Germany's Jacob Hoffman set a new world record in the men's target sprint event at the 2025 ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt; being joined by two athletes from the home nation on the podium.
Following him in the top three were Ahmed Dorgham and Ahmed Attia. In the women's event, Germany won all three medals, with Jana Landwehr, Edith Buschsieweke and Kerstin Veronika Schmidt. They were presented their medals in the presence of Egyptian Minister of Sport, Dr. Ashraf Sobhy.
Men's Target Sprint
Ahmed Attia set the standard in qualification with the only time under four minutes. He was followed by Marco Ammirati of Italy and Julius Hoffman of Germany on 4:09.1 and 4:09.4, with Egyptians Kasem Ebied and Aly Mousa as well as Jacob Hoffman, all coming within four seconds of the top three. Ahmed Dorgham of Egypt and Italian Georg Unterpertinger completed the top eight.
In the final, it was Jacob Hoffman who came alive, finishing in a time of 3:44.4 to set a new world record. Dorgham was the leading Egyptian in the field eight seconds back, on a time of 3:53.5, followed by Attia on 3:56.4 for the bronze. Julius Hoffman would just miss out in fourth in a time of 3:57.8. Ammirati and Mousa were fifth and sixth, followed by Ebied and Unterpertinger in seventh and eighth.
In the junior men's event, Lukas Volker Buerki of Germany claimed gold in a time of 3:52.9, followed by Italian Elia Sidoni and Germany's Moritz Kellner in 4:01.0 and 4:02.4. Patrick Gal of Switzerland was fourth with Egyptians Abdalla Ahmed and Alieldin Ali in fifth and sixth, Nils Reusser of Switzerland and Ahmed Abdellatif of Egypt completed the top eight.
Following him in the top three were Ahmed Dorgham and Ahmed Attia. In the women's event, Germany won all three medals, with Jana Landwehr, Edith Buschsieweke and Kerstin Veronika Schmidt. They were presented their medals in the presence of Egyptian Minister of Sport, Dr. Ashraf Sobhy.
Men's Target Sprint
Ahmed Attia set the standard in qualification with the only time under four minutes. He was followed by Marco Ammirati of Italy and Julius Hoffman of Germany on 4:09.1 and 4:09.4, with Egyptians Kasem Ebied and Aly Mousa as well as Jacob Hoffman, all coming within four seconds of the top three. Ahmed Dorgham of Egypt and Italian Georg Unterpertinger completed the top eight.
In the final, it was Jacob Hoffman who came alive, finishing in a time of 3:44.4 to set a new world record. Dorgham was the leading Egyptian in the field eight seconds back, on a time of 3:53.5, followed by Attia on 3:56.4 for the bronze. Julius Hoffman would just miss out in fourth in a time of 3:57.8. Ammirati and Mousa were fifth and sixth, followed by Ebied and Unterpertinger in seventh and eighth.
In the junior men's event, Lukas Volker Buerki of Germany claimed gold in a time of 3:52.9, followed by Italian Elia Sidoni and Germany's Moritz Kellner in 4:01.0 and 4:02.4. Patrick Gal of Switzerland was fourth with Egyptians Abdalla Ahmed and Alieldin Ali in fifth and sixth, Nils Reusser of Switzerland and Ahmed Abdellatif of Egypt completed the top eight.
Women's Target Sprint
Based on a two-run format, the total time would determine the winner. Jana Landwehr set the standard in the first run, with a time of 4:39.3, followed by Kerstin Veronika Schmidt in 4:49.0 and Edith Buschsieweke in 4:51.3. The three were the only athletes to go under five minutes and the favourites for the medals.
Landwehr secured gold with a second run time of 4:41.3 for a total 9:20.6. Buschsieweke overcame the two-second deficit of her compatriot Schmidt after finishing in 4:47.6 to her teammate's 4:55.3. Buschsieweke's total time was 9:39.0 for the silver, followed by Schmidt in 9:44.3. Egypt's Sama Ahmed Afifi and Wafaa Hamed were fourth and fifth.
In the junior women's event, Germany's Alena Weinmann was the standout star, winning by 27 seconds in a combined time of 9:36.6. A sub-five minute second run helped Switzerland's Tessa Dietrich take silver in 10:03.6, while Dalia Sobh of Egypt took the bronze medal, having performed exceptionally well in her second run to finish in 10:21.1, ahead of Great Britain's Erin Throgmorton Appleby, who was just ahead after run one. Egypt's Marwa Abdellatif was fifth.
Based on a two-run format, the total time would determine the winner. Jana Landwehr set the standard in the first run, with a time of 4:39.3, followed by Kerstin Veronika Schmidt in 4:49.0 and Edith Buschsieweke in 4:51.3. The three were the only athletes to go under five minutes and the favourites for the medals.
Landwehr secured gold with a second run time of 4:41.3 for a total 9:20.6. Buschsieweke overcame the two-second deficit of her compatriot Schmidt after finishing in 4:47.6 to her teammate's 4:55.3. Buschsieweke's total time was 9:39.0 for the silver, followed by Schmidt in 9:44.3. Egypt's Sama Ahmed Afifi and Wafaa Hamed were fourth and fifth.
In the junior women's event, Germany's Alena Weinmann was the standout star, winning by 27 seconds in a combined time of 9:36.6. A sub-five minute second run helped Switzerland's Tessa Dietrich take silver in 10:03.6, while Dalia Sobh of Egypt took the bronze medal, having performed exceptionally well in her second run to finish in 10:21.1, ahead of Great Britain's Erin Throgmorton Appleby, who was just ahead after run one. Egypt's Marwa Abdellatif was fifth.