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The 2021 Shotgun endorsed event program concluded over the weekend with the Cecil Park Clay Target Club ISSF Grand Prix held at the Sydney International Shooting Centre. The event attracted approximately 50 competitors across the Trap and Skeet events who travelled from Victoria and New South Wales. Despite some challenging weather conditions, performances were solid […]

The 2021 Compete Together pistol series of events concluded over the weekend. The three round series of pistol postal competitions was held during October to December, and concluded with two days of finals. This friendly competition enabled and encouraged competitors of all abilities including High Performance Athletes and Development Squad Athletes. Athletes had the opportunity […]

The Mildura ISSF Grand Prix was held at the Mildura Clay Target Club over the weekend against a beautiful blue sky and an international standard green shot stop curtain. Due to competition and travel restrictions within Victoria this event was postponed from its September time slot and it was fortunate that not only could the […]

Whilst the 2021 Performance Series may have come to an end, there is still a big weekend of Endorsed Events about to begin. The Pistol Compete Together online competition has been a great success over the opening two rounds and this weekend sees the 3rd round take place with athletes competing from all around Australia! […]

The 2021 Shooting Australia Performances Series has concluded with the winners announced during Tuesday evenings Awards of Excellence. This domestic series of endorsed events provided a platform to encourage greater participation in the ISSF disciplines and offer an all-inclusive opportunity to participate in a national domestic competition series. The Performance Series enabled athletes a number […]

Last night at the 2021 Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence we announced the four community award winners! CLUB OF THE YEAR – Townsville Marksmen Rifle Club The Townsville Marksmen Rifle Club provides a number of opportunities for both members and first timers including having equipment available to suit all abilities as well as those with […]

The weekend of Friday 19 to Sunday 21 November saw the final event of the 2021 Performance Series. The MISC Cup rifle event was held at the Melbourne International Shooting Centre with remote competition opportunities offered to athletes at the Brisbane International Shooting Centre and the Wingfield Rifle Range in Adelaide. In the 50m 3 […]

Shooting Australia today announced the 27 shooting athletes selected to the Australian Team for the 2021 Oceania Championships that were cancelled in July. The Oceania Shooting Federation cancelled the event in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, however, Shooting Australia opted to complete its selection series, which was well-progressed, in support of athletes continuing to […]

The 2021 Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees were announced yesterday morning on Channel 7’s Weekend Sunrise show. The inductees include six Olympians, former Australian soccer and cricket captains, and one of the nations greatest ever Paralympians, Libby Kosmala. Libby, a Para-shooting air rifle competitor, attended a phenomenal 12 consecutive summer Paralympic games between 1972 […]

The Adelaide Rifle Grand Prix took place over the weekend at the Wingfield Rifle Range in Adelaide, with remote competitors in Melbourne at the Melbourne International Shooting Centre. Athletes competed in Prone and Air Rifle on Saturday and Air Rifle again on Sunday. The first event on Saturday, the 50m Rifle Prone competition saw Andrew […]