Shooting
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Trap title for Turkey’s Oguzhan
Tuzun Oguzhan, of Turkey, was the winner yesterday of the ISSF World Cup Trap shoot which took place in Conception, Chile. Oguzhan secured a quota place for the London Olympics after finishing first with a score of 145 (123+22) in a close...
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MSSF team in Chile shoot
A four-man team of Trap shooters from the Malta Shooting Sport Federation (MSSF) are currently in Chile for the 2011 ISSF World Cup at the Estadio Italiano Club in Conception. The shooters representing the country are Jason J. Aquilina, Stephen...
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Bezzina at The Hague shoot
Air-pistol shooter Eleanor Bezzina has just taken part at the Inter-shoot airgun competitions at The Hague, Netherlands. After a slow start in her first warm-up event, Bezzina produced her best in the next two 10m air-pistol competitions to finish...
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Delhi gold medallist in Malta for training
Aaron Reading, the English shooter who won gold at the Commonwealth Games last year, is currently in Malta for a mid-winter training camp at the Malta Shooting Sport Federation ranges in Bidnija. The MSSF said Reading, a regular Great Britain...
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Ladies steal the show in indoor competitions
The Bidnija indoor shooting range hosted competitions in 10m air-rifle and air-pistol last weekend. Most of the participants at the shoot are preparing for the upcoming Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) and their improving form was...
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Stellini, Cassar on top in IDPA tactical competition
The Malta Shooting Sport Federation’s Rifle and Pistol Club organised an IDPA Tactical Shooting Competition at the Bidnija ranges last weekend. Sponsored by Bornaghi Ammunition, of Tal-Magru Gun Club, the competition was supervised by Patrick...
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Remarkable scores at Bidnija ranges
A spate of remarkable results were recorded last weekend at the Bidnija Airgun Ranges during another shoot organised by the Malta Shooting Sport Federation. Marianna Kisvardai lit up the air-rifle competition. The Hungarian-born target shooter, now...
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Bezzina shines in mixed air-pistol event
The Malta Air-Rifle and Pistol Shooting Club organised their second airgun competition at the Malta Shooting Sport Federation ranges in Bidnija last weekend. Eleanor Bezzina chalked up a brilliant score of 552/600 to secure top spot in the overall...
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Business as usual for Vella
The Malta Air Rifle and Air Pistol Club’s 2010/11 season took off last weekend at Bidnija. William Vella underlined his dominance in air rifle as he topped the event with a score of 573+97.8. Lawrence Darmanin was second with 562+98.1 and Austin...
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Cassar strikes gold in IDPA Championships
The Malta Shooting Sport Federation achieved another prestigious result on the international scene last weekend after Mark Cassar won the gold medal in the European International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) champion-ships which were held in...
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Three Maltese competitors for IDPA championship
Three Maltese shooters, Patrick Azzopardi, Mark Cassar and John Cassar, are currently training for the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) European Championship which will be held in Brescia next month. The competition is expected to...
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Vella hits season-best score in air-rifle event
William Vella vindicated his selection by the Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC) to represent the country in next month’s Commonwealth Games with a superb showing in an air-rifle competition in Bidnija last weekend. Vella, who is slated for the 10m...
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Pace wins bronze in Italy
Frans Pace captured a bronze medal after placing third at the Luciano Rossi Memorial Shoot, held recently in Italy. Pace was part of a group of Maltese trap shooters who took part in the competition along with 260 other participants from eight...
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Commendable result for Xuereb in Finland
Up-and-coming double trap shooter Nathan Lee Xuereb achieved a commendable result on Thursday when finishing fourth in the International Shotgun Cup, staged in Orimattila, Finland. The competition pitted Xuereb, winner of the junior title at this...
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Chetcuti 8th in Munich
William Chetcuti had two oustanding scores of 49 in the opening stage of the ISSF World Championship Trap Shoot in Munich yesterday but he failed to extend his fine form into the third round where he only managed 46, a result that ultimately cost...
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Pisani two clays short of final
Jeffrey Pisani was a whisker away from breaking into the top six in the ISSF World Championship Trap shoot yesterday after hitting rounds of 22 and 24 to add to the 23 and double 25 of Monday. Pisani finished on a score of 119 from a total of 125.
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Frans Pace tops trap selection shoot
Frans Pace is the overall winner of The Profs Zammit Maempel Trap Selection shoot, organised by the Malta Shooting Sport Federation (MSSF) at its Bidnija ranges yesterday. The scores recorded during this competition were very encouraging as the top...
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Darmanin back with a bang at Bidnija ranges
The indoor shooting ranges at Bidnija were the venue last weekend for the first air-rifle and air-pistol competitions to be held under new rules governing the 2010 Summer League. The aim of the organisers is to help shooters stay in form and keep up...
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Chetcuti sixth in Russia shoot
William Chetcuti yesterday showed that his talent is undiminished as he reached the barrage of the prestigious ISSF European Championships which are being held at the Kazan Complex, Tatarstan, Russia. Chetcuti had failed to figure prominently on the...
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Pace caps comeback with trap selection win
Experienced shooter Frans Pace won the Horace Micallef Enterprises Trap Selection on his return to competition at the Bidnija Ranges yesterday. A break of almost 12 months has clearly not diminished Pace's shooting prowess as the veteran claimed top...
