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The ISSF Secretary General Schreiber thanked the participants for their excellent results. Rifle and Pistol shooters will meet again next year, at the Pre-Olympic World Cup in London

The 10m Air Rifle Women event closed the 2011 ISSF World Cup Finals in Rifle and Pistol events, held in Wroclaw, Poland, from the 18^th to the 24^th of September.

Only the bests were eligible to participate in this competition: the reigning World Champions, the World Cup Final title defenders, and the eight top performers selected throughout this year’s four ISSF World Cup Stages in Sydney, Changwon, Fort Benning and Munich.

The People’s Republic of China and Germany finished atop of the Medal Standings, with two Gold medals, two Silver and one Bronze medals each. Russia followed in third, with one Gold and two Silver medals.

“We have to thank all the participants, all these great shooters, who competed here” The ISSF Secretary General – Mr. Franz Schreiber – said at the Closing ceremony, today.

“Excellent results were reached, and a new Final World Record was scored. We have a new great record in the 10m Air Rifle Men event, thanks to China’s Zhu Qinan.”  The Secretary General highlighted “This has been a top level Rifle and Pistol Competition, and we also have to thank the SIUS ASCOR company, who sponsored today’s Champions Trophy.”

The ISSF World Cup Final concluded this year’s World Cup Series. The Rifle and Pistol shooters will met again next year, on the 17^th of April, when the Pre-Olympic ISSF World Cup in all events in London will kick-off on the ranges of the 2012 Olympics.

The medal standings:

Wroclaw (POL) and Al Ain (UAE) will host the ISSF Rifle & Pistol and Shotgun Finals, in September. World’s best shooters will meet there competing for the 2011 titles. Check out who qualified to participate!

The ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich and the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Maribor were the last two chances to qualify for this year’s ISSF World Cup Finals.

The ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Final will take place in Wroclaw, between the 18th and the 24th of September.

The ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final will be held in Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates, from the 30th of September through the 7th of October.

Only the best athletes are eligible to participate in the Finals: the top eight world cup performers of the season, the title defenders and the reigning world champions will duel right to the last shot to gain the 2011 ISSF World Cup winner’s trophy.

The People’s Republic of China placed atop of the medal standings of the fourth and last ISSF Shotgun World Cup stage of the year.

The 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia, was the last world cup stage of the year, before the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final that will take place in Al Ain (in the United Arab Emirates) starting from the 30th of September.

It was the Chinese team who placed atop of the medal standing of this fourth and last world cup stage, with three medals, one of each colour.

Great Britain followed in second with one Gold  (won by Wilson in Double Trap Men) and one Bronze medals. Denmark, Spain and USA came in third place with one Gold medal each.

The best shotgun shooters of the world will now meet at the ISSF Shotgun World Championship, taking place in Belgrade (Serbia) from the 3^rd of September, before travelling to the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final, held this year in Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates.

ISSF World Cup Maribor – The medal standings

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

ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Cairo cancelled. ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup Final to be rescheduled. New dates and locations to be announced soon.

2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final cancelled

The International Shooting Sport Federation is sorry to announce that the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Cairo, Egypt, had to be cancelled due to force majeure.

The Shotgun World Cup Final, which was scheduled to take place between 2-9 October, had to be cancelled due to the actual situation in the north-African country.

The decision was taken in accordance with the local organizing committee after considering several options and scenarios, and keeping the focus on the safety of international athletes.

The ISSF accepted the proposal to re-schedule the 2011 Shotgun World Cup Final in Al-Ain (UAE).  The new competition’s schedule will be announced soon.

2011 ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup Final to be rescheduled.

At the same time, the 2011 ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup Final that was first scheduled to take place in Al-Ain (UAE) between 1-8 November 2011, was cancelled.  Negotiations to select a new host venue are ongoing, and new location & dates will be announced as soon as possible.

“The ISSF had to reschedule our World Cup Finals 2011 because we were concerned about the safety conditions in Cairo. – The ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said - The Organizing Committee informed the ISSF that the safety of our participants may not be secured and therefore requested to change the Shotgun World Cup Final to Al Ain.

“We are now working to select a new location for the Rifle & Pistol World Cup Final. - Mr. Schreiber added – We will keep our member federations informed, and release the new dates as soon as possible”.