Today's Trap Men final concluded the 2015 ISSF Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup held in Gabala, Azerbaijan, from the 7th through the 15th of August.
Over 1100 athletes coming from 90 countries competed in the last world cup stage of the season, trying to secure one of the 34 Rio 2016 Olympic quota places up for grabs and world cup final's qualification points.
The People's Republic of China finished atop of the overall medal standings of the competition, with 6 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronze, for an unmatchable total of 12 medals. The United States of America finished in second place with 5 medals: 2 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze. The Russian Federation followed in third, with the same number of podiums: 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronzes.
Three world records were equalled during the stage: the Trap Men's (75 targets, by Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas of Guatemala), the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's (592 points, by Sylwia Bogacka of Poland) and the Skeet Women's (75 targets, by Aleksandra Jarmolinska also from Poland).
34 Olympic Quotas were awarded to 25 different countries, in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun events, here in Gabala. 267 Rio 2016 shooting quotas have been distributed by the ISSF so far, since August 2014. The remaining 90 quotas will be awarded at the ISSF Shotgun World Championship to be held in Lonato (ITA) from the 9th through the 18th of September, and at selected continental championships: 2015 African Championship in Cairo (EGY), 2015 Asian Championship in Kuwait City (KUW), 2015 Oceania Championship in Sydney (AUS) and 2016 European Championship in Gyor (HUN). Nine additional Olympic quotas are granted to the host country Brazil, and 24 quotas will be assigned by the Tripartite Commission, for an overall total of 390 Olympic spots.
Gabala closes the world cup's regular season. The ISSF World Cup Finals will now be held in Munich, Germany (Rifle and Pistol events) from the 1st through the 7th of September, and in Nicosia, Cyprus (Shotgun events) from the 15th through the 21st of October.
At the Finals, the best athletes of the season will meet the title defenders, and the champions of the upcoming ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Lonato. Find the list of athletes who are already qualified here.
All the final matches of the upcoming competitions will be broadcasted live, through the ISSF website www.issf-sports.org