Shooting
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Bezzina seventh at Mediterranean Games
Eleonor Bezzina placed seventh in the 10m air pistol competition at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona on Saturday. The target shooter was the first athlete in action at the quadriennial Games and produced a solid performance in the morning...
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Galea in contention after opening day of trap
Brian Galea has put himself into a strong position at the ISSF World Cup trap competition after finishing the opening day just one clay short of top spot, in Siġġiewi, yesterday. Galea, winner of a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in...
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Hancock strikes gold in skeet at ISSF World Cup
Vincent Hancock underlined his status as the best skeet shooter on the international scene when the American took the gold medal in the ISSF World Cup in Siġġiewi on Saturday. It was an impressive performance from the 29-year-old who fended off...
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400 of the world's best shooters head to Malta for ISSF World Cup
The world’s leading shooters will be travelling to Malta this week to take part in the ISSF World Cup which will be held at the National Shooting Range Complex in Ta’ Kandja between June 5 and 15. This is a historic event for the country as it is...
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Galea leads trap competition at Commonwealths
Brian Galea has enjoyed a fine start in the trap shooting competition after ending the first two qualifying rounds at the top in Gold Coast yesterday. Galea hit identical scores of 24 from 25 clays in the opening two rounds of the qualifiers to...
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Chetcuti, Xuereb miss out on final spot
There was an air of disappointment among the Maltese shooters at the Commonwealth Games as both William Chetcuti and Nathan Lee Xuereb failed to secure place in the final in the double trap competition in Gold Coast on Wednesday. Chetcuti, a...
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Carabott wins Muscat Cup
Nicky Carabott won the Muscat Cup Trap Selection organized by The Malta Shooting Sport Federation at Bidnija this weekend. Carabott managed a remarkable 43/50 single barreled in the final stages under strong windy conditions. William Chetcuti...
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Galea at Mexico World Cup shoot
Maltese Trap shooter Brian Galea competed in the ISSF World Cup shoot which was held in Guadalajara, Mexico this week. The Maltese shooter was among 58 trap shooters from around the world. On the opening day, Galea compiled scores of 19 and 23...
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Chetcuti strikes gold in Cyprus
Malta double trap shooter William Chetcuti has added another international honour to his trophy cabinet after winning the Cyprus Grand Prix. The Manikata shooter racked up 136 points from 150 after compiling scores of 26,28,28,26 and 28. Chetcuti...
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Xuereb claims double trap bronze in Australia
Maltese shooter Nathan-Lee Xuereb recorded a remarkable result as he placed third in the Double Trap Event in the Commonwealth Oceania Shooting Federation Championships, which are being held in Gold Coast, Australia. Xuereb sealed the third spot...
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Xuereb edges Chetcuti to win double trap title
Maltese shooters were again the protagonists at the Malta International Open Grand Prix as Nathan Lee Xuereb edged William Chetcuti to win the double trap title at the Bidnija ranges yesterday. After Clive Farrugia’s triumph in Tuesday’s skeet...
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Farrugia wins skeet title at Grand Prix
The Malta International Open Grand Prix could not have got to a better start for local shooters after Clive Farrugia won the skeet competition at the Bidnija Ranges, yesterday. Farrugia went into yesterday’s decisive day of competition in seventh...
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Gianluca Chetcuti strikes gold in double trap
Young Gianluca Chetcuti ensured that Malta will retain its supremacy in the double trap at the Games of the Small States of Europe with a dramatic victory at the Shooting Arena in Serravalle to hand the team its third overall gold medal in the...
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Young Chetcuti fourth in Larnaca WCup
Gianluca Chetcuti came close to mark his international debut with a medal when he placed fourth in the ISSF World Cup shoot in Larnaca yesterday. The young shooter compiled scores of 28, 29, 28, 24 and 26 to complete the first round of competition...
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William Chetcuti not ready to give up on the Olympics
Malta’s leading shooter William Chetcuti could not hide his disappointment yesterday following the ISSF decision to remove Double Trap from the Olympic programme in the 2020 Games in Japan. For the past 15 years, the 31-year-old had established...
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ISSF vote goes against Double Trap
Double Trap will not figure among the 2020 Tokyo Olympic sports programme following a vote taken by the International Shooting Sport Federation, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Top officials from the world governing body assembled in India this week to...
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ISSF ruling could dent Malta’s Olympic dream
Mirco Cenci, technical director at the Italian Shooting Federation, said plans by the International Shooting Sport Federation to omit the men’s double trap shoot from the Tokyo 2020 Games will end the Olympic dream of small countries like...
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ISSF maintains stance to axe double trap from Tokyo 2020
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is very likely to stick with its plans and axe double trap from the Olympic Games programme, starting from Tokyo 2020, replacing it with a mixed gender competition. Double trap is not the only...
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World shooters unite to save double trap
The world’s leading double trap shooters have set up a facebook group to increase awareness of their fight to keep their discipline in the Olympic Games fold. Maltese pair William Chetcuti and Nathan Lee Xuereb, along with their long-time coach...
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Azzopardi claims podium finish in Italy
Rifle shooter Patrick Azzopardi, a member of the On Target Shooting Club, has just competed in the Bench Rest Mediterranean finals in Italy. After completing five competitions in three different categories, Azzopardi secured a berth in the...
