ISSF Junior World Cup

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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.

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Under the 2023 ISSF rules, an athlete ceases to be a 'junior' on December 31 of the year they turn 21. [2] This means they can still participate in Junior events for that year, even if they turned 21 on January 1st. Previous rules had defined a junior as an athlete who would be under the age of 21 on December 31st of the competition year, meaning they could not compete as a junior in that year even before their birthday. [3]

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 2015 Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)
2 2016 Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Gabala  (AZE)
3 2017 Flag of Italy.svg  Porpetto  (ITA)
4 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sydney  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)
5 2019 Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)
6 2022 Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)
7 2023 Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)
8 2024 Flag of Spain.svg  Granada  (ESP)
9 2025 Flag of Germany.svg  Suhl  (GER)Flag of India.svg  New Delhi  (IND)

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

Pistol

Shotgun

References

  1. ↑ "The 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup is about to start in Suhl". April 30, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. ↑ "RULE CLARIFICATION REGARDING DEFINING A JUNIOR". International Shooting Sport Federation . 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "ISSF Championships, Juniors". Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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