Media releases

Shooting Australia has today announced its Athletes’ Committee comprising four of Australia’s highly decorated target Shooting National Squad athletes across the shotgun, pistol, rifle and para disciplines. Athletes who are currently part of the Shooting Australia National Squad in either the High Performance or Performance squad or athletes who have been part of either squad […]

The Victorian Government has today announced that Gippsland will host Shooting as part of the regional 2026 Commonwealth Games. Last Wednesday the Commonwealth Games Federation confirmed the Phase 2 sports that would be added to the program in 2026 which included Shooting with events comprising Shotgun Clay Target Trap, 10m Air Pistol and 10m Air […]

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has today announced that Shooting will be included in the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games event program. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) received confirmation that Shooting’s expression of interest (EOI) had been successful and that Clay Target (Trap), 10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Rifle (Small-Bore) and Para Shooting would be […]

Australia’s Trap Team Women of Catherine Skinner, Laetisha Scanlan, and the returning Penny Smith closed out their ISSF World Championships campaign with a bronze medal on Friday. The trio scored 202/225 in qualification placing 4th, qualifying for the bronze medal match where they would face the People’s Republic of China. In the final, Australia’s Trap […]

James Willett and Laetisha Scanlan teamed up for the Trap Mixed Teams event at the ISSF World Championships in Osijek, Croatia on Thursday where they won the bronze medal for Australia. The pair scored 142/150 in qualification tied with Slovenia and entering a shoot off, where the shot a further 4 targets to qualify in […]

Catherine Skinner has claimed Australia’s first Paris 2024 Quota for shooting at the ISSF World Championships in Osijek, Croatia. Skinner was taking part in the Trap Women event where she scored 118/125 in qualification, shooting a further 3 targets in a shoot off to place 4th, qualifying for the semi-finals. In the Semi-Final, Skinner scored […]

The Australian Shotgun Team are currently at the ISSF World Championships in Osijek, Croatia having added a bronze medal to their existing tally of one gold and one bronze. In the Trap Team Women, the Australian team of Kiara Dean, Breanna Collins, and Molly Bretag scored 191/225 in qualification entering a shoot off where they […]

The Australian Shotgun Team have begun their ISSF World Championships campaign with a blistering start claiming the gold and bronze medals in the Junior Trap Women’s Final, the first event of the competition. Junior Australian Trap shooters Kiara Dean and Breanna Collins claimed the gold and bronze medals respectively after a strong qualification which saw […]

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) today announced the remaining 16 Tier 3 scholarships for up-and-coming elite athletes in its 2023 Scholarship and Mentoring Program. The Tier 3 scholarship group covers 16 different sports, with each athlete receiving a grant of $2,500 plus support from SAHOF and its esteemed member base over the next 15 months. […]

Overnight, the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) submitted an Expression of Interest to the Victorian Government and Commonwealth Games Federation for consideration of the inclusion of Shooting in the 2026 Commonwealth Games program under the Phase 2 intake of sports. In preparing the submission, the ISSF received strong support from the World Shooting Para Sports […]