ISSF Presented 'Run & Shoot', A New 'Sport for All' Shooting Event
Suhl (GER), 16/06/2012 – The ISSF presented the “Run & Shoot” event, a new “Sport for All” competition format, at the International Junior Competition taking place in Suhl, Germany, today.
The format has been developed by the ISSF following the aims of the Sport for All IOC Commission to disseminate the health and social benefits to be gained through regular physical activity. The ISSF “Run & Shoot” is an easy-to-access shooting sport event that combines running with Air Rifle target shooting, and it does not require any special or expensive equipment. Single-loaded Air Rifles are provided by the organizers, and no special clothing are used: a pair of running shoes is all you need to participate.
Rules are easy, and decisions clear and immediate. The “Run & Shoot” competition kicks-off with a mass start at the blocks. After a 600-meter run (400 meters for the juniors) athletes stop at the target area, where they shoot at five falling targets placed at a10-meter distance. Athletes compete with an Air Rifle, without optical sights, in standing or prone position (depending on the age category). An unlimited number of shots are permitted to hit the five falling targets, but the athlete is allowed to start running again only when all the five targets have been hit. At the Finals, athletes run the given distance five times in a circuit, shooting four rounds in between. The first who crosses the finish line, wins the match.
It was Niklas Heyser of Germany, a 1989 class shooter competing for the SV Heiligenrode team, who won the first ISSF Run & Shoot Man final in Suhl with a time of 12’24’’8 on the distance of 5 runs x 600 meters. On the same distance, Ira Kuhne (GER) of the Westflaischer Schutzenbund team won the ISSF Run & Shoot Women match with a time of 16’11’’6, while it was Per Heyser (GER) of the Heiligenrode team who won the Junior Men event (athletes born between 1992 and 1994) with a time of 12’53’’2. The Youth Category (athletes born between 1995 and 1997), staged on the distance of five runs of 400 meters, saw the vioctory of Pascal Schwarz and Jana Landwehr, both shooting for the Westflaischer Schutzenbund team, with a time of 10’48’’5 and 12’27’’1 respectively. In the Student age group (athletes born in 1998 and younger), also competing on the distance 5x400 meters, Leonie Litzenbauer, a 1999’s girl from Germany of the SV 1905e.V. Rotensee club, won the match with 12’58’’8.
“The ISSF presents this new format in the spirit of the Sport for All program, but also to attract new, young shooters.” The ISSF Secretary General, Mr. Franz Schreiber said.
“We are aiming to develop Run & Shoot as a grassroots event, an easy step into our sport. We want to give the youth a chance to practice shooting, to play an outdoor sport, and to have fun in a healthy environment.” Mr. Schreiber said.
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More info at:
www.issf-sports.org
twitter: @ISSF_Shooting
Facebook: Olympic-Shooting-ISSF
Media Contact:
Marco DALLA DEA, ISSF Communication Manager
Mail: marco@issf-sports.org
PH: +39 3474043040
The format has been developed by the ISSF following the aims of the Sport for All IOC Commission to disseminate the health and social benefits to be gained through regular physical activity. The ISSF “Run & Shoot” is an easy-to-access shooting sport event that combines running with Air Rifle target shooting, and it does not require any special or expensive equipment. Single-loaded Air Rifles are provided by the organizers, and no special clothing are used: a pair of running shoes is all you need to participate.
Rules are easy, and decisions clear and immediate. The “Run & Shoot” competition kicks-off with a mass start at the blocks. After a 600-meter run (400 meters for the juniors) athletes stop at the target area, where they shoot at five falling targets placed at a10-meter distance. Athletes compete with an Air Rifle, without optical sights, in standing or prone position (depending on the age category). An unlimited number of shots are permitted to hit the five falling targets, but the athlete is allowed to start running again only when all the five targets have been hit. At the Finals, athletes run the given distance five times in a circuit, shooting four rounds in between. The first who crosses the finish line, wins the match.
It was Niklas Heyser of Germany, a 1989 class shooter competing for the SV Heiligenrode team, who won the first ISSF Run & Shoot Man final in Suhl with a time of 12’24’’8 on the distance of 5 runs x 600 meters. On the same distance, Ira Kuhne (GER) of the Westflaischer Schutzenbund team won the ISSF Run & Shoot Women match with a time of 16’11’’6, while it was Per Heyser (GER) of the Heiligenrode team who won the Junior Men event (athletes born between 1992 and 1994) with a time of 12’53’’2. The Youth Category (athletes born between 1995 and 1997), staged on the distance of five runs of 400 meters, saw the vioctory of Pascal Schwarz and Jana Landwehr, both shooting for the Westflaischer Schutzenbund team, with a time of 10’48’’5 and 12’27’’1 respectively. In the Student age group (athletes born in 1998 and younger), also competing on the distance 5x400 meters, Leonie Litzenbauer, a 1999’s girl from Germany of the SV 1905e.V. Rotensee club, won the match with 12’58’’8.
“The ISSF presents this new format in the spirit of the Sport for All program, but also to attract new, young shooters.” The ISSF Secretary General, Mr. Franz Schreiber said.
“We are aiming to develop Run & Shoot as a grassroots event, an easy step into our sport. We want to give the youth a chance to practice shooting, to play an outdoor sport, and to have fun in a healthy environment.” Mr. Schreiber said.
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More info at:
www.issf-sports.org
twitter: @ISSF_Shooting
Facebook: Olympic-Shooting-ISSF
Media Contact:
Marco DALLA DEA, ISSF Communication Manager
Mail: marco@issf-sports.org
PH: +39 3474043040