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San Marino is ready to host its first ISSF World Cup stage since 2009

ISSF World Cup Shotgun · San Marino, SMR

Starting on June 1st, the competition will follow the one held in Nicosia (CYP) last March, and it will be the second-to-last of the 2016 season: a combined stage scheduled in Baku (AZE) from June 20th to June 29th, indeed, will archive the 2016 ISSF World Cup Series.

The fifth stage of the ISSF World Cup is about to take place in San Marino (SMR), where from June 1st to June 11th 381 shooters will participate in the competition, representing 71 countries and piling up 388 starts.

 

The five final matches are scheduled between Friday 3rd and Friday 10th:

 

Friday 3rd:

Trap Women at 7:00 PM (UTC+2)

 

Saturday 4th:

Trap Men at 4:15 PM

 

Monday 6th:

Double Trap Men at 4:15 PM

 

Thursday 9th:

Skeet Women at 7:30 PM

 

Friday 10th:

Skeet Men at 5:30 PM

 

It is the second time that small European state hosts an ISSF World Cup stage: the previous one has been held in 2009.

 

Trap Women shooter Alessandra Perilli, winner of the World Cup Silver medal back in 2009, will headline a home team that will also include her sister, two-time European Champion Arianna Perilli.

 

The season will then continue in Baku (AZE) with the sixth and last stage of the 2016 ISSF World Cup Series, taking place form the 20th to the 29th of June. The previous ones have been held in Bangkok (THA), Nicosia (CYP), Rio de Janeiro (BRA) and Munich (GER).

 

News and updates will be available on the ISSF official website and on its social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Weibo. While highlights of the finals will be available on YouTube and Youku.

 

All the finals will be streamed live on the ISSF website and on its official Livestream channel.

Marco Vettoretti

 

ISSF Partners