European Shooting Confederation
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The European Shooting Confederation (ESC) is an association of the International Shooting Sport Federation
's member federations from Europe
, including the Caucasus
, Cyprus
, Israel
and Turkey
.
International Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...
's member federations from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, including the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Competitions administered by the ESC
- European Championships in all ISSF shooting eventsISSF shooting eventsThe International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....
except airgun events are held every odd-numbered year in July or August - Extra European Championships in shotgun events and junior events are held in all other years
- European Championships in 10 metre air rifle, 10 metre air pistol, 10 metre running target and 10 metre running target mixed10 metre running target mixed10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible...
are held every year at the end of the indoor season, typically in March - The European Cup 300 m (currently Lapua European Cup 300 m) in the non-Olympic 300 metre rifle three positions300 metre rifle three positions300 metre rifle three positions is an ISSF shooting event, involving shooting 40 shots each from the prone, the standing and the kneeling positions. Lately a similar event has been designed for women, where only half the course is shot. Originally there had been champions declared in each position...
, 300 metre rifle prone300 metre rifle prone300 metre rifle prone is an ISSF shooting event. It was added to the World Championship program in 1982, and was based on the English Match but shot with the same full-power rifle as in 300 metre rifle three positions...
and 300 metre standard rifle with a similar season structure to the ISSF World CupISSF World CupThe ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event...
in Olympic events - The European Cup 25 m (currently Walther European Cup 25 m) in the non-Olympic 25 metre center-fire pistol and 25 metre standard pistol
- The European Shotgun Tournament
- The ESC Youth LeagueESC Youth LeagueThe ESC Youth League is a shooting competition for national teams composed of shooters between 14 and 18 years of age. It was created by the European Shooting Confederation in preparation for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, and has its premiere season in 2009.There are two classes: 10 metre air...
for national teams in 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol, in preparation for the Youth Olympic GamesYouth Olympic GamesThe Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The age limitation of the athletes is between 14 to 18...
, premiering in 2009