Rules for the €2million ISSF Development Fund have been approved by the ISSF Executive Committee in its meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) headquarters in Rome.
All five continents will be represented on the Board of Trustees (BoT) overseeing the Fund, which, to ensure speedy delivery, will deal with claims up to €20,000, with larger sums requiring ExCo approval.
The Fund aims to promote shooting sport worldwide through the provision of equipment.
Support can be sought by ISSF Member Federations from nations where the shooting sport – or certain disciplines within it – require development.
It will provide for items such as targets, scoring systems, shooting equipment and ammunition.
Further details will shortly be announced by the BoT.
The ExCo approved development of the new ISSF Coaches Academy for which ISSF will have the responsibility of maintaining the official register of the individual coaches and delivering the respective Licenses.
The Academy will be an educational system bringing together the athletes, coaches, leaders and sport supporters, including the shooting industry.
This open window to the core values and professionalism of the ISSF will be initially accessible online.
Approval was given to the President’s proposal of establishing a Refugees Fund – for refugee shooters – of €10,000.
Also approved were the new Travel Guidelines and Indemnity and the President’s proposal to offer contributions to ISSF major events in 2024 for TV broadcasting costs.
The ExCo meeting was attended by Kit McConnell, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sports Director and Giovanni Malagò, the CONI President.
Meanwhile the Calendars of Competitions for 2025 and 2026 have also been approved, with details as follows:
2025
January 7 to 12 – ISSF GP Rifle and Pistol 10m, Ruse, Slovenia;
April 10 to 20 – ISSF WC R&P/Shotgun, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
May 3 to 12 – ISSF WC Sh, Larnaca, Cyprus; May 19 to 29 – ISSF WC Juniors R&P/Sh, Suhl, Germany;
June 7 to 15 – ISSF WC R&P, Munich, Germany;
July 3 to 14 – ISSF WC Sh, Lonato, Italy;
August 16 to 30 – ISSF Asian Championships R&P/Sh, Shymkent, Kazakhstan;
September 13 to 21 – ISSF WC R&P, Ningbo, China;
October 9 to 18 – ISSF WC R&P/Sh, Lima, Peru;
November 6 to 16 – ISSF WC R&P/Sh, Cairo, Egypt.
2026
January 7 to 12 – ISSF GP/R&P 10m, Ruse, Slovenia; January 31 to February 8 – ISSF WC Sh, Rabat, Morocco;
April 3 to 12 – ISSF WC R&P, Granada, Spain
May 2 to 11 – ISSF WC Sh, Shymkent, Kazakhstan; May 19 to 29 – ISSF WCH Juniors R&P /Sh, Suhl, Germany;
June 4 to 15 – ISSF WC R&P, Munich, Germany;
July 10 to 19 – ISSF WC Sh, Lonato, Italy; July 18 to 26 – ISSF WC Juniors Sh, Porpetto, Italy;
August 21 to September 3 – Mediterranean Games R&P, Sh, Taranto, Italy;
September 10 to 19 – ISSF WC R&P/Sh, Hangzhou, China;
October 8 to 18 – ISSF WC R&P, Cairo, Egypt.
