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World Cup shotgun event comes to the South West in 2010
| Published: 30th December 2009 09:36 |
The World Shotgun Cup comes to Dorset in May 2010, and it'll bring major benefits to the region.
The Southern Counties Shooting Ground near Dorchester in Dorset will stage the prestigious competition in May, when the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be well and truly underway.
Southern Counties Shooting was founded in 1959 and is now the largest shooting ground in the country with over 450 fully automatic traps offering DTL, ABT, Universal Trench, Olympic Trap, Double Trap, both Olympic and English Skeet, English Sporting, Sportrap and FITASC. Southern Counties is a CPSA Premier Plus shooting ground. The trap, skeet and double trap layouts are all equipped with new Laporte machines and Italian Electronica Progetti Computers. Our sporting layout includes a grouse butt and our renowned 140 foot high tower.
The ground has hosted numerous National and International Competitions and has been awarded as the Official Training Ground for the 2012 London Olympics. Major shoots in 2009 include the Fitasc Universal Trap World Championships, the Dougall DTL weekend and both Olympic Trap and Fitasc Home Internationals.
In 2010 in conjunction with British Shooting and West Dorset District Council, Southern Counties will be hosting the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup which is a qualifying event for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Rory Warlow (pictured left), Plymouth Olympic Skeet Competitor: "It's brilliant and a bit more convenient than jumping on a plane and flying halfway around the world as is usual. I come from Plymouth so I'm really hoping to qualify and shoot here next May with plenty of west country supporters in the crowd."
"The South Counties Shooting ground is the perfect venue for a world class shotgun event. Since last staging an event of this magnitude in 1977, the venue has undergone many changes and improvements. It is now widely regarded as the very best in the country and 2010 will put it firmly on the world shotgun map."
This will be the first time the UK has ever held a Shotgun World Cup - ranked only behind the World Championships and Olympic Games in importance. It is expected that around 400 competitors from 85 countries will be represented at the event.
Tom Wenham, Event Director: "It's an absolutely fantastic coup for the area. It's an enormously high profile event, particularly with 2012 around the corner. It should really help to give British shooting a high profile, not least because it's a sport where we have some genuine medal contenders."
The Shotgun World Cup event takes place at the Southern Counties Shooting Ground near Dorchester between May 11th - 20th 2010. For more information please see www.shotgunworldcup2010.com
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