The shooting sport is back in Beijing, as the fourth leg of this year’s ISSF World Cup Series is taking place on the layouts of the Olympic Clay Target Field from the 19th through the 28th of April. 350 athletes will be competing, trying to secure one of the ten Olympic Quota places awarded there.
An Olympic Legacy - "We are very pleased to come back to this wonderful Olympic Shooting Range in Beijing, and we express our thanks and appreciation to the organizers, the Chinese Shooting Association." The ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said at the Opening Ceremony, today. "Since 2008, we are coming back to China every year. This is a prove of the long lasting legacy of the Olympic Games, and we hope that our Chinese friends will be able to host more competitions in the future."
"We greet the media representatives and our spectators, and we wish to all athletes good luck and a fair competition!" The ISSF Technical Delegate for this competition, Mr. Luciano Rossi of Italy, said at the opening.
The President of the Chinese Shooting Association and Vice President of China’s Olympic Committee, Mr. Feng Jingzhong, also saluted the athletes at the opening ceremony.
The Vice Minister of China’s General Administration of Sport and Vice President of China’s Olympic Committee, Mr. Feng Jingzhong, officially declared the competition open, while the Chairmen of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Zhang Liang saluted the athletes following the ceremony. "Under the leadership of the ISSF, the shooting sport if witnessing rapid growth in China and around the world, and enjoying higher status international sport community." Mr Zhang Liang said.
The first medal match, the Skeet Women Final, will take place tomorrow (April 21) at 16.30 (Beijing Time: GMT+8). Follow the results of the competition on www.issf-sports.org
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