The calendar of the 2011 season unveiled. Shotgun starts from Chile at the beginning of March, while Rifle and Pistol from the Olympic shooting range of Sydney, where a combined World Cup will be hosted from the 21st through the 30th of March.
The International Shooting Sport Federation has uncovered the 2011 World Cup Series calendar. Shotgun shooters will open the season in Chile, at the beginning of March, while Rifle and Pistol shooters will follow in Sydney, where the only combined World Cup of the season will kick-off on the 21st of March.
The shooting ranges of Fort Benning, Beijing, Sydney, and Munich, which have been hosting World Cup events this season, will be again in the spotlight next year. Changwon, a traditional World Cup location in South Korea, will host again and ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in April, while Shotgun shooters will be back in Belgrade at the end of August to take part in the 2011 ISSF Separate Shotgun World Championship.
2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Series
21/03 – 30/03 - Sydney (AUS) – Combined World Cup
11/04 – 19/04 – Changwon (KOR)
14/05 – 22/05 – Fort Benning (USA)
16/06 – 23/06 – Munich (GER)
2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Series
1/03 – 10/03 – Concepcion (CHI)
21/03 – 30/03 – Sydney (AUS) – Combined World Cup
19/04 – 28/04 – Beijing (CHN)
7/07 – 17/07 – Maribor (SLO)
2011 ISSF Shotgun World Championship
27/08 – 05/09 – Belgrade (SRB)
All these events are Olympic Qualifying competition. How many quotas will be distributed? Download the 2012 Olympic Games Quota Places distribution lists and rules here.
Detailed dates and locations of next year’s ISSF World Cup stages are published on the calendar section of the this website, at http://www.issf-sports.org/calendar/calendar_list.ashx