Friday, 28 May 2021
Russia could be stripped of next year s World Shooting Championships after the sport s global governing body reopened the bidding process for the event amid pressure from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
In a letter to its members, seen by
insidethegames, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) said WADA had requested the ISSF to re-examine the possibility to re-assign this event to another National Federation to comply with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling in the Russian doping scandal.
Under the terms of the range of punishments imposed on Russia by WADA and partially upheld by the CAS, the country cannot host major events for the two-year period in which they apply.
Japan s strict gun laws trigger problems for Olympic shooting
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24/05/2021 - 04:44 An athlete competes at a shooting test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Japan s tough gun-control laws are posing unusual problems at the Games, from the coach who can t touch a firearm to strict limits on ammunition Philip FONG AFP 4 min
Tokyo (AFP)
Some of the world s toughest gun-control laws are posing unusual problems at the Tokyo Olympics, from the coach who can t touch a firearm to strict limits on ammunition.
For Goran Maksimovic, the extent of Japan s restrictions only became clear when he arrived to coach the national team and found he couldn t lay a finger on a gun, let alone fire one.
World number one in Women 10m air rifle Elavenil Valarivan, and world number two in Men 10m air pistol, Saurabh Chaudhary, put up strong shows in the ongoin
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