“Tag: World Cup”

The final opportunity for athletes to earn Paralympic quotas will take place here in the United States when USA Shooting hosts the final International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup of the season November 3-7 at the home of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Keith Sanderson and Kim Rhode will each be bringing home a silver medal in Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol and Women’s Skeet respectively.

Matt Emmons finished third in the Men’s Three-Position Rifle event.

Kim Rhode and Jeff Holguin just added more hardware to their World Cup Final medal collections.

On the international stage for the first time since being crowned Olympic champion, Ginny wouldn’t disappoint.

In 2016, Emmons had the greatest pre-Olympic run prior to any of the other three previous Olympic Games he competed in.

USA Shooting Trap athletes Derek Haldeman and Ashley Carroll―who happen to be dating―were paired up as a team at the 2017 World Championships for the first time and they ended up winning a bronze medal. Because of that medal win, they were invited to the World Cup Finals where lo and behold, they won another bronze medal too. Haldeman, who used to be a Double Trap shooter, is adapting to the new Olympic program switched sports, but not just to compete alongside his girlfriend.

Did you know that 26 years ago, the inaugural ISSF World Cup was held in Guadalajara, Mexico?

The 2018 ISSF World Cup Series closed in Guadalajara, Mexico, with the Men’s Skeet final won by two-time Olympic Champion Vincent Hancock