33 Olympic Quotas, the passes to the 2012 London Olympic Games, were distributed during the Pan American Games, the African Championship and the Oceania Championship.

Three Continental events distributed the last 2012 Olympic Quotas of the year. The XVI Pan American Games – taking place in Guadalajara (MEX) from the 14^th to the 23^rd of October, the 10^th African Championship in 10, 25 and 50m events – held in Cairo from the 15^th to the 25^th of October, and the Oceania Shooting Championship – hosted in Sydney from the 26^th of November to the 2^nd of December, distributed a total 33 Olympic Quota Place, the entrance tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Quotas that were not assigned during these events will be redistributed in accordance to the rules.

Three-hundred-ninety shooters will participate in the 2012 Olympic Games, which will be opened in London on the 27^th of July 2012. The first shooting competition, the 10m Air Rifle Women, will take place on the 28^th of July, and will assign the very first medal of the Games among all sports.

Most of the 390 Quota Places available for shooting have already been distributed. Starting from the 2010 ISSF World Championship in all events in Munich – where the first Olympic qualification slots were distributed- athletes from all around the world have tried to secure a pass to the Games throughout the 2011 ISSF World Cup Series and World Championship and the Continental Championships.

The last available Quota Places will be distributed at the beginning of the 2012 season, at the 12^th Asian Championship taking place in Doha (QAT) from the 11^th of January, and at the European Championship in 10m events held in Vierumaeki (FIN) kicking off on the 14^th of February.

Pan American Games – Distributed Quotas

African Championship – Distributed Quotas

Oceania Championship – Distribute Quotas

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Shooting tickets will be available to a range of groups – schools, BOA/BPA and Tickets for Troops – in the frame of the London 2012 Ticketshare programme, LOCOG confirmed.

“We are aware that a recent article in the London Evening Standard’s report on shooting tickets and their availability for schoolchildren has given rise to concern from within the shooting family. The newspaper published an article suggesting that the London 2012 Ticketshare programme would not offer shooting tickets to schoolchildren in London.

LOCOG reiterates and makes quite clear that it has no issues with children attending the Olympic and Paralympic shooting events. This is demonstrated by the fact that we offered discounts for children attending many of the shooting sessions, and actively promoted this in our ticketing guide.”

LOCOG’s position remains;

– Shooting tickets are included in the Ticketshare programme

- The Ticketshare programme includes a range of groups – schools, BOA/BPA and Tickets for Troops;

- There are a small number of shooting tickets in the Ticketshare programme, and we plan to issue tickets where the demand is greatest;

- Our initial consultation with schools suggests that there isn’t a great demand for shooting tickets;

- However, if schools request shooting tickets, we will provide them, subject to availability;

Where the article was misleading was that it noted that we had excluded schools from applying for shooting tickets. This is certainly not the case and if schools request shooting tickets, we will of course provide them, availability permitting.

We are absolutely clear that children are allowed into the shooting venue at Games time – indeed, shooting is one of our Pay Your Age sports, and we have sold tickets to children and will continue to do so dependent upon availability.” LOCOG communicated to the ISSF.

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• June 19, 2011 – LONDON 2012 – REPORT ON VENUES’ CONSTRUCTION (0)

When the Games open on 27 July 2012, London will become the first city to host three editions of the modern Olympic Games. It will be a very special homecoming – far different from London’s previous Olympic experiences in 1908 and 1948.

The 2012 Olympic Games will kick off on the 27th of July, for 19 days of Olympic games events, including two days of early football competition before the 27July Opening Ceremony, and 12 days of Paralympic Games events.

More then 200 National Olympic Committee and about 10500 athletes are expected to participate in the world largest sport festival. Athletes from all around the world will meet to compete in 26 sports, comprising 302 medal events, in 34 different competition venues. Approximately 21,000 media and broadcasters will deliver the Games to a global audience, while more then 8 millions of tickets were made available for spectators.

The 15 Olympic shooting events will take place at the Royal Artillery Barracks – RAB – venue from the 28 of July through the 6 of August 2012 on a temporary venue. The location in the river area was highly supported by the ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña, as it will maximize the presence of spectators, and will turn in favour of the shooters. Located in the Woolwich area, in the so-called River Side, East London, the shooting venue will indeed be placed in the heart of the 2012 Games, just 20 minutes far from the Olympic village, and relatively close to other sport venues.

The 10 and 50m Rifle and Pistol competition hall, the 25-meter and the Final halls, are being constructed with innovative techniques, and for the first time the 10m and the 50m halls where combined in one single venue, in order to rationalize the construction costs.

The Shotgun range will provide three combined layouts for Trap, Skeet and Double Trap events, and an innovative 26-meter high green net will be placed 80 meters far from the shooting posts, creating an amphitheatre background.

The Olympic Qualification path is undergoing, with 390 Olympic Quota Places to be awarded. The 2010 ISSF World Championship in Munich, and the 2011 ISSF World Cup Series, have already assigned most of the available Quotas. Now, with one year to go the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Games, the last Quotas are being distributed at Continental Championships around the world and at the next ISSF Shotgun World Championship kicking-off in Belgrade on the 3rd of September.

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Ten Olympic Quota Places, the qualification spots for the next 2012 London Olympics, where assigned during the fourth and last ISSF Shotgun World Cup, held in Maribor (Slovenia) from the 7th to the 17th of July.

Olympic Quota Places assigned in Maribor:

The next Olympic Quotas will be assigned at the continental championships.

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• May 2, 2011 – Beijing’s World Cup: Olympic Quota Places (0)

The 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich distributed 24 Olympic Quota Places out of ten events.

Munich’s was the last chance to secure Quota Places within the frame of the ISSF World Cup Series. The remaining Rifle & Pistol Quotas for London 2012 will be now distributed through the Continental Championship. Learn more about the Quota Places distribution path here http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_event.ashx

Olympic Quota Places distributed in Munich

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Twenty-four Olympic Quota Places – the entrance tickets to the 2012 London Games – have been awarded by the ISSF during the third Rifle & Pistol stage of this year’s ISSF World Cup Series, which was held from the 14th to the 22nd of May on the lines of the USAMU range, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA.

Germany and India turned out to be the most awarded country, with 3 Olympic Quota won during the event, confirming to be two of the strongest countries in terms of participation and victories within the shooting sport family. Austria and Russia followed with two Olympic Quota Places each.

The next Olympic Quotas, the participation passes for the next 2012 Olympic Games in London, will be distributed during the 2011 ISSF World Cup in Munich, which will be held on the lines of the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range starting from the 16th of June.

A total of 390 Olympic Quota Places are available for shooting at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The distribution of the Olympic passes started at last year’s ISSF World Championship in Munich, and continues this year through the ISSF World Cup Series and the continental championships.

ISSF WC Fort Benning – Olympic Quotas

ISSF WC Fort Benning – Olympic Quotas by Name

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The 2014 Youth Olympic Games logo has been finally unveiled!

Launched with a grand ceremony, broadcast live on national television to audiences across China, the emblem is bursting with colour and energy in celebration of you – the youth of today.

The clever design also commemorates Nanjing’s rich history by incorporating the famous City Gate in the wording. By using each letter ‘n’ to symbolize an open gate, the emblem conveys a warm ‘welcome’ message, encouraging all future athletes, spectators and audiences from around the world to come together to share in the excitement of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.

Speaking at the grand launch event, President Jacques Rogge said: “This colourful and contemporary logo is the perfect symbol for Nanjing and China as a whole.  It represents your passion for sport and culture, and the welcoming City Gates symbolise the warmth and friendliness of the Nanjing people.”

He continued: “It also represents the energy of the city and the nation, and it is this vibrancy that will inspire young people around the world to join in the celebrations in 2014.”

On the 10th of February 2010, the 122nd IOC session at Vancouver announced Nanjing as the host city of the second summer YOG, which will be held from August 16th to 28th 2014. The Nanjing 2014 Summer YOG will encompass all 26 sports – including shooting – and will be conducted under the motto “Olympics for the young, by the young.”

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50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
OR				POL	589	MAUER, Renata	24.07.1996	OG Atlanta (USA)
EOR				CHN	589	DU, Li	14.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
10m Air Rifle Women
OR				CZE	400	EMMONS, Katerina	09.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
25m Pistol Women
OR				CHN	590	TAO, Luna	22.09.2000	OG Sydney (AUS)
EOR				MGL	590	OTRYAD, Gundegmaa	13.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
10m Air Pistol Women
OR				RUS	391	PADERINA, Natalia	10.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
Trap Women
OR				LTU	71	GUDZINEVICIUTE, Daina	18.09.2000	OG Sydney (AUS)
Skeet Women
OR				ITA	72	CAINERO, Chiara	14.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)

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50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
OR				SLO	1177	DEBEVEC, Rajmond	23.09.2000	OG Sydney (AUS)
50m Rifle Prone Men
OR				GER	600	KLEES, Christian	25.07.1996	OG Atlanta (USA)
10m Air Rifle Men
OR				CHN	599	ZHU, Qinan	16.08.2004	OG Athens (GRE)
50m Pistol Men
OR				URS	581	MELENTIEV, Alexsander	20.07.1980	OG Moscow (URS)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
OR				USA	583	SANDERSON, Keith	16.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
10m Air Pistol Men
OR				RUS	591	NESTRUEV, Mikhail	14.08.2004	OG Athens (GRE)
Trap Men
OR				AUS	124	DIAMOND, Michael	21.07.1996	OG Atlanta (USA)
EOR				RUS	124	ALIPOV, Alexey	15.08.2004	OG Athens (GRE)
Double Trap Men
OR				USA	145	ELLER, Walton	12.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)
Skeet Men
OR				USA	121	HANCOCK, Vincent	16.08.2008	OG Beijing (CHN)



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50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Junior
WR	J			CHN	591	WANG, Xian	29.05.1998	WC Milan (ITA)
WR	J	T		USA	1747	FURRER, Amanda; SCHERER, Sarah; BEARD, Sarah;	05.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
50m Rifle Prone Women Junior
WR	J			GER	598	BOETTINGER, Katja	03.08.2000	ECH Plzen (CZE)
WR	J	T		CZE	1780	VRANKOVA, Monika; MAZUROVA, Nikola; BRABCOVA, Aneta;	07.08.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
10m Air Rifle Women Junior
WR	J			KOR	400	SEO, Sun Hwa	12.04.2002	WC Sydney (AUS)
EWR	J			CHN	400	ZHANG, Yi	06.12.2007	ASC Kuwait City (KUW)
WR	J	T		KOR	1188	SEO, Sun Hwa; KIM, Hyung Mi; CHOI, Dae Young;	08.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
25m Pistol Women Junior
WR	J			URS	593	SALUKVADZE, Nino	13.07.1989	ECH Zagreb (YUG)
WR	J	T		CHN	1726	SONG, Cheng; WANG, De Hui; HU, Xiao Li;	07.12.2007	ASC Kuwait City (KUW)
10m Air Pistol Women Junior
WR	J			YUG	391	MLADENOVIC, Marija	19.06.1995	WC Milan (ITA)
WR	J	T		CHN	1146	FEI, Fengji; WANG, Rui; SUN, Qi;	08.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
10m Running Target Women Junior
WR	J			CHN	391	XU, Xuan	06.07.2002	WCH Lahti (FIN)
WR	J	T		GER	1116	WEIGEL, Anne; DOSSLER, Christine; NEFF, Elena;	24.07.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
10m Running Target Mixed Women Junior
WR	J			UKR	383	AVRAMENKO, Galina	06.11.2003	ECH Gothenburg (SWE)
WR	J	T		RUS	1105	STEPANOVA, Olga; DANILENKO, Oksana; GULAK, Marina;	26.07.2006	WCH Zagreb (CRO)
Trap Women Junior
WR	J			SVK	72	STEFECEKOVA, Zuzana	24.06.2003	WC Granada (ESP)
EWR	J			ITA	72	ROSSI, Jessica	05.06.2008	WC Suhl (GER)
WR	J	T		CHN	202	QI, Qiuwen; XU, Tian; WANG, Yajun;	11.08.2009	WCH Maribor (SLO)
EWR	J	T		CHN	202	ZHU, Jingyu; QI, Qiuwen; ZHANG, Dandan;	31.07.2010	WCH Munich (GER)
Double Trap Women Junior
WR	J			ITA	113	GELISIO, Deborah	19.06.1995	WCH Nicosia (CYP)
WR	J	T				since 01.01.1993 – Team Record not established yet	01.01.1993	()
Skeet Women Junior
WR	J			SWE	74	LUNDQVIST, Therese	11.08.2009	WCH Maribor (SLO)
WR	J	T		USA	204	ENGLISH, Amber; CHIANG, Alexander; CONNER, Caitlin;	11.08.2009	WCH Maribor (SLO)

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