Amateur Sports Act of 1978 1978 – the National Governing Body for shooting at the time established National Teams and National Development Teams, a national coaching staff, year-round training programs, and a main training site for Olympic shooting sports. April 1995, USA Shooting was formed 1995 USA Shooting became the full-time National Governing Body for the … Read more
NRA’s International Competitions Committee (ICC) – Founded in 1978 – pursue and govern the interests of Olympic-style shooters – has oversight of all Olympic shooting events worldwide National Governing Body for many non-Olympic types of shooting in the USA including NRA Conventional (3-gun) Pistol, NRA Smallbore Rifle, NRA High Power Rifle, NRA Action Pistol, NRA Silhouette … Read more
founded 1976 1976 Paralympic Shooting made debut at the 1st Paralympic Games 1976, only 3 shooting events 2020 = nine rifle & four pistol events both airguns and .22 caliber 8 of 13 events are mixed gender open to male and female athletes with physical disabilities governed by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2019 Shooting was added to the program … Read more
International Shooting Sport Federation is the governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events Founded: 1907 International Shooting Sport Federation is the international federation controlling Olympic-type shooting in the world. The ISSF was known as the International Shooting Union (UIT) from 1907 until 1998. They … Read more