European Championships
in Denmark
The Danish Disabled Federation hosted the Open European
Championship Shooting from 28 July until 5 August in Vingsted.
The competition venues and the accommodation facilities
were all located on one site, which made it very easy
for all competitors to prepare for their competitions
and to attend other events. The organizing committee led
by Erik Jensen did a superb job, not only during the tournament
but also in the preparation period. Through close communication
with the Shooting Sports Assembly Executive Committee
(SAEC), major problems were anticipated and solved accordingly.
Together with Sverre Bergenholdt, Representative of the
European Paralympic Committee, who attended the competition,
we were witness to a tournament run in the best possible
conditions. As a result of this, many world records were
broken.
As the center of gravity in shooting sport lies in Europe,
we follow a philosophy to run our Regional Championships
as open competitions, thus allowing athletes from all
over the world to compete at a very high level. We present
two sets of medals, one for the Open class, the other
for the European title.
The success of this formula is proven by the number of
participants. Thirty-three countries with a total of 207
competitors took part in the competition. We could welcome
three new nations: Albania, Czech Republic and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Walter Vlaminck
IPC Sports Chairperson, Shooting
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