26 January 2016THE OLYMPIC YEAR IS ON THE WAY
Less than a month is left till the opening of the first major competitions for the ESC – the 2016 European Championship 10m in Györ, Hungary. This tournament attracts a lot of interest among athletes, officials and audience. First of all, because 12 Olympic Quota Places for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro – three in each of the four Olympic events – will be contested there besides the Championship's medals and the titles. Secondly, because for the first time in the history of the European Championships the Mixed Team Events – with each team composed by one man and one woman from the same nation – will be a part of the official program.Read more
02 December 2015MEETING OF THE ESC ATHLETES COMMITTEE TOOK PLACE IN MUNICH
The first ever meeting of the ESC Athletes Committee took place in Munich. The five out of six members of the Committee elected by participants of the 2013-2014 European Championships took part in the meeting.Read more
02 November 2015The annual ESC Technical Committee Meeting took place in Finland
The ESC Technical Committee Meeting was organized this autumn in Kisakallio Sport Institute, Lohja Finland. This Institute is the newest partner of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation and at same time with TC meeting there were organized the FSSF Coaching Course and the physical tests for the Finnish shooting national teams.Read more
04 October 20157th FINAL of the EUROPEAN YOUTH LEAGUE – EYL
The Final of the European Youth League closed on Sunday after a weekend of excellent performance by young athletes from all over Europe. 57 athletes and their coaches from 15 different countries had gathered in Rottne/Växjö in the south of Sweden to fight for the medals and trophies. Söraby Shooting Club with 114 years of shooting tradition welcomed the shooting family in the brand-new range and offered excellent organization and warm hospitality.Read more
02 October 2015European Youth League Final in Sweden
Young athletes from all over Europe have gathered in Rottne/Växjö in the southern part of Sweden to compete for the medals and trophies in the Final of the European Youth League. Since the beginning of the year young air rifle and air pistol athletes, 14-18 years of age, have competed on a regional level to qualify for the European Final.Read more
19 September 2015SHOOTERS FROM 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE OBTAINED ALREADY 154 QUOTA PLACES FOR THE GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
After the 51st ISSF World Championship in Granada, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, the 1st European Games in Baku and the European Championship in Maribor shooters from 29 European countries had 148 Quota Places for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio-de-Janeiro. The ISSF World Championship Shotgun that recently took place in Lonato del Garda, Italy, increased those numbers to 30 countries and 154 Quota Places.Read more
31 July 2015THE 2015 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN MARIBOR IS OVER WITH 10 WORLD AND 13 EUROPEAN RECORDS
The 2015 European Championship in Maribor is over. All 71 sets of medals – 37 in individual and 34 in team events - have been awarded to the best European shooters. The total number of starts amounted to 1442 – 945 in Senior and 497 in Junior competitions. 10 World and 13 records were established during 12 days of the Championship.Read more
29 July 2015ALL 21 OLYMPIC QUOTA PLACES AVAILABLE IN MARIBOR HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED
All 21 Quota Places for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio-de-Janeiro available at the 2015 European Championship in Maribor have been allocated. They were won by athletes from 17 countries – a clear evidence of strong competition in the European shooting. Germany, Hungary, Russia and Ukraine obtained two Quota Places each, while the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Poland, France, Greece, Georgia, Austria, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, Slovenia and San-Marino – one each.Read more
