2010 IPC Shooting World Championships Finish

26 Jul 2010 By IPC

On 24 July, after eight successful days of competitions, the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, came to a close.

The Paralympic Sporting event featured 246 athletes from 43 countries around the world starting on 16 July in the Croatian capital with a colourful Opening Ceremony.

The last competition of the World Championships was the Men's 10m Air Rifle Prone event. Serbia's Dragan Ristic showed a strong perfomance and finished first with a total of 706.6 points. He was closely followed by Hongxiang Yuan from China with 706.2 points. His compatriot Jie Liu won the bronze medal with a result of 706.0 points, making it one of the closest competitions of these World Championships.

Competitions took place at the Vrap?anski Potok Shooting Range in two classes (SH1 and SH2), totalling 31 medal events, including 17 individual and 14 team events.