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The German Shooting Sport Federation – DSB – was founded 150 years ago. The ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña met and awarded the President of the German Shooting Federation, Josef Ambacher, in occasion of the 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich.

The International Shooting Sport Federation celebrated the German Shooting Federation – Deutscher Schutzenbund – in the occasion of its 150^th anniversary.

The “Deutscher Schutzenbund” was founded on 11 July 1861, and stands as the oldest sport federation in the country. Nowadays, the German Shooting Sport and Archery Federation counts 15.000 clubs and gather more than 1.4 million members from all around Germany. An impressive organization which finished in the spotlights by organizing the biggest Shooting World Championship ever last year, in Munich, where more than 2000 athletes competed on the lines of the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range trying to qualify for the London Games.

As the 2011 ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup is kicking-off in Munich, the ISSF President, Olegario Vazquez Raña, and the ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber, honoured the German Shooting Federation by presenting a special award to its President, Mr. Josef Ambacher, and to its Secretary General, Mr. Jorg Brokamp.

“We want to recognize the long history and the excellence of our host, the German Shooting Federation!” The ISSF President, Olegario Vazquez Raña said, during the Administrative Council in Munich, yesterday.

“The ISSF and the German Shooting Sport Federation share the values and the tradition of the shooting sport. We are very happy to honour them in their 150 anniversary.” The ISSF Secretary General, Franz Schreiber, said at the ceremony.

“We are facing the challenge to modernize and to transport our sport in the new century – the President of the German Shooting Federation, Mr. Josef Ambacher said at the meeting – We come from a long tradition which must be saved, and we have a bright future to build in front of us.”

“150 year of activities is a great achievement, but we are not stopping our efforts. – The German Shooting Federation’s Secretary General Jorg Brokamp added - We are now in the process of launching a new Excellence centre in Wiesbaden, where our top Olympic and Paralympic shooters will find the best conditions to train.”

China finished atop of the medals’ standing, followed by Germany, USA and France.

The 2011 ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup in Fort Benning has been “a complete success, the best ISSF World Cup ever organized in the US, so far.” The ISSF Technical Delegate for this competition, Mr. Carlos Silva Monterroso, said right after the last final, addressing a few words to the athletes and the authorities at the USAMU ranges in Fort Benning, Georgia.

“The competition run smoothly, and we recorded some excellent results – the Technical Delegate continued – and we have to thank all the people involved in this excellent Organizing Committee and all the volunteers who have been making this possible.”

“It has been a great competition, with an excellent turnout of athletes.” The ISSF Vice President, and President of USA Shooting, Mr Gary Anderson added at the end of the competition.

“We have been learning from previous years, and we can state that this has been the best ISSF World Cup ever organized in the US.” The President of the Organizing Committee, Robert Mitchell, said.

The ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup in Fort Benning turned out to be a massive competition, with more than 600 shooters coming from 72 countries, an ISSF record event in USA.

The Chinese team finished atop of the medal standing, winning a total of 7 medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze). Germany followed in second place, with 2 Gold  and 2 Silver, for a total of 4 medals.

The home team, USA, closed the competition securing 1 Gold and 1 Silver medal, tying France in third place.

The third Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage of the year was officially opened by the ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña and by the ISSF Vice President Gary Anderson. USA’s William Krilling was awarded the “President Button”, the ISSF’s highest honour.

The 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, was officially opened by the ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña, at the Opening Ceremony held at Fort Benning’s Infantry Museum yesterday evening.

“We are very happy to be back here in Fort Benning, a great place to conduct our World Cups,” The ISSF President said, welcoming the participants along with the USA Shooting President Gary Anderson.

The Opening Ceremony also turned into a chance for the ISSF President to award the highest ISSF honour, the “President Button”, to William Krilling, 84.

Krilling, a well-known rifle coach based in Fort Benning and a member of the ISSF Rifle Committee for more than ten year, had been the personal rifle coach of Mr. Vazquez Raña, when he was competing at world level. “Krilling has been my coach and one of my best friends in the world of shooting, I would like to present him my own President Button, which I have been wearing for almost thirty years.” Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña said.

More than 600 athletes coming from 70 countries will participate in the third leg of the 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup. Twenty-4 Olympic Quota Palces, the “entrance tickets” for the 2012 Olympic Games, will be distributed by the ISSF to the best shooters.

The first two medal matches, the 10m Air Rifle Men and the 10m Air Pistol Women Finals, will take place today (May the 16) starting from 3.15 PM (GMT-4).