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Hello Guest Did you know that with the exceptions of the 1904 and 1928 Games, Shooting has featured on every Olympic programme since the first modern Games in 1896? Women’s events were added to the schedule in 1984.

From the CEO Welcome to the fourth and final newsletter for 2011, which provides us with an opportunity to have a quick review of the year. February saw the Australia Cup series kick off in all events on the Sydney Olympic venue whilst March saw the start of the ISSF World Cup season in Concepcion, Chile, and from attendances, in Australia and overseas, one can only note that the sport is truly alive. The ISSF World Cup scene moved into Sydney on the 21st March where 682 contestants from 68 countries (with 942 starts) came together to make it the largest ISSF World Cup to date, only being beaten in June by Munich (804, 85, 1208). To those who so freely volunteered their time, our genuine heartfelt thanks; the event could not have run so smoothly without your input and dedication to your sport. Australia had entered a team of 52.   Read More

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 2011 has come to an end, and what an exciting year it has been! With plenty of activity all around the globe, in the lead up to 2012, we have witnessed a few showdowns as countries vied for coveted quota places. Our elite performers have continued to impress, while the younger athletes have displayed remarkable improvement. Read More Coach Education Courses FAQ We still continue to receive enquiries from coaches asking for information on Level 1 and 2 courses, which are now the Club and Competition Courses in the new terminology. So, in general, the following brief may help answer those questions. The old Level 1 and Level 2 Coach Courses were replaced in 2009 by the Club Coach and Competition Coach Courses. Read More

Australia surges towards London with successful Oceania Championships Australia’s Olympic shooting hopefuls produced a good showing at the 2011 Oceania Championships at the Sydney International Shooting Centre at the end of November. With a potential 15 Olympic quotas up for grabs for Australia at the event, the team won 13, taking its overall tally to 17 at the end of the qualifying period. Read More Australia shines at Sydney IPC World Cup The Australian Paralympic Shooting Squad recorded one of its best World Cups to date with an impressive home showing at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in November. With the event providing Australia its final chance to add to the two Paralympic quotas places it had already won for London next year, the pressure was on for the home nation to perform. Read More 2011 PQS Benchmark & Focus 2016 We currently have 3 Able bodied athletes in the IF (ISSF) top ten list; viz., Lalita Yauhleuskaya (3) in 10m Air Pistol Women, Michael Diamond (4) in Trap Men and Catherine Skinner (8) in Trap Women.  Since the introduction of the higher PQS in 2006, the number of athletes reaching these scores have increased as per the table below. Read More

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