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The ISSF and the shooting family express their sincere condolences to Juan Antonio Samaranch’s family.

The International Shooting Sport Federation was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who left us Wednesday in Barcelona. The ISSF expresses its sincere condolences in these painful circumstances.

Born in Barcelona in 1920, Samaranch has been leading the IOC for 21 years, until his reassignment in 2001. Restlessly working in favour of the Olympic movement, he improved the quality of the Games and increased the number of participating countries, developing TV rights negotiation, and strengthening Olympic Solidarity and women’s participation.

Mr. Samaranch played a crucial role in supporting the Shooting Sport and the ISSF within the Olympic Family, along his 21-year long presidency of the International Olympic Committee.

The ISSF, its leadership and the shooting family express their deepest sympathy to Juan Antonio Samaranch’s family.

20.03-28.03.2010

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected yesterday Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, as the host city of the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014 during the 122nd IOC Session in Vancouver, Canada.

Nanjing (CHN) won the bid with  47 votes, edging out Poznan, Poland, which received 42 votes.

“We had two outstanding candidatures from two fantastic cities. Both expressed the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games and both were capable of staging the event,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge. “We are looking forward to working with Nanjing, and are confident the Youth Olympic Games in 2014 will be a success.”

The second edition of the Youth Olympic Games (the first will be held next August in Singapore) will feature competition in 26 different sports, and some 3600 athletes between 14 and 18 years of age from all 205 National Olympic Committees are expected to participate.

Shooting competitions could take place at the Fangshan Sports Training Base of Jiangsu, as mentioned by Nanjing’s Bid committee on their official webpage.

“The preparation period for the second summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games will take four-and-a-half years, which will allow Nanjing to match both the expectations of the IOC and the athletes in producing a programme of sport, culture and education that is of the very highest standard,” Rogge added.

Following the path inaugurated by the IOC with the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, this year, the 2014 YOG will feature a fully fledged education programme aiming to raise participants’ awareness of the Olympic values and topics like healthy lifestyles and the fight against doping.

The 2012 London Olympics Pictograms have been unveiled.

The Organizing Committee of the 2012 Olympic Games in London has unveiled the official Pictograms of London 2012.

The 2012 Olympic Games will be officially opened the 27^th of July 2012. Shooting competitions in the fifteen Olympic events of Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun, are scheduled to take place from the 28^th of July through the 5^th of August.

The competition will take place at the Royal Artillery Barracks, on the edge of Woolwich Common in south-east London and close to World Heritage Site of Greenwich Park, an historical venue dating back to 1776 that will be renewed to host up to 7500 spectators during the Games.

Matthew EMMONS won his second World Cup Final in the 50m Rifle Three Position Men event by leading the match since the first shot. Wearing Gold he announced “I am going to become father!”. The Olympic medallists of Beijing struggled today, ending out of the podium.

Matthew EMMONS of the USA won the ISSF World Cup Final in the 50m Rifle Three Position Men event for the second consecutive year. The American champion entered the final round in first place with 1171 points and secured Gold after a battled final with a total score of 1269.0 points.

“There must be something with this shooting range!” said EMMONS right after the match. The shooter had already won two ISSF World Cup Finals on the lines of the shooting range of Bangkok, in 2004 and 2007 “This match closed a long season – continued EMMONS – now I am going to take a few time off from shooting. Katerina, my wife, is pregnant! I am going to become father!” announced Matthew smiling.

Silver went to the 2008 Olympic Champion of the 50m Rifle Prone Men event, the 35-year old Ukrainian shooter Artur AIVAZIAN, who finished in second with a total score of 1265.7 points. The Ukrainian shooter won the duel for Silver against the 2004 Olympic Champion JIA Zhanbo of China, who shot himself in third place by firing a frustrating last shot of 6.8 points.

The 50m Rifle Three Positions Men final did not turn in favour of the Olympic protagonists of Beijing 2008. The Olympic champion QUI Jian of China struggled during the qualification and could not qualify for the final round, closing the competition in 10th place with 1154 points. The Olympic Silver medallist, the 40-year old Jury SUKHORUKOV of Ukraine closed the match in eighth place, while Beijing’s Bronze Rajmond DEBEVEC of Slovenia finished in fourth place, only a few tenths far from the Bronze position.