SYDNEY 2019 WORLD SHOOTING PARA SPORT

CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEDIA INVITE

On behalf of Shooting Australia, the International Paralympic Committee. and World Shooting Para Sport, you are cordially invited to attend the Sydney 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, Sydney, Australia, will be hosting the seventh edition of the World Championships from 9-19 October 2019.

Around 300 athletes from 50 countries are expected to compete at the Sydney International Shooting Centre, which is a legacy range from the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This competition will be the first World Championships to also include our new discipline of Para trap and will be the debut of vision impaired shooting.

Athletes can also directly qualify their nations to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with 53 quota slots available.

Further information can be found on the website: www.paralympic.org/sydney-2019.

Should you be able to participate, you will require accreditation which grants you access to attend. Please note that we cannot cover any expenses related to your attendance to the event.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Kelly Wright, Competition Director: kelly@shootingaustralia.org.

Kind regards,

Kelly Wright Head of Marketing Shooting Australia

The International Paralympic Committee, World Shooting Para Sport, and Shooting Australia are proud to be hosting the seventh edition of the World Shooting Para Sport World Championships when it heads to Australia in 2019. The Sydney International Shooting Centre is set on 80 hectares of semi-rural bushland and was purpose-built for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it is one of the best shooting venues in the world.

Fast Facts

LOCATION

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales located on Australia’s east coast.

CITY

The city of Sydney was established in 1788 and was incorporated as a city in 1842. Sydney played host to the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

CURRENCY

Australian Dollar

POPULATION

Sydney is the most-populous metropolitan/urban area in Australia.

Sydney: 5.230 million New South Wales: 8.023 million Ausitralia: 24.13 million

LANGUAGE

English

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

2019 World Shooting Para Sport World Championships 9th – 19th October 2019

300ATHLETES

COMPETING FROM

51COUNTRIES

OVER

90 VOLUNTEERS

CATEGORIESThere will be 3 male, 3 female and 13 mixed gender events

that take place.

5 AUSTRALIAN

ATHLETES

ONES TO WATCH

Finals ScheduleFriday 11

October 2019Saturday 12

October 2019Sunday 13

October 2019Monday 14

October 2019Tuesday 15

October 2019Wednesday 16 October 2019

Thursday 17 October 2019

Friday 18 October 2019

Opening Ceremony Precision Relay R7 VI Prone R2 VI MT R SH2

Relay S1 R8 P4 R9 P1

MT Pistol R5 P2 R6

Closing Ceremony

Veronika VODOVICOVA - SVKScottie BRYDON - AUS

Abdulla Sultan ALARYANI - UAEXing HUANG - CHN

Anton ZAPPELLI - AUS

DISCIPLINESPISTOL RIFLE

PARA-TRAP VISION IMPAIRED

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