History being made

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Translated from italian using translate app.

11/16 - Started the works of the annual Workshop organized by the International Federation of Shooting Sports in Monaco of Bavaria. Pending presentation of the main results of the Grand Prix International Paralympic hosted on the footrests of the Tav Lombarda Academy scheduled for tomorrow, the International Paralympic Committee has wanted to compliment with Fitav and President Luciano Rossi, for the grand progress of the Project and Paralympic created developed by the Italian Federation in the name and on behalf of the IPC and ISSF. From the words of the French Ghislaine Briez, the IPC Technical Committee Coordinator and Member of the ISSF Judges Committee, he has been able to capture the enthusiasm with which the International Paralympic Committee is welcoming the Paralympic program at the target shooting. "The first of Tiro a Volo Paralympic World Championship will take place in Italy in 2018 and, in all likelihood, in 2024 we will celebrate together his first Paralympic Games." "Having had the opportunity to realize this dream was very important to us - explained Luciano Rossi - We held a baptism, we have dedicated work and resources, we accompanied him in growth as caring parents, and now we are proud to see him take off flight to new and more prestigious goals. Obviously, in addition to the Italian team that worked for during this very important result to which we send our deepest gratitude, a fitting tribute to be made to the Chairman of the ISSF Olegario Vazquez Rana and to the ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber, that did not believe in us and they have never failed to lend their support. " IPC those were not the only compliments directed to Fitav. During the work for organizers of the next years competitions, riots were the ideas that the speakers at the experiences during the events organized in our country, such as the European Championship in Lonato and the Final of the World Cup in Rome, taken for example of good work. A further source of pride for the entire Italian tiravolistico movement that has been confirmed as a major player on the international scene.

The script above is from the FITAV news page,and is confirmation that we are now well on our way to shotgun in the paralympics.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the crowd funding that demonstrated para clay in suhl in front of all the people that needed to agree that shotgun was worth looking at for Paralympic inclusion.

 

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First Para clay target World Cup to take place14.12.2016

Several years of research and development has resulted in the inclusion of the shotgun discipline for shooters with a physical impairment.

World Shooting Para Sport will hold the first Para clay target World Cup in 2017, as the sport continues the expansion of its programme into shotgun. © •

World Shooting Para Sport will hold its first Para clay target World Cup in 2017, as the sport continues the expansion of its programme into shotgun.

Following several years of research and development, the discipline, based on the Olympic Trap, has taken the next step to being fully recognised by World Shooting Para Sport.

The Para clay target World Cup will kick-off off a two year testing period of the rules and sport specific classification system for athletes with a physical impairment. This is being taken forward by World Shooting Para Sport via a new Para Clay Target Development Group, building on the work of the Italian Shooting Federation (FITAV) who had led the early stages of the project.

Tyler Anderson, World Shooting Para Sport Manager, said: “We are very excited to take over the mantle of developing Para clay target shooting by holding the first World Cup, which is the next major task in building the discipline.

“This is a much anticipated development and represents another crucial milestone in shooting Para sport for the athletes, teams, fans and the media. We cannot wait to see the athletes shoot the first clays at this level in 2017.”

Ryan Montgomery, IPC Summer Sports Director, said: “Our thanks must go to FITAV and the experts from across the fields of technical and classification research for their efforts on this project.

“They have worked tirelessly to ensure that we have a strong basis from which we can develop Para clay target shooting, and we will ensure that their work is taken forward by the new development group in the best possible way.”

At the World Championships in July 2014, National Paralympic Committees and National Federations agreed to progress to the second phase of development of Para clay target shooting. This included further research and testing by FITAV to establish a sport specific classification system from which rules and regulations could be defined.

From there, representatives of World Shooting Para Sport visited the 4th International Para Clay Target shooting Grand Prix in October 2014 in Todi, Italy, to receive an update about research into the classification system and observe competition.

A further two Grand Prix were held in Italy in 2015 and 2016, both attracting 70 athletes from 15 countries, whilst work continued on developing the discipline.

In 2017 the World Shooting Para Sport Para Clay Target World Cup will be held to allow the rules, regulations and classification system to be tested further.

The provisional classification system features three sport classes. Class 1 will include athletes with poor balance and or trunk stability who compete from a wheelchair in a standard seated position. Athletes have an impairment in their lower limbs but no functional limitation in their upper limbs.

Class 2 athletes have good balance and trunk function, and compete from a standing position. Athletes have an impairment in the lower limb(s), but no functional limitation in the upper limbs.

Class 3 athletes have good balance and trunk function, compete from a standing position, and have an impairment in the upper limb (non-shooting arm).

The rules for Para clay target shooting will be published shortly, alongside the dates and location of the World Cup.

In 2012 an agreement regarding the development of the shotgun discipline for shooters with impairments was added to the existing International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Memorandum of Understanding which was originally signed in December 2010. Under the terms of the agreement, the ISSF and IPC assigned FITAV as the organisation that would co-ordinate a research project for the development of Para clay target shooting.

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