Para sport & Paralympic News
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Ukraine doubles up on day three in Szczecin
28.04.2017
Oleksii Denysiuk adds onto his 2017 success with a win in the P1.
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Vadovicova takes win in comeback fashion
27.04.2017
The Slovakian Paralympic shooting champion won the R3 event at the Grand Prix in Szczecin, Poland.
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Jonsson squeezes out win in Szczecin
27.04.2017
Meanwhile Veronika Vadovicova went two for two on day two of the shooting Grand Prix.
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McKenna to debut at Grand Prix in Szczecin
25.04.2017
The US shooter is among those looking to build off Rio 2016 success at the second shooting Para sport event of 2017.
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#WePlayTogether: Iranian female Para athletes break down barriers
06.04.2017
Paralympic champions Javanmardidodmani, Nemati pave the pathway toward equality in their country and the world.
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Visually impaired shooting continues development
27.03.2017
A competition in Innsbruck, Austria, will help finalise the rules, regulations and classification system.
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Cheongju to host 2018 shooting Worlds
16.03.2017
The South Korean city will host the first qualification event for Tokyo 2020 between 1-12 May.
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – February 2017
02.03.2017
The public has until 9 March to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.
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Dates, location for first Para trap World Cup confirmed
02.03.2017
Lonato, Italy, will host the competition in September 2017.
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World Shooting Para Sport agrees changes
01.03.2017
The Sport Technical Committee was reappointed and discussed a variety of topics with the management team.
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Alaryani takes home win at shooting World Cup
27.02.2017
Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill also beat Ukraine’s Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk for gold to conclude competition in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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Vadovicova sees off Hiltrop for gold
26.02.2017
A low round for Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop allowed the Slovakian to take the late lead and eventual victory in R6 at the shooting World Cup.
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Kuwait’s Aldousari wins first World Cup
25.02.2017
The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.
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India claim two podiums at shooting World Cup
24.02.2017
Pooja Agarwal and 15-year-old Avani Lekhara make a splash on their international debuts in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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Vadovicova sets new world record at World Cup
23.02.2017
The Slovakian Paralympic silver medallist broke the world record of China’s Paralympic champion Cuiping Zhang in R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1).
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Vadovicova, Denysiuk open season with wins
22.02.2017
Athletes showed their form in the rifle and pistol events in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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Shooters to get season underway in Al Ain
21.02.2017
A full programme of rifle and pistol events featuring new Paralympic medallists will begin in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday (22 February).
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Slovenia’s Pevec, Febcic receive awards
21.02.2017
Veselka Pevec received one of the nation’s most prestigious awards, and Dejan Febcic was recognised regionally.
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Paralympic champion Pevec: ‘I was afraid I was the worst’
20.02.2017
Slovenia’s Veselka Pevec had a hard road to Rio 2016, but despite her fears she left with a gold medal.
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World Shooting Para Sport releases new rules for 2017
07.02.2017
Updates to the Technical Rules and Regulations and Classification Rules and Regulations come into force with immediate effect.
