Media releases

Today Shooting Australia announced the names of 57 athletes who will form its National Squads for 2022. 112 applications were received from athletes across the pistol, rifle and shotgun disciplines, and a combination of both able-bodied and para athletes. “This is a significant increase from last year in the number of athletes seeking selection to […]

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) today announced the final 16 outstanding young athletes who have been selected in its 2022 Scholarship and Mentoring Program. The final wave of scholarship holders who hail from a variety of sports including Athletics, Archery, Artistic Swimming, Boxing, Fencing, Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Netball, Shooting, Skateboarding, Taekwondo and Tennis […]

The Western Australia Clay Target Association (WACTA) ISSF State Titles took place over the weekend at the West Australian Gun Club. The event, which formed one of the last shotgun competitions of the Shooting Australia 2021 Performance Series, saw the trap and skeet events contested by local athletes as well as those who were able […]

Shooting Australia has appointed BLK International as its Official Apparel Partner through until 2025. Under the agreement, BLK International will produce and supply uniforms to Shooting Australia’s High Performance National Squad members plus provide a merchandise line and an online store. Shooting Australia Chief Executive, Luke van Kempen, was delighted to partner with BLK International. […]

The Queensland Target Sports State Rifle Championships took place over the weekend at the Brisbane International Shooting Centre in Belmont. Uncertainty around whether or not Queensland would be entering another lockdown saw a reduced field of competitors, but that didn’t impact the motivation of the athletes in attendance. All events were contested as Open events […]

Applications to be part of the 2022 Shooting Australia National Squad are now open to athletes in Olympic and Paralympic shooting disciplines and events. The 2022 National Squad structure and application process will be the same as that used to select the 2021 National Squad, and again recognises the different levels and kinds of support that athletes require to aid […]

With competition being postponed due to an August lockdown, competitors were able to come together at the Brisbane International Shooting Centre over the weekend to participate in the Pistol Shooting Queensland (PSQ) State Titles. Bruce Dimond was the one to watch as he found some great form throughout the weekend. Competitors from far North Queensland […]

Pistol Shooting Queensland will hold their annual ISSF State Titles from the 17th-19th of September. The event had been postponed once before due to lockdown, but will now go ahead this weekend with an online format being offered. For those in Brisbane, they will be able to attend in person at the Brisbane International Shooting […]

It was a tough road heading into Tokyo 2020 for the Para-Shooting team of Anton Zappelli, Natalie Smith, and Chris Pitt. For Anton, living in Western Australia meant that with frequent border restrictions, a consistent schedule of domestic competitions was unattainable heading into the Games. Natalie Smith revealed that the postponement of Tokyo 2020 was […]

Anton Zappelli was left to lament his second near finals berth when placed 11th in the R6 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Para Shooting qualifying event on the final day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. Zappelli finished with a strong overall total of 616.0 points in the 48 person qualifying round, but missed a […]