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CBTE CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO RIFLE / PISTOL 2023

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CBTE CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO RIFLE / PISTOL 2023

For the second consecutive year and over eight days, the ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol brought together some of the best athletes in world sports shooting, including Olympic medalists, world champions and those classified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In total there were 323 athletes representing 43 countries from three continents: America, Asia and Europe. The success of the competition was achieved thanks to the planning and professionalism of the Organizing Committee, which took care of every detail, from the unloading of weapons upon arrival and departure of the athletes, to transportation, food and accommodation.

The president of the Brazilian Shooting Sport Confederation (CBTE), the South American Shooting Confederation (CST) and the World Cup Organizing Committee, Jodson Edington, highlights the exchange opportunity for athletes, coaches, managers and referees. And it also highlights the excellent work carried out by the Brazilian and international arbitration team at the event.

The director makes a point of thanking the National Secretariat for High Performance Sports of the Ministry of Sports, Marta Sobral, for the presence; the COB Vice President, Marco La Porta; the Director of High Performance Sports at COB, Ney Wilson Perera; the Executive Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Department of Sport and Leisure of Rio de Janeiro, Anna Laura Valente Secco; the president of ISSF, Luciano Rossi, the entity’s Secretary General, Willi Grill; and the Commander of the Vila Militar Sports Detachment, Colonel Da Rosa.

“Their presence gave us the opportunity to once again showcase our technical capacity and the physical structure of the Military Shooting Center facilities. We also proved that we have the human resources to, together with the ISSF team, hold other international competitions such as the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle / Pistol in April 2024, the last qualifier for the Paris Olympic Games”, celebrates the director, highlighting also media coverage and live broadcast of the competition finals on Team Brasil’s YouTube channel.

The president states that holding the ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol in Brazil for the second consecutive year was only possible thanks to the support and trust of federal bodies and entities and sponsors.
“The partnership with the Ministry of Sports, added to the support of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, the Brazilian Army, the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD), the Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) and Via Connect Viagens e Turismo prove the trust that everyone has in CBTE and in our work”, he concludes.

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FRANCE AND NORWAY WIN LAST ISSF WORLD CUP GOLD MEDALS

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FRANCE AND NORWAY WIN LAST ISSF WORLD CUP GOLD MEDALS

The last day of the ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol 2023 was marked by the first gold medal for France and Norway in the competition, in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men and 50m 3 Position Rifle Women events, respectively. Italy finished at the top of the medal table (two gold and one bronze), while China, second placed, won the most: eight. And from April 11th to 19th next year, the Military Shooting Sports Centre (CMTE) will once again be the headquarters of world sports shooting with the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle / Pistol, the last qualifier for the Paris Olympic Games
In the first final this Monday, Jean Quiquampoix won the first gold medal for France in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men competition. With regularity and precision, the Frenchman beat the Chinese Lu Zhiming 34 to 30, after 40 shots. Bronze went to Poland’s Oskar Miliwek.

Brazil had the participation of three athletes in the race: Emerson Duarte (23rd – 567pts), Vladimir Silveira (32nd – 548pts) and Felipe Wu (33rd – 548pts). The award was made by the ISSF General Secretary, Willi Grill, and by the competition’s Technical Delegate, Rafael Guerra.
The last gold medal of the 2023 edition was won by Norwegian Jeanette Duestad in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women. After finishing the qualifying phase in fourth place, Duestad dominated the final from the start to beat India’s Nischal Nischal by 3.5pts: 461.5 to 458pts. The bronze went to Laura Grundsoee, from Denmark.

Geovana Meyer was the best ranked Brazilian, in 24th with 583pts, and was four points away from a place among the eight finalists. Andressa Souza added 562pts. The award was made by the General Secretary of ISSF, Willi Grill, and by the president of CBTE, Jodson Edngton.
Italy leads the medals table.

After five days of competition, ten finals and 30 medals distributed, Italy finished first in the medal table: two gold and one bronze (three in total). China came in second place with one gold, four silver and three bronze (eight). Hungary and Norway shared third place with one gold, one silver and one bronze (three). Three countries finished tied for fifth: France, Germany and India, with one gold and one silver (two overall)..

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

Photo: Carol Bittencourt

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GOLD FOR HUNGARY AND CHINA ON THE PENULTIMATE DAY OF THE ISSF WOLRD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO

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GOLD FOR HUNGARY AND CHINA ON THE PENULTIMATE DAY OF THE ISSF WOLRD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO

On the penultimate day of the ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol., Hungarian Veronika Major and Chinese Yukun Liu won the gold medal in the 25m Pistol Women and 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, respectively. The competition ends this Monday at the Military Shooting Sports Centre (CMTE), in Deodoro, with the finals of the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men and the 50m Rifle 3 Position Women.

In the first final this Sunday, Veronika Major secured the gold medal with a 34-31 victory over China’s Kaiyan Shang, who secured her place in the final by beating her compatriot Yan Chen, who won bronze, in a shot-off. The award was made by the ISSF General Secretary, Willi Grill, and by the competition’s Technical Delegate, Rafael Guerra.

Brazil was represented by Ana Luiza Ferrão (14th – 576pts), Paula Sayuri Yado (26th – 572pts), Marina Mendonça (34th – 562pts), Cibele Breide (36th – 553pts) and Brenda Rodrigues (37th – 552pts).

In the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, gold medal for the Chinese Yukun Liu who beat the Norwegian Joe-Hermann Hegg in the final by 460.1pts to 456.9pts. Bronze went to Hungarian Istvan Peni. The award was made by Cassio Rippel, president of the CBTE Athletes’ Commission and member of the ISSF Athletes’ Commission, and Ariel Alejandro Martinez, president of the Argentine Shooting Federation.

Swiss Jan Lochbihler, world record holder in the race, finished in seventh place. Brazil had three athletes in the race: Cassio Rippel (33rd – 580pts), Eduardo Sampaio (43rd – 575pts) and Leonardo Vagner (48th – 568pts).

After four days of competition and eight finals, Italy remains at the top of the medal table with two gold and one bronze (a total of three). In second place is China with one gold, three bronze and three bronze (seven). In third place comes Hungary with one gold, one silver and one bronze (three). The fourth position is occupied by Germany (one gold and one bronze). In fifth place are Armenia, India and Serbia, all with one gold (one overall).

Photo: Carol Bittencourt

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NEW GENERATION SHINES IN THE 10M AIR RIFLE AT ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO

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NEW GENERATION SHINES IN THE 10M AIR RIFLE AT ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO

The new generation of world sports shooting shone in the final of the 10m Air Rifle Men’s and Women’s of the ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol. Italian Danilo Sollazzo, 20, and Indian Elavenil Valarivan, 24, won the gold medal in two of the most competitive finals of the event, which is being held at the Military Shooting Sports Centre (CMTE).

In the men’s decision, Danilo Sollazzo, eighth in the classification phase, beat German Maximiliam Dallinger, third in the first phase, by one point: 251.0pts to 250.0pts. The bronze medal went to Norwegian Jon-Hermann Hegg.
Brazil had four athletes in the race: Eduardo Sampaio (45th – 618.3pts), Cassio Rippel (52nd – 615.7pts), Victor Bayma (57th – 611.4pts) and Renato Agonigi (67th – 572.0pts).

In an exciting final, Indian Elavenil Valarivan, eighth in the qualifying phase, secured the gold medal by beating Frenchwoman Oceanne Muller, aged 20, by 252.2pts to 251.9pts. The bronze medal went to 21-year-old Chinese Jiale Zhang. Of the eight finalists in the competition, six were under 25 years old.
Brazil was represented by Geovana Meyer (62nd – 618.0pts), Andressa Souza (68th – 615.9pts), Brenda Pereira (77th – 610.9pts) and Izabella Silva (80th – 597.0pts).

After three days of competition and six finals, Italy leads the medal table with two gold and one bronze (a total of three). In second place is Germany with one gold and one silver (two), followed by Armenia, India and Serbia, all with one gold. China occupies sixth position with two silver and two bronze (four overall).

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GERMANY AND SERBIA WIN GOLD ON THE 2ND DAY OF THE ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO

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GERMANY AND SERBIA WIN GOLD ON THE 2ND DAY OF THE ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO

Germans Maximilian Ulbrich and Anna Janssen won the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team at the ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol, which is being held at the Centro Militar de Tiro Esportivo (CMTE). In this Friday’s final, the German duo beat the Hungarians Zalan Pekler and Eszter Meszamos 16 to 12. In the fight for bronze, an exciting dispute and victory for Olga Tashtchiev and Sergey Richter, from Israel, over Jeanette Duestad and Jon Hermann Hegg, from Norway, 16 to 14.

And it defeated Serbia in the final of the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team. Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec beat the Chinese Shuaihang Bu and Wei Qian 17-9, after opening up a lead of 8-2 and 11-3. In the bronze medal match, the Italian duo Maria Varricchio and Paolo Monna dominated the race from the start and won 16-2 from Agate Rasmane and Lauris Strautmanis, from Latvia. The award was made by the president of CBTE, Jodson Edington, and the General Director of the World Cup, Ericson Andreatta.

Brazilians Cibele Breide and Felipe Wu finished in 19th place, while Mariana Betoni and Philipe Chateaubrian were in 24th place.

Photo: Carol Bittencourt

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ARMENIA AND ITALY WIN THE FIRST ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO MEDALS

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ARMENIA AND ITALY WIN THE FIRST ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO MEDALS

In two balanced and decided finals in the last series, Armenian Elmira Karapetyan and Italian Nilo Maldino won the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol at the ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro Rifle / Pistol 2023. The competition is being played until next Monday at the Military Shooting Sports Centre (CMTE).
In the first final this Thursday, the Women’s 10m Air Pistol, Armenia’s Elmira Karapetyan won the first gold medal of the 2023 World Cup. Elmira beat China’s Wang Siyu by less than one point: 236.6pts to 235.8pts. Bronze went to China’s Wei Kian. Brazil had four athletes in the race: Cibele Breide (27th – 561pts), Mariana Betoni (34th – 557pts), Paula Sayuri Yado (35th – 557pts) and Marina Mendonça (41st – 551pts).
In the Men’s 10m Air Pistol decision, Italian Nilo Maldini won the gold medal with 237.8 points against 236.4pts from Latvian Emils Vasermanis. The bronze medal went to Lauris Strautmanis, also from Latvia. Brazilian Felipe Wu was two points away from a place in the final, with 576pts, and finished in 17th place. Brazil had four more athletes in the race: Caio de Almeida (33rd – 570pts), Philipe Chateaubrian (35th – 569pts), Adalto da Silveira (47th – 560pts) and Gustavo Hatum (58th – 552pts).

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OPENING CEREMONY: CBTE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS 2024 WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL

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OPENING CEREMONY: CBTE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS 2024 WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL

The Opening Ceremony of the ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol Rio de Janeiro was held this Wednesday, with the presence of the president of the International Federation (ISSF), Luciano Rossi; the National Secretariat of High Performance Sports of the Ministry of Sports, Marta Sobral; the director of High Performance Sports at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), Ney Wilson Pereira; the ISSF General Secretary, Willi Grill; the marketing director of Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC), as well as athletes, coaches, managers, referees and jury members.

The president of the Brazilian Shooting Sports Confederation, Jodson Edington, highlighted in his speech the support received by the entities for the event and confirmed the 2024 World Cup in Brazil.

“The ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2023 is a milestone for my administration and for the Confederation. But its achievement was only possible thanks to the support of the Brazilian Olympic Committee. Therefore, my special thanks to President Paulo Wanderley. I also thank the Ministry of Sports and the Brazilian Army, responsible for these excellent facilities. May true sporting spirit prevail in our championship”, emphasized the director. “I take advantage of the presence of President Luciano Rossi to confirm the holding of the 2024 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, from April 11th to 19th. This will be the last qualifying competition for the Paris Olympic Games”, he added.

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).

Photo: Carol Bittencourt

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EVERYTHING READY FOR THE ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO RIFLE / PISTOL 2023

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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).

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ISSF WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO WILL GATHER MORE THAN 300 ATHLETES FROM 42 COUNTRIES

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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).

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