New rules to make for more exciting Shooting World Cup

The first stop on the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland, will draw 130 athletes from 21 countries. 15 Apr 2013
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Sergey Malyshev of Russia, wearing glasses, a visor and ear protection shoots his Mixed P3-25m Pistol at an indoor range at The Royal Artillery Barracks

Russia's Sergey Malyshev in action during the mixed P3-25m pistol - SH1 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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By Jake Wright | IPC

The World Cup will also highlight those up-and-coming shooters and potential medallists for the highly anticipated 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships taking place in Alicante, Spain, in October.

The IPC Shooting World Cup returns to Szczecin, Poland, for the fourth time beginning on Thursday (18 April), as athletes compete for medals in 11 individual and four team events.

In what is the first major IPC Shooting international event since the London 2012 Paralympic Games, 130 athletes from 21 countries have their sights on making their mark on the 2013 season.

Hosted by Szczecin’s Sport Club for the Disabled, the competition will debut new competitive shooting rules that were introduced by the ISSF and IPC Shooting at the end of February.

The World Cup will also highlight those up-and-coming shooters and potential medallists for the highly anticipated 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships taking place in Alicante, Spain, in October.

The IPC Shooting rule changes include a new finals format and the trial of a decimal-point scoring system in 10m air rifle and 50m prone rifle events.

Qualification scores will now not be carried over into the final, meaning each finalist will start from zero. Athletes with the lowest scores will be eliminated over the course of a final, until a duel between the two remaining athletes for gold and silver medals ensues.

The trial of a decimal-point scoring system will award scores to one decimal place and should reduce the number of equal scores between athletes.

With all the new changes it looks set to be a very exciting and interesting competition, and a number of London 2012 Paralympic Games medal winners will be back behind the gun in Szczecin, pushing themselves to the limits to continue their outstanding performances into the 2013 season.

Russian P3 25m pistol silver medallist Sergey Malyshav will face teammate Valery Ponomarenko and a renewed Filip Rodzik of Poland, back from injury, in the P1 10m air pistol event.

British shooters Matt Skelhon and James Beavis will be looking to add to their medals from London as they compete, respectively, in the R1 10m air rifle SH1, and R5 10m air rifle prone SH2 events.

Ukrainian shooter Vasyl Kovalchuk had a golden summer in 2012 when he won the R5 10m air rifle prone SH2 title, and no doubt he will be looking to do the same in Szczecin.

Beijing gold and London bronze-medal winning Slovakian, Veronika Vadovicova will be shooting in the R2 10m air rifle SH1 and R3 10m air rifle prone SH1 events.

Slovenian Gorazd Tirsek will be looking to add to his London silverware as he competes in the R4 & R5 10m air rifle SH2 events.

For more information, please visit the IPC Shooing World Cup website , follow IPC Shooting on Twitter @IPCShooting and like the Facebook page.

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