Luiz Carlos Pinto

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).

For eight days, from September 12th to 19th, Rio de Janeiro will be the shooting sports capital of the world. The ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol will host 323 athletes, 23 of them Brazilians, and representatives representing of other 42 countries from three continents: America, Asia and Europe. The competition will take place at the Centro Militar de Tiro Esportivo (CMTE), in Deodoro, West Zone of Rio, the same location for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2019 and 2022 World Cups. The largest delegation will be from China with 36 athletes.

“This year we will have the presence of 135 more athletes and 13 countries compared to the 2022 edition. We are in the final adjustment phase of the stands where the competitions will be held. The Organizing Committee continues to take care of every detail from the clearance of weapons both on arrival and on the return of the delegations, transportation, accommodation and food. Our objective is that once again the competition is a success for the athletes, coaches, directors, referees and guests”, explains Ericson Andreatta, general director of the competition.

The 42 confirmed 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), Germany (13), Korea, (5), Finland ( 2), France (12), Great Britain (2), Guatemala (10), Hungary (9), India (16), Israel (3), Italy (12), Japan (2), Latvia (4), Malta (1), Mexico (10), Norway (4), Peru (10), Poland (6), Portugal (5), Puerto Rico (12), Romania (2), Serbia (6), Slovakia (1), Slovenia (7), Sweden (2), Switzerland (9), Ukraine (7) and Unite States (7).

The ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol Rio de Janeiro 2023 is organized by the Brazilian Shooting Sport Confederation (CBTE) in partnership with the Ministry of Sport and the support of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), the Brazilian Army, the ISSF and the Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC).