Olympic Shooting Events Change - New Rules & Finals Approved: Start from Zero Eliminations and Medal Duels
All finalists will start from zero, all finals will end up with a duel to assign the Gold medal. It’s the ISSF major step forward from the introduction of finals in 1986
After more than two years of work by ISSF bodies, the ISSF Administrative Council unanimously approved the new ISSF rules on 13 November 2012, that open a new chapter for the Shooting Sport Olympic events.
The new rules feature many important changes designed to increase Shooting’s appeal to youth and make it more spectator and media friendly, as well as to keep competitions fair and equal.
New Shooting Finals start from zero, feature eliminations, and end up in a duel
Major changes include new Finals for all Olympic events. The new rules contain new Finals formats for all Olympic events where all finalists start from zero. This means that qualification’s score will not be carried into the final anymore, making the scoring system immediately understandable for the spectators.
Furthermore, all Finals feature eliminations, and end with duels between the two best athletes to decide the gold and silver medals. This step was taken to engage a worldwide public by attracting spectators and fans through an appealing and easily understandable competition format.
The new ISSF Rules also include small increases in difficulty in Skeet and Double Trap, the separation of sighting and match firing in 10m and 50m rifle and pistol events, a new position order for 50m Rifle 3 Positions events and a provisional test of decimal scoring for 10m Air Rifle and 50m Prone Rifle events. The Final for the 50m Rifle 3 Positions events is now a 3 Positions Final, not a one-position Final like it use to be, and will include changing times from one position to the other. New skill elements like reverse doubles on stations 3 and 5 in Skeet and making rapid position changes in 3-position rifle Finals will add interest. Both 25m Pistol Finals will use hit-miss scoring to encourage more spontaneous spectator reactions.
Detailed rules for all new Finals are included in the 2013 Rules which are already published on the ISSF website. These new Finals will be used in all 2013 ISSF Championships.
The entire ISSF family participated in the development of new Rules
The ISSF tried to involve the entire ISSF family in developing the 2013 ISSF Rules. ISSF Section Committees not only made initial proposals, but they were given multiple opportunities to review rules drafts.
The Athletes and Coaches Committees not only contributed ideas, but were involved in evaluating the rules. Elite athletes and national coaches were especially active in developing the new Finals Rules. In some cases, difficult compromises had to be worked out to meet the diverse aims of these vital ISSF constituent groups.
The ISSF is especially pleased that so many National Federations, industry members, athletes, coaches and even shooting fans were able to participate in making the 2013 ISSF Rules and help make the new rules stronger and more effective.
“An important step forward to keep a leading position” ISSF President said
"Changing is necessary, to keep our sport on top." The ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña said.
"The Shooting Sport has always been a leading sport in the Olympic movement. And with the new finals we made an important step forward to keep that leading position." The ISSF President said.
"This is the major step forward since the introduction of Final matches in 1986. It was time to change." The ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said, at the ISSF Organizers Workshop, where the new rules were presented today.
"The ISSF has always been open to innovation, and we are proving it once again. All sport must adapt to the digital era of technology and media. The time has come to adopt new finals which fulfil these objective." Secretary General Franz Schreiber added.
"New Challenges means new opportunities." The ISSF Vice-President Gary Anderson said. "We have new finals, and we will have to work hard to make this working. But our sport will benefit of this new, appealing format."
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Resources for the editors
More details on the changes available on the ISSF website in the news sections athttp://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx
The new 2013 ISSF Rulebook, (effective from the 1st of January 2013), is available for download at: http://www.issf-sports.org/theissf/rules/english_rulebook.ashx
For media enquires, please contact:
Marco DALLA DEA,
ISSF Media Communication Manager
Email: marco@issf-sports.org
After more than two years of work by ISSF bodies, the ISSF Administrative Council unanimously approved the new ISSF rules on 13 November 2012, that open a new chapter for the Shooting Sport Olympic events.
The new rules feature many important changes designed to increase Shooting’s appeal to youth and make it more spectator and media friendly, as well as to keep competitions fair and equal.
New Shooting Finals start from zero, feature eliminations, and end up in a duel
Major changes include new Finals for all Olympic events. The new rules contain new Finals formats for all Olympic events where all finalists start from zero. This means that qualification’s score will not be carried into the final anymore, making the scoring system immediately understandable for the spectators.
Furthermore, all Finals feature eliminations, and end with duels between the two best athletes to decide the gold and silver medals. This step was taken to engage a worldwide public by attracting spectators and fans through an appealing and easily understandable competition format.
The new ISSF Rules also include small increases in difficulty in Skeet and Double Trap, the separation of sighting and match firing in 10m and 50m rifle and pistol events, a new position order for 50m Rifle 3 Positions events and a provisional test of decimal scoring for 10m Air Rifle and 50m Prone Rifle events. The Final for the 50m Rifle 3 Positions events is now a 3 Positions Final, not a one-position Final like it use to be, and will include changing times from one position to the other. New skill elements like reverse doubles on stations 3 and 5 in Skeet and making rapid position changes in 3-position rifle Finals will add interest. Both 25m Pistol Finals will use hit-miss scoring to encourage more spontaneous spectator reactions.
Detailed rules for all new Finals are included in the 2013 Rules which are already published on the ISSF website. These new Finals will be used in all 2013 ISSF Championships.
The entire ISSF family participated in the development of new Rules
The ISSF tried to involve the entire ISSF family in developing the 2013 ISSF Rules. ISSF Section Committees not only made initial proposals, but they were given multiple opportunities to review rules drafts.
The Athletes and Coaches Committees not only contributed ideas, but were involved in evaluating the rules. Elite athletes and national coaches were especially active in developing the new Finals Rules. In some cases, difficult compromises had to be worked out to meet the diverse aims of these vital ISSF constituent groups.
The ISSF is especially pleased that so many National Federations, industry members, athletes, coaches and even shooting fans were able to participate in making the 2013 ISSF Rules and help make the new rules stronger and more effective.
“An important step forward to keep a leading position” ISSF President said
"Changing is necessary, to keep our sport on top." The ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Raña said.
"The Shooting Sport has always been a leading sport in the Olympic movement. And with the new finals we made an important step forward to keep that leading position." The ISSF President said.
"This is the major step forward since the introduction of Final matches in 1986. It was time to change." The ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said, at the ISSF Organizers Workshop, where the new rules were presented today.
"The ISSF has always been open to innovation, and we are proving it once again. All sport must adapt to the digital era of technology and media. The time has come to adopt new finals which fulfil these objective." Secretary General Franz Schreiber added.
"New Challenges means new opportunities." The ISSF Vice-President Gary Anderson said. "We have new finals, and we will have to work hard to make this working. But our sport will benefit of this new, appealing format."
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Resources for the editors
More details on the changes available on the ISSF website in the news sections athttp://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx
The new 2013 ISSF Rulebook, (effective from the 1st of January 2013), is available for download at: http://www.issf-sports.org/theissf/rules/english_rulebook.ashx
For media enquires, please contact:
Marco DALLA DEA,
ISSF Media Communication Manager
Email: marco@issf-sports.org