	ECH Belgrade (SCG)
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
WR				SLO	1186	DEBEVEC, Rajmond	29.08.1992	WCF Munich (GER)
WR		T		AUT	3508	KNOEGLER, Mario; PLANER, Christian; FARNIK, Thomas;	21.07.2003	ECH Plzen (CZE)
50m Rifle Prone Men
WR				URS	600	BOTCHKAREV, Viatcheslav	13.07.1989	ECH Zagreb (YUG)
EWR				AUS	600	POTENT, Warren	24.03.2010	WC Sydney (AUS)
EWR				ISR	600	STARIK, Guy	18.05.2008	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				USA	600	EMMONS, Matthew	09.05.2007	WC Bangkok (THA)
EWR				BLR	600	MARTYNOV, Sergei	29.03.2006	WC Guangzhou (CHN)
EWR				BLR	600	MARTYNOV, Sergei	26.08.2005	WCF Munich (GER)
EWR				USA	600	UPTAGRAFFT, Eric	11.05.2005	WC Fort Benning (USA)
EWR				FRA	600	SAUVEPLANE, Valerian	11.05.2005	WC Fort Benning (USA)
EWR				GER	600	LUSCH, Christian	27.10.2004	WCF Bangkok (THA)
EWR				AUT	600	WAIBEL, Wolfram Jun.	03.03.2004	WC Sydney (AUS)
EWR				AUT	600	WAIBEL, Wolfram Jun.	18.07.2003	ECH Plzen (CZE)
EWR				BLR	600	LITVINCHUK, Petr	11.06.2003	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				BLR	600	MARTYNOV, Sergei	08.06.2000	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				BLR	600	MARTYNOV, Sergei	04.09.1998	WC Buenos Aires (ARG)
EWR				USA	600	TAMAS, Thomas	29.07.1998	WCH Barcelona (ESP)
EWR				BLR	600	MARTYNOV, Sergei	23.05.1997	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				GER	600	KLEES, Christian	25.07.1996	OG Atlanta (USA)
EWR				FRA	600	AMAT, Jean-Pierre	27.04.1994	WC Havana (CUB)
EWR				YUG	600	PLETIKOSIC, Stevan	29.08.1991	WCF Munich (GER)
WR		T		AUT	1793	WAIBEL, Wolfram Jun.; PLANER, Christian; KNOEGLER, Mario;	19.07.2003	ECH Plzen (CZE)
10m Air Rifle Men
WR				THA	600	MAJCHACHEEP, Tavarit	27.01.2000	ASC Langkawi (MAS)
EWR				IND	600	NARANG, Gagan	05.11.2008	WCF Bangkok (THA)
EWR				RUS	600	SOKOLOV, Denis	01.03.2008	ECH Winterthur (SUI)
WR		T		RUS	1792	SOKOLOV, Denis; KRUGLOV, Serguei; PRIKHODTCHENKO, Konstantin;	01.03.2008	ECH Winterthur (SUI)
50m Pistol Men
WR				URS	581	MELENTIEV, Alexsander	20.07.1980	OG Moscow (URS)
WR		T		ROM	1719	STAN, Livint; BABII, Sorin; ILIE, Petru;	07.09.1985	ECH Osijek (YUG)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
WR				RUS	591	KLIMOV, Alexei	06.10.2006	WCF Granada (ESP)
EWR				GER	591	REITZ, Christian	28.05.2008	WC Milan (ITA)
WR		T		CHN	1749	ZHANG, Jian; LI, Yuehong; DING, Feng;	06.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
25m Standard Pistol Men
WR				USA	584	BULJUNG, Erich	20.08.1983	PAG Caracas (VEN)
WR		T		URS	1725	KUZMIN, Afanasij; TURLA, Vladas; MELENTIEV, Alexsander;	10.09.1985	ECH Osijek (YUG)
EWR		T		URS	1725	KUZMIN, Afanasij; BASINSKI, Igor; PYZHIANOV, Sergei;	08.09.1986	WCH Suhl (GDR)
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
WR				RUS	594	NESTRUEV, Mikhail	17.07.2007	ECH Granada (ESP)
EWR				RUS	594	KLIMOV, Alexei	25.07.2009	ECH Osijek (CRO)
WR		T		URS	1762	PYZHIANOV, Sergei; IGNATIUK, Miroslav; KUZMIN, Afanasij;	15.08.1990	WCH Moscow (URS)
10m Air Pistol Men
WR				KOR	594	JIN, Jong Oh	12.04.2009	WC Changwon (KOR)
WR		T		RUS	1759	EKIMOV, Leonid; ISAKOV, Vladimir; NESTRUEV, Mikhail;	16.03.2007	ECH Deauville (FRA)
50m Running Target Men
WR				URS	596	LAPIN, Nicolai	25.07.1987	ECH Lahti (FIN)
EWR				RUS	596	STEPANOV, Maxim	29.08.2009	WCH Heinola (FIN)
WR		T		URS	1773	LUZOV, Sergei; AVRAMENKO, Gennadi; VASILYEU, Andrei;	07.07.1989	ECH Zagreb (YUG)
50m Running Target Mixed Men
WR				CZE	398	RACANSKY, Lubos	04.08.1994	WCH Milan (ITA)
WR		T		CZE	1181	JANUS, Miroslav; RACANSKY, Lubos; KERMIET, Jan;	04.08.1994	WCH Milan (ITA)
10m Running Target Men
WR				GER	590	KURZER, Manfred	18.08.2004	OG Athens (GRE)
WR		T		GER	1733	JAKOSITS, Michael; KURZER, Manfred; SCHULZE, Marko;	05.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
10m Running Target Mixed Men
WR				UKR	393	PRIANISHNIKOV, Vladyslav	26.02.2008	ECH Winterthur (SUI)
WR		T		RUS	1158	BLINOV, Alexander; LYKIN, Dimitri; ERMOLENKO, Juri;	22.03.2002	ECH Thessaloniki (GRE)
EWR		T		CHN	1158	NIU, Zhiyuan; GAN, Lin; YANG, Ling;	31.07.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
Trap Men
WR				ITA	125	PELLIELO, Giovanni	01.04.1994	WC Nicosia (CYP)
EWR				ITA	125	FABBRIZI, Massimo	15.05.2009	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				CZE	125	KOSTELECKY, David	05.10.2006	WCF Granada (ESP)
EWR				RUS	125	GURKIN, Pavel	10.08.2005	WC Americana (BRA)
EWR				USA	125	BADE, Lance	23.07.1998	WCH Barcelona (ESP)
EWR				ITA	125	TITTARELLI, Marcello	11.06.1996	WC Suhl (GER)
EWR				USA	125	YCONG, Ray	09.06.1995	WC Lahti (FIN)
WR		T		ITA	368	PELLIELO, Giovanni; VENTURINI, Marco; TITTARELLI, Marcello;	17.06.1995	WCH Nicosia (CYP)
EWR		T		KUW	368	ALMUDHAF, Khaled; MEQLAD, Naser; AL FAIHAN, Abdulrahman;	06.09.2007	WCH Nicosia (CYP)
Double Trap Men
WR				AUS	147	DIAMOND, Michael	19.07.1998	WCH Barcelona (ESP)
EWR				RUS	147	MOSIN, Vasily	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
EWR				CHN	147	PAN, Qiang	16.05.2010	WC Dorset (GBR)
EWR				CHN	147	HU, Binyuan	10.06.2009	WC Minsk (BLR)
EWR				IND	147	SODHI, Ronjan	18.06.2008	WC Belgrade (SRB)
EWR				GBR	147	FAULDS, Richard	08.06.2008	WC Suhl (GER)
WR		T		USA	433	RICHMOND, Joshua; HOLGUIN, Jeffrey; CRAWFORD, William;	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
Skeet Men
WR				USA	125	HANCOCK, Vincent	14.06.2007	WC Lonato (ITA)
EWR				NOR	125	BROVOLD, Tore	25.07.2009	ECH Osijek (CRO)
EWR				CZE	125	SYCHRA, Jan	20.05.2009	WC Munich (GER)
EWR				UKR	125	MILCHEV, Mikola	09.05.2009	WC Cairo (EGY)
EWR				NOR	125	BROVOLD, Tore	13.07.2008	ECH Nicosia (CYP)
WR		T		USA	366	HANCOCK, Vincent; DULOHERY, Shawn; THOMPSON, Frank;	16.08.2009	WCH Maribor (SLO)

Less then 24 hours to go to the first rifle shot of the first Youth Olympic Games. Nervous, nail-bitten fingers have been triggering all day, training on the new shooting lines of the Singapore Sports School, where the first shooting competition will take place tomorrow morning at 9 AM.

Rifles have been tested. Air cylinders filled and emptied again. Targets were checked, and equipments controlled. All is ready, at the Singapore Sports School, for the debut of the Shooting Sport at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games!

The 10m Air Rifle Junior Men event, taking place tomorrow morning, will be the first shooting match of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. Twenty shooters,aging 17 and 18 years will compete, pursuing their Olympic Dream on the lines of the newly constructed range of the Sports School.

The match will start at 9.00 AM and, after sixty qualification shots, the best eight athletes will proceed to the 10-shot final round, the pathway to the podium.

Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish, is probably one of the most experienced shooters among those competing tomorrow. The 17-year old athlete, who has been participating in international junior events since 2008, finished in the spotlights by claiming two Junior medals (a Silver and a Bronze) at the ISSF World Championship in Munich, last July.

Belarus’ Illia Charheika is also enlisted between the favourites. The 17-year old shooters made it into the Youth Olympic Games by becoming the 2010 European Junior Champion, but he also finished between the firsts at the 2010 ISSF World Cup in Belgrade, when he closed the 10m Air Rifle Men event in 11^th place competing against older champions in the open category.

Asian shooters such as Gao Ting Jie (CHN) and Kim Yong (KOR) will attempt to stop the European athletes from sweeping all the medals. Gao was the runner-up in the event at the Asian Championships in Doha in December 2009, and Kim said that claiming a gold medal, in his pet event, is his clear-cut goal at the Youth Olympic Games.

The only African shooter in the event, Egyptian Hossam Helmy, is poised to cause an upset. The Egyptian ruled the African Youth Qualification Championships in Algeria, last March, , and has shown consistency during practice sessions since he arrived in Singapore.

The results of the match, starting at 9 AM Singapore Time, will be posted on the YOG results page

3500 athletes, 80 young shooters among them, pursuing their Olympic dream at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games edition in Singapore.

The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games kicked off last Saturday night, with the city’s skyline providing a magnificent backdrop to an exciting opening ceremony followed by 30000 people who met at the Marina Bay, the “heart” of the Singapore’s Youth Olympic Games.

More the 3500 athletes coming from 204 countries will compete in 26 sports, during the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Between them, 80 young shooters aged 17 and 18 years, who will participate in four competitions: 10m Air Rifle and 10m Air Pistol, Men and Women events.

“From this moment on, young people from around the world have a chance to participate in a global event that combines sport, education and culture,” IOC president Jacques Rogge said during the Opening Ceremony.

“Throughout this programme, our young Olympians will take part in activities and discussions on global and social issues as well as learn how they can make a positive impact in their community,” added Singapore’s President S R Nathan.

Spectators were on their feet clapping and cheering when the competitors entered from both sides of the stage of the Marina Bay venue. Three young shooters finished in the spotlights as flag bearers of their countries: Syeda Sadia Sultana for Bangladesh, Elvin Aroldo Lopez Calderon for Guatemala and Bahya Al-Hamad for Qatar.

Throughout the show, fireworks lit the sky. More than 2,000 were used and they were synchronised to the music and shot from the crowns of various buildings around Marina Bay. More than 5,000 performers, including children from 47 Singapore schools, were involved in the ceremony.

At the end, Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps (USA), who won eight gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Games, reminded the young athletes that winning was not everything.

“Do your best but above all, have fun,” Phelps said in a video address.

The first Shooting Competition, the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior event, will take place on the 22nd of August, at the Singapore Sports School, at 12.00 AM!

Follow the results of the match on the YOG Webpage!