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ISSF launches its YouTube video channel within the fame of “The Sport Hub” project.

The ISSF’s YouTube channel is now open: video highlights and competition summaries of ISSF international events will now be available through the most popular video platform of the world, at http://www.youtube.com/issfchannel

A personalized channel has been dedicated to the Shooting Sport to provide the shooting fans with new tools to keep in touch with their sport. You can now watch ISSF TV videos with full rewind and forward functionalities, link and embed them in your favourite social networks or websites, rate and comment the best sport actions.

The new ISSF’s YouTube channel has been developed in the frame of “The Sport Hub” (http://www.youtube.com/user/thesportshubchannel), the new Youtube sport portal launched by the SportAccord, the former General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), grouping together 104 International Sports Federations and Organisations. With more than 25 International Sport Federation already involved, The Sports Hub is dedicated to all sports enthusiasts on YouTube.

Visit the ISSF channel at http://www.youtube.com/issfchannel! More and more videos will be added in future, providing you with the latest footage from ISSF international events. Take full advantage of the new features to express your creativity: link, embed, rate and comment your favourite ISSF TV videos!

The ISSF recognizes that coaches and trainers have much to offer the shooting sport in addition to training shooting athletes. Establishing a group of coaches to provide insight and recommendations to rules, policies and scheduling as well as creating a communications network will benefit the entire ISSF family.

Informal coach meetings will be hosted at remaining World Cups to receive input from coaches and trainers regarding how the coaches can benefit ISSF and their coaching profession. A formal meeting of coaches will be hosted at this summer’s World Championships on 2 August to identify key discussion topics and nominate candidates to serve on the Committee. Consideration will be given to achieving representation among the shooting disciplines and diversity among the continents. Selected coach trainers will participate in the annual World Cup Organizers Workshop each November and the Section Committee meetings that follow.

The ISSF will work with the trainers and coaches to develop an effective coaching communications system and solicit articles for the ISSF News and website.

Nominees for the Coaches Advisory Committee must be proficient in the English language.

The ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña opened the 2010 ISSF World Cup in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun events in Beijing, welcoming the shooters to the 2008 Olympic venues during today’s opening ceremony. The ISSF is back on the 2008 Olympic venues of Beijing, were the 2010 World Cup Stage in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun events is held from the 16th through the 25th of March. The ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña, officially opened the competition today, welcoming more than 600 shooters from all around the world. “It is with pleasure that we come back to this beautiful range, constructed for the 2008 Olympic Games, which is one of the best shooting venues of the World. – Said the President, speaking at the opening ceremony – I would like to thanks our host, the Chinese shooting Federation, and wish you all the best success in this competition!” The President of the Organizing Committee, and Vice-President of the Chinese Shooting Association, Mr. Zhang Liang, welcomed the participants to Beijing, inviting the President of the Chinese Shooting Federation Mr. Feng Jianzhong, to officially declare the competition opened. The Opening Ceremony then continued with a traditional Chinese drama performed by dancers, actors and acrobats of the China National Peking Opera Company. The ISSF World Cup in all events in Beijing is the third World Cup Stage of the year, following the World Cup in Shotgun events in Acapulco and the World Cup in Rifle and Pistol events in Sydney. Beijing’s is a fundamental step on the path leading to the 50th ISSF World Championship in all events that will take place in Munich between July and August, this year. There, the first Quota Places for the 2012 Olympic Games of London will be distributed to the best performers.

The People’s Republic of China won seven medals, placing in first in the overall medal standings of this ISSF World Cup. Korea and USA followed in second and third place.

The first 2010 ISSF World Cup Stage in Rifle and Pistol events was closed today in Sydney, Australia. Here, athletes coming from all over the world competed in the ten Olympic events of Rifle and Pistol shooting from the 20th through the 27^th of March.

The competition, which was held at the 2000 Olympic Shooting Range of Sydney, saw the success of the Chinese team, that finished in first in the overall medal standings with four Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals, for a total of seven awards.

The Korean team followed in second place, claiming two Gold, one Silver and Bronze medals. The USA’s shooting team also secured four medals: one Gold, one Silver and two Bronzes, taking the third spot on the overall medal standings of the World Cup stage.

The Medal Standings:

The next appointment with the ISSF World Cup Series is set for April when, from the16th through the 25th, Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun shooters will meet at the 2008 Olympic Shooting Range of Beijing to participate in a combined World Cup Stage.