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Kovalchuk victorious at season opening World Cup
Ukrainian Vasyl Kovalchuk just edges Finland’s world champion Minna Leinonen in the final competition of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

Vadovicova opens season with World Cup win
The first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015 gets underway with victory for Slovakian Veronika Vadovicova, France’s Didier Richard and Azerbaijan’s Yelena Taranova.

Shooting World Cup season opener to get underway
World’s best shooters, including a 25-strong host team, to line-up in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, for first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015.

New Zealand reveal shooting World Cup team
Shooting legend Michael Johnson and newcomer Phillip Skinner make up the small but perfectly formed team heading to Poland and Turkey in 2015.
Skelhon targets “Holy Grail” of shooting titles
The world and European champion is embarking on a two year mission to hold all major titles and will start his preparations at March’s World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.

Paralympic Movement mourns passing of Australian shooter
Five-time Paralympian and former world champion Ashley Adams was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday (17 March).

Croatia to host Rio 2016 shooting qualifier
Osijek, Croatia, will replace the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Volmerange, France.
Visually impaired shooting development continues
Poland topped the medals table with two golds at Grand Prix, held as part of the sport’s development project.

10.9 Tuesdays: Dahl ready to take to podium
US teenager McKenna Dahl is one of her country’s brightest medal hopes in shooting for Rio 2016, and aims to step onto the World Cup podium in 2015.

10.9 Tuesday: Park's angst ahead of stunning 2014
South Korea’s Jinho Park reveals his lack of confidence ahead of winning ten medals at the Worlds and Asian Para Games.

Top shooters of 2014
After a packed season which featured a World Championships, Asian Para Games and World Cups, find out who is topping the rankings and why.

No. 17 IPC sports develop sponsorship and competitions
2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

No. 19 Most successful shooting Worlds in history
As well as a record number of athletes and countries, IPC Shooting also delivered progress in a number of areas.

Michael Johnson welcomed as shooting athlete liaison
New Zealand’s multiple Paralympic and worlds medallist will be the voice of para-sport shooters around the world.

Asian Paralympic Committee award winners announced
Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani and China’s Lin Furong were two of the winners at the ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Visually impaired shooting Grand Prix to be held
IPC Shooting has announced that a Grand Prix event as part of the development of visually impaired shooting will be held in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, between 28-30 January 2015.

Shooting Australia reveal 2014-15 line-up
Nine shooters including Jason Maroney and living-legend Libby Kosmala have been named to the squad for 2014-15 aiming for selection for Rio 2016.

Three IPC Shooting World Cups announced
World Cups in France, Australia and the USA will act as qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Month in para-sport review – October 2014
The Asian Para Games took centre stage in October, with the Ice Sledge Hockey 4 Nations Cup another highlight of the sporting month.
IPC Shooting visits para-clay target shooting Grand Prix
As part of the second phase of developing a shotgun discipline for para-athletes, representatives of the sport travelled to Todi, Italy.