Shooting
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Impressive Chetcuti hands Malta first gold in Cyprus Games
William Chetcuti underlined his reputation as the best double trap shooter in GSSE with an imperious performance at the Olympic Shooting Range in Nicosia to hand Malta its first gold medal in the 2009 GSSE. There was also joy for Team Malta in...
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Italians dominate Grand Prix
Italian shooters were the prominent figures in the top positions of the 2009 Malta International Grand Prix which came to a close at the Bidnija ranges, yesterday. There were 62 Trap shooters taking part, mostly locals. They were joined by others...
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Farrugia undaunted by challenge
Shooting has been among the pillar sport behind Malta's success in GSSE competition. Ten medals, including three gold, in the last three editions when clay shooting was included in the Games, is a remarkable record for a sport, that although not as...
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Trap Grand Prix at Bidnija ranges
The Malta Shooting Sport Federation will be holding the International Trap Grand Prix at its ranges in Bidnija this week. Over 40 foreign shooters, mainly from Italy and Great Britain, will be taking part along with local competitors. This will be...
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Final barrage just eludes eighth-placed Chetcuti in Cairo
William Chetcuti finished eighth out of 34 competitors in double trap at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo yesterday. The Maltese shooter had been in contention for a berth in the final barrage after attaining scores of 45 and 44 in the opening two...
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Cacciattolo stakes GSSE claim
With the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) only weeks away, Maltese shooters have been taking part in a series of competitions with the aim of hitting peak form in their respective disciplines. In the air-pistol category, Ray...
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Chetcuti to compete in World Cup in Cairo
Double Trap shooter William Chetcuti will take part in the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, this week. Under the guidance of coach Jimmy Bugeja, Chetcuti has just completed an intensive training programme. This was also intended to help the Maltese...
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Pace tops selection with superb display
Frans Pace was in a class of his own at the Bidnija ranges last weekend when the fourth and final shoot for GSSE trap selection was held. During the two-day competition, with the Muscat Cup at stake, the experienced Pace reached international levels...
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Up-and-coming Bezzina continues to show promise
The final GSSE selection shoot in air-rifle and air-pistol took place at the Bidnija airgun ranges a few days ago. William Vella was the undisputed winner in the air-rifle category. Despite nursing an eye injury, Vella still managed a fine score of...
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Bugeja first in field target competition
The Malta Allied Airgunners Club (MAAC) recently held its second field target competition of the year at the Victoria Range, Tal-Ħandaq. As expected, most of the shooters used pre-charged pneumatic air-rifles as they took aim at a 30-target course,...
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MSSF team shaping up soundly
Some GSSE sport associations are experiencing difficulties to assemble squads and reach established MQSs in the build-up to Cyprus 2009. The Malta Shooting Sport Federation (MSSF) are definitely not among the doubters though as they are close to...
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Attard tops the leaderboard in Breda Cup
Nazzareno Attard defied the poor weather conditions at the Bidnija Ranges yesterday to clinch first place in the Breda Cup Trap competition organised by the Malta Shooting Sport Federation. With the winds blowing in all directions, it was hard for...
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London 2012 venue confirmed at Woolwich
London Games organisers have finally settled on Woolwich as the 2012 shooting venue thereby avoiding a clash with the International Olympic Committee but disappointing the shooting lobby. The British Olympic Board plumped for the historic Royal...
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Steve Farrugia aims well to finish top
The Malta Allied Airgunners Club (MAAC) has just held its first air-pistol Steel Plate Challenge for 2009 at the Victoria Shooters Range, Tal-Ħandaq. Twelve air gunners took part in this competition which is gaining in popularity among MAAC members...
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High scores in Bidnija
The Malta Shooting Sport Federation organised two competitions yesterday, skeet and double trap, as part of its process to select the shooters that will represent Malta in next June's GSSE in Cyprus. A spate of impressive scores were registered,...
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Chetcuti leads selection as Farrugia lifts Keepers Trophy
The first selection shoot ahead of the Cyprus GSSE in June was held yesterday at the Malta Shooting Sport Federation's ranges in Bidnija. Under the supervision of coach Jimmy Bugeja, all contenders in this category registered impressive results,...
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Chetcuti hits 140 in friendly shoot
Malta's 2008 Sportsman of the Year William Chetcuti hit a remarkable 140/150 in a friendly Double Trap shoot at the Bidnija ranges yesterday. Chetcuti capped a memorable night for the Malta Shooting Sport Federation on Saturday following other...
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Vella targets air-rifle MQS in Bidnija competition
In the third selection shoot for airguns at the Bidnija ranges last weekend, William Vella took centre-stage once again as he attained a MQS score in the air-rifle competition. Vella shot extremely well in adverse weather conditions to record his...
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Giardina attains best score
The Malta Allied Airgunners Club (MAAC) recently kicked off its 2009 calendar with a classic Open Field Target competition at the Victoria Range, limits of Qormi. Despite Force 5-6 winds, the final outcomes did not differ significantly from scores...
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Pace wins Vassons Trophy after high score in barrage
Trap ace Frans Pace adjusted best to the unfavourable cold conditions at the Bidnija Ranges yesterday to win the Vassons Trophy, another competition organised by the Malta Shooting Sport Federation. Pace was lagging behind at the end of the opening...
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