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A record number of athletes gathered to Maribor’s Gaj Shooting Range to compete in the last World Cup of the year, trying to secure a pass to the 2012 Games.

The fourth and last ISSF Shotgun World Cup Stage of the year kicked-off at the Gaj Shooting Range in Maribor, Slovenia, where the competition is held between the 7^th through the 16^th of July.

“’It’s a record event! The numbers shows us that this world cup stage is a complete success, and that our sport is attracting a great number of athlete from every corner of the world!” The ISSF Vice President, Medhat Wahdan, during his officially opening speech, commenting on the excellent turnout of athlete of this ISSF World Cup Stage.

“In behalf of the ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña, I would like to thank the organizers of this event for these outstanding results.”

592 shooters coming from 77 countries will participate in this Olympic qualifier world cup stage, trying to secure one of the Quota Places awarded here in Maribor.

This is indeed the last chance to win a quota, before the World Championship that will be held in Belgrade in September.

“We have to thank our team for this success!” the President of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Igor Ragusa, said at the Opening Ceremony.

“Our volunteers, our sponsors and our team experts played a determinant role in the organization of this event.”

“I hope you will have a pleasant stay here in Maribor, and I hope to see you again next year, when we will host an ISSF World Cup Final on this range.” Mr. Ragusa concluded.

“This is the biggest Shotgun World Cup Final ever, in terms of participation.” The President of the Slovenian Shooting Federation, Mr. Gorazd Maloic added.

“We are proud that this range will be the centre of the shooting world, in the next days, and we wish you all a great success!” He said along with the Major of Slovenca Bistrica, speaking to the shooters attending the ceremony.

The first medal match, the Trap Women final, will take place on the 9^th of July, at 19.30 (Slovenian time).

87 athletes will participate in the Rifle and Pistol World Cup Final to be held in Wroclaw, Poland, from the 18 through the 24 of September

With the last ISSF World Cup Stage in Munich, the qualifications for the 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Final were completed.

Eighty-7 athletes, coming from thirty countries (and a total of 100 starts), will compete in the 2011 Rifle and Pistol World Cup Final.

Qualified athletes: http://www.issf-sports.org/results/wcf_qualification/portraits_riflepistol.ashx

The 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Series travelled from Sydney (AUS) to Changwon (KOR), passing through Fort Benning (USA) before landing in Munich (GER) where the last Rifle and Pistol Stage was conducted in June.

More than 2400 athletes participated in the Series, and 96 Olympic Quota Places were distributed since March.

The ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Final, the last competition of this year’s World Cup Series, will be held in Wroclaw, Poland, from the 18th through the 24th of September.

With more then 1400 starts, the 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich turned out to be a record event, in terms of participation.

The match was conducted on the lines of the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range of Munich, widely recognised as one of the best shooting ranges of the world.

“It was a great challenge that we had to face this year.” The Secretary General of the German Shooting Federation, Jorg Brokamp said.

“We ended up with almost 900 shooters, and over 1400 starts: big numbers to handle.”

“We were on the edge. We wanted to give to all the shooters the chance to compete and to record their MQS, but on the other end we needed to offer them the very best possible conditions to compete.” Mr. Brokamp added.

“Last year we had the best World Championship ever here in Munich, as the ISSF President said. We were happy to show that we kept the level high also in occasion of this world cup.”

The largest Rifle and Pistol World Cup of the year was closed in Munich, today. The People’s Republic of China and the German team finished atop of the medal standings.

Today’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men event closed the 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich, conducted on the lines of the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range from the 16th of June.

The People’s Republic of China finished atop of the medal standings of the fourth and last Rifle and Pistol world cup of the year. Winning four Gold, one Silver and one Bronze, the Chinese team collected a total of six medals, two more then the home team.

Germany placed in second, with two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze, totalizing four awards. Coming in third place, Belarus, France, Japan and Turkey all won one Gold meal each.

890 shooters coming from 86 countries came here to compete in the 10 Olympic events of Rifle and Pistol shooting form all around the world, aiming at the 24 Olympic Quota Places to be awarded during the championship. Almost 1500 starts were registered, and the ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber spoke of a “record turnout of athletes.”

Munich’s world cup was the fourth a last ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage of the year. The ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Final, which will crown the champions of the season, will take place in Wroclaw, from 18 through the 24 of September.

The medals stangings