Shooting
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Maltese shooters in Italy trap competition
A team of shooters from the Malta Shooting Sport Federation (MSSF) were in Italy last weekend to take part in The Fulignio Trap Grand Prix 2008. The competition was on 125 clays with the best six shooters qualifying for the final barrage. Frans Pace...
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Eighth placing a stimulus for the future - Chetcuti
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Cainero wins gold in downpour
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American deer hunter plays safe with burgers
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Final just eludes eighth-placed Chetcuti
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Finn wins women's trap
Finland's Satu Makela-Nummela won the Olympic gold medal in the women's trap shooting with a nail-biting victory over Zuzana Stefecekova, of Slovakia, at the Beijing shooting range yesterday. American Corey Cogdell won a dramatic four-way shoot-off...
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Czech wins trap gold in rain
David Kostelecky of the Czech Republic won the Olympic gold medal in the men's trap shooting yesterday with a brilliant final round in splendid duck-hunting weather to surge past a nervous Alexey Alipov of Russia. Kostelecky, who had never won a...
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Victorious Pang restores China pride
China's Pang Wei won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol yesterday, restoring the host nation's pride hours after compatriot Du Li wilted under the enormous pressure of home crowd expectations in her event. Pang, the 2006 world...
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Australia's Mark says bring on the smog
Australian shooter Russell Mark is a rarity among the competitors at the Beijing Games - the more smog and pollution the better for the former Olympic double trap champion. Mark, 44, said the hazy conditions that have blanketed the Chinese capital...
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Evergreen Pace hits 145 to set national trap record
Frans Pace set a national trap scoring record when hitting a stunning total of 145 from 150 clays last weekend to win the Horace Micallef Ent. trophy at the Malta Shooting Sport Federation (MSSF) ranges in Bidnija. Pace showed off his excellent form...
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Pace wins All Malta Trap trophy
Veteran Trap shooter Frans Pace underlined his supremacy in the discipline at the Bidnija ranges yesterday when he won the All Malta Selection trophy, a competition over 125 clays, organised by the Malta Shooting Sport Federation. Pace managed...
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Indian Sodhi to miss out on Games
Indian Double Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, who matched two world records to win gold at last month's World Cup in Belgrade, will not be going to the Olympic Games after a request for a wildcard place was turned down. India's lone qualification berth...
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Farrugia on top at Bidnija
Junior shooter, Clive Farrugia, extended his winning form last weekend by winning the Skeet Selection shoot organised by the Malta Shooting Sport Federation at their ranges in Bidnija. Farrugia hit scores of 22, 23, 22 on Saturday and 24 and 23...
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Al Maktoum takes aim at sports chiefs
The United Arab Emirates' only Olympic medallist has taken a shot at the country's sports bosses for wasting the legacy of his gold at the Athens Games. Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, the Double Trap gold medallist in 2004, is furious at the country's...
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Pace, Farrugia obtain MQS scores in Nicosia
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Pace, Farrugia in action at Euro Championships
The European Shooting Championships continued yesterday in Cyprus with Frans Pace representing Malta in the trap competition while upcoming Clive Farrugia made his debut in the junior skeet event. In the seniors' trap, Pace was involved in the...
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Chetcuti gears up for Beijing with barrage slot
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All Malta Trap Selection
The 2008 All Malta Trap Selection will be staged at the Malta Shooting Sport Federation (MSSF) ranges in Bidnija on the weekend of July 12-13. The competition will be on 125 clays plus a 25-clay final. Participants will shoot at the first 75 clays...
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European federation president Caricato in Malta visit
Last Sunday, the Malta Airgun Shooting Club (MASC) held the second round of the 2008 Air Rifle Benchrest competition. Present for the occasion was the president of the European Rimfire and Airrifle Benchrest Shooting Federation (ERABSF) Carlo...
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Pennoni wins Grand Prix
The Malta International Grand Prix came to a close yesterday with the remaining 25 clays and the final barrage from the 125+25 trap competition, held at the Bidnija ranges over three days. Nazzareno Attard started the day in first place with a score...