EVERYTHING READY FOR THE ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO RIFLE / PISTOL 2023
The ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol begins this Tuesday at the Centro Militar de Tiro Esportivo (CMTE), in Deodoro, west of the capital of Rio, with the participation of 323 athletes from 61 countries.
The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, at 4:30 pm, at the Finals Stand. The first events will be played on Thursday, starting at 9 am Brasília time, and the finals on the same day at 11:15 am (Women’s 10m Air Pistol) and 3:15 pm (Men’s Air Pistol).
The Brazilian Team – CBTE will be represented by 23 athletes, 12 men and 11 women. The first to compete in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol (9h) will be Brenda Rodrigues, Cibele Breide, Paula Sayuri Yado and Mariana Betoni. Then, at 11am, it will be the turn of the Men’s 10m Air Pistol, with the participation of Adalto Silveira, Caio de Almeida, Felipe Wu, Gustavo Hatum and Philipe Chateaubrian.
Brazilian Team – CBTE
10m Air Rifle Men
Cassio Rippel, Eduardo Sampaio, Renato Agonigi and Victor Bayma Barros
50m 3 Rifle 3 Position Men
Cassio Rippel, Eduardo Sampaio and Leonardo Vagner
10m Air Pistol Men
Adalto Silveira, Caio de Almeida, Felipe Wu, Gustavo Hatum and Philipe Chateaubrian
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
Emerson Duarte, Felipe Wu and Vladimir da Silveira
50m 3 Rifle 3 Position Women
Andressa Tamires, Geovana Meyer and Simone Koch
10m Air Rifle Women
Andressa Tamires, Brenda Pereira, Geovana Meyer and Izabella da Silva
10m Air Pistol Men
Brenda Rodrigues, Cibele Breide, Paula Sayuri Yado and Mariana Betoni
25m Pistol Women
Ana Luiza Ferrão, Brenda Rodrigues, Cibele Breide, Marina Mendonça and Paula Sayuri Yado
The 42 registered countries are
Argentina (11 athletes), Armenia (2), Austria (14), Belgium (1), Bolivia (3), Brazil (23), Canada (1), Chile (12), China (36), Colombia (10), Cuba (10), Czech Republic (6), Denmark (3), El Salvador (7), Ecuador (5), Finland ( 2), France (12), Germany (13), Great Britain (2), Guatemala (10), Hungary (9), India (16), Israel (3), Italy (12), Japan (2), Korea (5), Latvia (4), Malta (1), Mexico (10), Norway (4), Peru (10), Poland (6), Puerto Rico (12), Portugal (5), Romania (2), Serbia (6 ), Slovakia (1), Slovenia (7), Sweden (2), Switzerland (9), Ukraine (7) and United States (7).
The ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol Rio de Janeiro 2023 is organized by CBTE in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and supported by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), the Brazilian Army, the ISSF and the Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC).