Published on 19 Apr 2012

UK Minister for Sports and the Olympics visited ISSF World Cup in London

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UK’s Minister for Sport and Olympics, Hugh Robertson, visited the ISSF World Cup in all shooting events at the Royal Artyllery Barracks Olympic venue meeting ISSF authorities, today.

The 2012 ISSF World Cup in London, an official test event for the 2012 Olympics taking place in the frame of the London Prepares Series, officially kicked off today at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.

UK’s Minister for Sport and Olympics, Hugh Robertson, visited the venue today, in concomitance with the first competitions, meeting the ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña and the ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber.

“The London Olympics will be a milestone in the history of shooting sport.” The ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña said. “The RAB venue is set in the heart of the London Olympics, close to the Village, ready to welcome spectators.”

 

“We had a very positive meeting with the Minster – the ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said – there is a positive sense of collaboration and attention to the sport, between the authorities, LOCOG and the ISSF”