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Shooting Australia awarded Paralympic Pathway Grant
Shooting Australia has received a $141,750 grant from the Australian Institute of Sport to identify and engage a new generation of Para athletes across the pistol and rifle disciplines and provide them with skilled coaching via performance hubs and camps.
The initial two-year grant program covers a three step Pathway Program – Discover, Develop and Deliver.
High Performance Director, Adam Sachs, said the grant will support the identification and development of Para Shooting specific coaches.
“We are immensely grateful for this AIS funding as the grant will support the development and progression of new talent through the Para pathway to the Para National team,” said Mr Sachs.
Shooting Australia today announced the Selection Criteria for teams to represent Australia at the Oceania Shooting Federation Championships in November.
Shooting Australia announced Australian team Selection Criteria 02/22/21
at the Oceania Shooting Federation Championships in November and the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships scheduled to be held in India next January.
It is planned Australia will be represented by Australia A and Australia B teams at the Oceania Shooting Federation Championships, and a single national team at the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships.
For the Oceania Shooting Federation Championships, Shooting Australia may select up to three athletes in each event for both the Australia A and Australia B teams.
Shooting Australia may select up to two athletes in each event as part of the Australian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships.
Tokyo athletes in limbo as hundreds of Australians struggle to arrange for qualifying tournaments
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Penny Smith is determined to make her rural hometown proud at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Australia plans on sending one of its largest ever away team of athletes to the Toyko Games this year, but there is just one problem there are no competitions available for them to qualify.
Key points:
To date, only 78 athletes have secured a spot on the national team
Many athletes are struggling to find qualifying events due to the pandemic
The journey to the delayed Olympic and Paralympic games has been full of hurdles for our sporting men and women, many of whom still face that one last barrier to getting on the plane.
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Shooting Australia announces National squad Members
Today we announced the names of 54 athletes who have been selected to our new three-tiered National Squad structure.
Our National Squad now include:
High Performance Squad – Current world-class athletes who have demonstrated their ability to regularly make finals and win medals in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) competitions in recent years
Performance Squad – Athletes who are regularly achieving selection to National Teams and whose international performances indicate that they are ‘on track’ to making finals and win medals in ISSF competitions
Pathways Squad – Athletes who are considered capable of achieving National Team selection based largely on their performances in domestic competition (i.e. junior or senior) and demonstrated commitment to becoming a High Performance athlete.