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The ISSF President Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña met the Austrian President Dr. Heinz Fischer in occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck.

The ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña, and the ISSF Secretary General Mr Franz Schreiber participated in the opening ceremony of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

The ISSF President met the President of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer, yesterday, meeting also several international sport authorities.

The ISSF President will keep on following the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, scheduling meetings with IOC authorities during the next days.

For more information about the first Youth Olympic Games please visit: http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en

Season’s Greetings from the International Shooting Sport Federation

While closing a great shooting sport year, and as a new exciting season of competitions is yet to start, the International Shooting Sport Federations wishes you all a great Christmas time, and a successful start into the Olympic year, thanking its supporters, the media, the athletes, the coaches and all those who keep on carrying on the values of our sport.

Best wishes!

The ISSF Academy recently completed another very successful B course at the academy’s training centre in Kuortane, Finland.

Fifteen coaches took part in the one week course which saw participants further develop their skills in sports science and shooting science. Participants took part in coaching skills workshop where they demonstrated their teaching and coaching skills to fellow course members and tutors.

A physical training workshop was hosted by Dr. Claudio Robaza in which practical physical training for the shooting sports were demonstrated.

The course concluded with a detailed examination and concluded with a presentation ceremony for all participants.

The course was conducted by Zeljko Todorovic (MNE), Kevin Kilty (IRL), Kimmo Yli-Jaskari (FIN) and Dr. Claudio Robabza (ITA).

This course concludes the academy’s activities for 2011 and marks the end of a busy year for the academy.

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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