ISSF Junior World Cup

The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2016 to provide an equivalent competition to the ISSF World Cup, but for junior shooters.[1] It covers a variety of both Olympic and non-Olympic events in rifle, pistol and shotgun, and covers one or two competitions per year in each event. Unlike in the senior version of the event, there is currently no junior world cup final.

The ISSF defines a 'junior' as an athlete under the age of 21 on December 31 of the competition year[2]

Seasons and venues

The venues are decided by the ISSF from time to time. However, some are more common than others. Save for the 2017 world cup, Suhl in Germany has hosted a competition every year. Other stages of the competition have been held both in and out of Europe: for example in Porpetto, Gabala and Sydney.

NumberYearWorld Cup 1World Cup 2
1 2016  Suhl (GER)  Gabala (AZE)
2 2017  Porpetto (ITA)
3 2018  Sydney (AUS)  Suhl (GER)
4 2019  Suhl (GER)

Note that the 2017 world cup consisted of only shotgun events, as the Junior World Championships of the same year covered rifle and pistol events.

Events

The following events have all featured in the ISSF Junior World Cup in recent years:

Rifle
  • 10 meter air rifle
  • 50 meter rifle prone
  • 50 meter rifle three positions

Pistol
  • 10 meter air pistol
  • 25 meter pistol
  • 25 meter standard pistol
  • 25 meter rapid fire pistol
  • 50 meter pistol

Shotgun

References
  1. "The 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup is about to start in Suhl". April 30, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. "ISSF Championships, Juniors". Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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