19 May 2017SHOOTING IS PART OF THE 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES IN MINSK
Shooting has been confirmed as part of the sports program of the 2nd European Games that will take place in Minsk, Belarus, in the end of June 2019. The basic participation agreement has been signed by the European Olympic Committees and the European Shooting Confederation.Read more
23 April 2017TREMENDOUS RESULTS OF THE ESC AIR CUP FIRST SEASON
The first season of the ESC Air Cup - competitions among individual shooters in Air Pistol and Air Rifle that started in October of 2016 - has come to the end. 244 shooters from ten European countries took part in it. The competitions were very tight. In all four events only several points separated the top three placed athletes.Read more
05 April 2017VLADIMIR LISIN AND THOMAS BACH DISCUSS THE OLYMPIC SHOOTING PROGRAM
Mr. Vladimir Lisin, President of the European Shooting Confederation and Vice-President of the International Shooting Sport Federation, and Mr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, have recently held discussions concerning the Olympic shooting program.Read more
19 March 2017THE ESC AND SIUS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP UNTIL 2025
The European Shooting Confederation and SIUS AG extended partnership that started in 1995. The new sponsorship Agreement has been approved by the ESC Presidium during its meeting in Maribor on March 7th, 2017. This Agreement replaces the earlier one from February 25th, 2013, and is valid till December 31st, 2025. Moreover, if not replaced before the ESC General Assembly of 2025, it will be automatically prolonged until December 31st, 2029.Read more
11 March 2017Maslennikov – strong performance brought gold
The Air Rifle was the last individual competition for men that competed in 10m ECH in Hotel Habakuk in Maribor. There were 67 athletes who participated into the Qualification competition. Vladimir Maslennikov won the qualification. His shooting was superior for sure. After the first 5 shots he took the top place and did not give it up. His winning result was 247.7 which is new World and European Record. He won with the difference of 2.8 point Ukrainian Oleh Tsarkov. The bronze medal winner was Alexis Raynaud from France who passed Italian Giuseppe Pio Capano during the 18th shot and won bronze medal with the difference 0.1 point before Capano who was finally fourth.Read more
11 March 2017Serbia won the Pistol Mixed event
The ESC created a new event which is Mixed Team Air Pistol and Mixed Team Air Rifle. Both matches have now been official events of the European Champion. The teams consist of female and male athletes. In the finals athletes shoot single shots and the team whose results counted together wins a point. The winner team is that team who reaches first five points.Read more
10 March 2017Christian Reitz made a small surprise by winning gold in Air Pistol Men
European Championship 10m continued with a lovely weather in Maribor. Yesterday all the Juniors event were successfully competed, and now it was the turn of Men and Women events. The first two events, where Finals and medal matches were to be competed, were 10m Air Pistol Men, 10m Air Rifle Women and Running Target Men (30+30) and Women (20+20).Read more
10 March 2017Czapla returned to gold
In Running Target 30+30 Men Competition Lukasz Czapla (POL) returned to gold. After the Qualification Czapla was on the third position after Shchepotkin (RUS) and Swedish Jesper Nyberg, the fourth was Vladislav Prianishnikov (RUS).Read more
10 March 2017The Air Rifle women was the triumph of Snježana Pejčić
Air Rifle Women final was absolutely triumphing of Croatian Snježana Pejčić. She was second after 5 first shots, but only 0,1 point behind leading Russian Yulia Karimova. After that she took the driver’s place in to the end of the whole Finals. The winning result was 249.1, which is also a new European Record.Read more
