Unconditional victory Russian athletes- at the first ever World Championships practical shooting from a carbine in the Moscow region. These competitions have in common with classical shooting only hitting the target. Everything else is rather contrary to the rules. There is no time to catch the rhythm of the heart; it is better to pull the trigger first, especially if this is a duel.
Eleven gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals - this is the harvest of our practical shooting team. In second place, with a large lag, are the Americans. Third - the Finnish team.
Not just in the bull's eye, but also for a while. From uncomfortable positions: running, jumping. On the closing day of the championship - pure adrenaline. Perhaps the most spectacular part of the event is the duel. The task is to shoot at the same targets at the same time and put down the last one. Whoever does this wins. Unfortunately, the discipline is not included in the overall standings. But there will definitely be cups and medals. A top-class shooter can easily find himself next to someone who has only recently trained. But no one will give a head start. Target, weapon, five rounds in the magazine. Accuracy is important, but it is not the key to success.
“You can learn to shoot. There are a lot of great shooters. But when they hear the timer, they disappear and dissolve. Therefore, here 60, maybe even 70 percent is psychological preparation, psychological stability, the ability to control all one’s actions in a stressful situation,” explains international class master of sports, world and European champion in practical shooting Evgeniy Efimov.
Gold, silver and bronze, 16 sets of medals and 48 cups, which will be awarded to the best of the best from 41 countries. Practical shooting can be practiced at any age. At this championship there were those who were over 60, and very young shooters. With few restrictions, everyone chose their own weapon. The paratrooper team, for example, fundamentally abandoned optics.
“Our weapons always fire. And with optics, something needs to be replaced, a pebble is hit or the batteries are dead. Our batteries don’t run out, we simply don’t have them. We have good sights, you shoot yourself and that’s it,” says Elena Guzhvenko, associate professor at the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School.
600 athletes from all over the world. Among them is the indisputable authority in practical shooting, Jerry Michulek. I came to the championship from the USA, the birthplace of this sport. Sports career– 40 years old. Before that, it was just a hobby – hunting.
“For me this is a new discipline in this sport. I'm a little out of shape, not enough practice. I'm here to shoot and learn,” he says.
It started to rain, but this is unlikely to stop the First journalist Sergei Zenin, because he had just persuaded an absolutely amazing person, tactical shooting legend Jerry Michulik from the USA, to take part in a duel. The result can be predicted in advance, but it would still be nice to try.
It took Jerry less than four seconds to hit all the targets with the first shot. He showed the same result during the competition. This is “gold” in the oldest age category. The younger champions were mostly from Russia. The married couple Oleg and Irina Perfilyev immediately took two medals of the highest dignity.
“We train together, no one suspects anyone of anything, everyone has a weapon, we go to competitions together. Instead of rest. We shop for weapons together. This unites the family very strongly, in fact,” they say.
The duel, although bright, is only a small part of the World Championship. There were also tactical shooting, where the athlete was required not only accuracy and endurance, but also good physical training. Everyone appreciated high quality the shooting center itself. That’s why the first World Championship was held in Russia: the Patriot club near Moscow has no analogues in the world. Superbly equipped, huge territory, comfortable conditions for participants.
The date for the next championship has not yet been set. But the organizers are already saying that we will most likely host the next tournament again.
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Practical shooting How new look The sport originated in California in the early 50s. But officially the International Confederation of Practical Shooting (ICPS) was founded in 1976 in Columbia, Missouri, at the International Pistol Conference. The current president of the IPSC is Nick Alexakos. Central office is located in Canada. The IPSC has more than 90 active regional chapters around the world.
Russia's membership in the IPSC was approved on October 30, 1999. In December 2007, practical shooting was officially recognized as a sport in Russian Federation. The President of the Federation of Practical Shooting of Russia (FPSR) is Vitaly Kryuchin.
The essence of practical shooting is best expressed by the IKPS motto: “DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas” (Latin), which means “Accuracy, power, speed.” The shooter must be able to clearly control his actions with the weapon and strictly follow the set of rules established by the IPSC. There are three equivalent elements of shooting: shooting from a pistol, shotgun and carbine. And the three main principles of shooting: safety, variety and freestyle. The shooting range must provide the ability to move with a weapon in hand, overcome obstacles, and hit targets from any position.
Russia is the only country that has fulfilled all the requirements for a shooting facility to host the World Championship and in 2013 received the right to host the first rifle competition. The championship will take place in the multifunctional fire center of the Patriotic Military Park, suitable for both combat training and competitions.
Support for the event in Russia is provided at the highest level: The Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Russian Guard, the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, the Administration of the Moscow Region. In honor of this event, the Bank of Russia will issue a special anniversary coin of 25 rubles made of copper-nickel alloy with a circulation of 150,000 pieces.
850 athletes from 45 countries, from all continents: Europe, Asia, North and South America, Australia. There were 172 participants from Russia. The strongest teams are considered to be the USA, Norway, Finland and Russia.
On June 11, the main shooting event of the year in Russia - the first world championship in practical carbine shooting - ended in the Patriot Park near Moscow.
The winner of the tournament was the team from Russia!
Duel of the XXI century
...A challenge in the form of a cartel impeccable in politeness, a secluded place away from the eyes of idle onlookers, an offer of reconciliation, a refusal, seconds checking and distributing weapons, a wave of a handkerchief and immediately - the ringing of swords or the flash of a pistol shot...
This is how we remember duels from books and films. Nowadays, when duels have become one of the types of sports practical shooting exercises, they began to look completely different.
Are you ready?
Frozen, facing the target field, the two shooters nod.
Timer beep. The shooters don't even fall, but literally collapse, instantly taking up a position for prone shooting. It takes a few fractions of seconds to “invest” in the weapon, find the first target through the optics of the sights and...
And the shots begin to thunder with such speed, as if the fire was not coming from self-loading carbines, but from machine guns. They fly away in fountains towards the cartridge cases. The sound of bullets hitting metal targets merges into one viscous ringing peal.
Finally, the last shot, the last falling popper and - a new booming sound. This time it's applause!
This is what a duel between modern sports shooters looked like. The duel, which ended on June 11, the first world championship in practical shooting from a carbine, held in the Multifunctional Center of the Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Patriot".
Let us remind you that this event was held by the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting LLC with the participation of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Moscow region.
Putin's message and 500 thousand cartridges
The significance and scale of the tournament can be judged from the following data.
During the opening of the championship, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin read out the message addressed to the competition participants by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
“You have to demonstrate your art at the first world championship in the history of this sport,” noted the head of state. “I am confident that your healthy competition at the shooting range and friendly communication between athletes and fans will serve to promote sports, spread a high culture of handling weapons, strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the peoples of our countries in the interests of universal peace and security.”
More than 600 shooters from 41 countries took part in the championship. In the first three days of the competition alone, they spent more than 200 thousand rounds of ammunition! In total, a batch of 500 thousand special sports cartridges was produced for the participants.
One more nuance. The first World Championship in Practical Carbine Shooting was served by a record number of judges for tournaments of this kind - 120 people from 20 countries.
In a word, the scale of the event was such that the shooters among themselves called the tournament in “Patriot” “almost the Olympic Games.”
Now a little about practical shooting itself. Its motto is “Diligentia - Vis - Celeritas” (“Precision – Power – Speed”). Thus, the athlete is required to be able to accurately and rapid fire from powerful weapons. The winner is the shooter who can hit all the targets as quickly as possible.
Despite the fact that practical shooting appeared in Russia only in 1999, and became a sport only in 2006, domestic “practice” shooters have more than once convincingly proven international competitions your skill.
An indicative point is that in 2016, Russia took the leading position among 101 participating countries in terms of the number of first places at international practical shooting competitions.
The first World Championship in practical rifle shooting once again confirmed the highest qualifications of Russian athletes. Having won 11 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals, the Russians secured first place in the team competition. Second place went to the Americans (5 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze), and third place to the Finns (4 gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze awards).
Why Russia?
With a request to comment on the events of the tournament Federal News Agency addressed to Anna Astakhova- consultant-expert of the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting LLC.
- When did preparations for the championship begin?
If you are asking about the athletes, then I think they have been preparing for this tournament all their lives. If we are talking about the organizers, then, apparently, 2013 can be taken as the starting point. It was then that the 37th General Assembly of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) accepted an application from the Russian Practical Shooting Federation to hold the first world championship in practical carbine shooting in our country.
- Why was Russia chosen as the venue for this tournament?
Because only we had a shooting facility that met all the requirements necessary for holding the championship.
- Are you talking about the center of the Patriot Park?
Yes. The Multifunctional Fire Center is the largest shooting range in Russia certified for civilian shooters.
- Contrary to the widespread thesis in the West about the “isolation” of Russia, a large number of foreign athletes took part in the championship. Have anti-Russian sanctions affected them?
Row foreign teams, in particular Austrian, Danish and Dutch, faced the problem of exporting their weapons. Let me emphasize - not the import into Russia, but the export of carbines from their countries of residence.
Million from Kalashnikov
- How was the problem solved?
After receiving an export ban, the Dutch athletes went to court and won their case. The rest were helped by the Kalashnikov concern, which provided the athletes with a Saiga carbine of its production. Not only that, the concern even established a special prize of 1 million rubles, which will be awarded among World Championship athletes competing with Kalashnikov weapons in the Semi-auto Standard and Semi-auto Open classes.
- Who got the million?
The Kalashnikov prize was shared among three Russian and one American athlete. The award went to Evgeniy Yudenkov, Maria Schwartz, Anastasia Tereshina and an athlete from the USA Quan Watson.
- I remember someone from the German team noted the reliability and light weight of the Kalashnikov carbines. Winner of more than fifty national awards and titles, as well as 45 titles international level, without exaggeration, the legendary American shooter Jerry Miculek reacted to his acquaintance with the Kalashnikov carbine like this: “Good! Can I have one?" Thus, we can say that foreigners responded generally positively to the weapons provided by the concern. Moreover, from the series domestic athletes one could also hear critical remarks regarding the same trunks... However, let's digress from the hardware and return to the people. How did foreign shooters rate the level of the championship?
They familiarized themselves in detail with the shooting galleries, after which they agreed that, yes, this championship should only be held in the firing center of Patriot Park. Everyone really liked the fact that designers from different countries. After which these exercises received appropriate names. For example, the Chinese participated in the creation of the “Panda” exercise, American designers became the authors of “Great Lakes”, etc.
- Politicizing sports is the last thing, however, I would like to know if the Ukrainian team took part in the championship?
No, I didn’t. At the same time, teams from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, i.e. from countries whose governments have, let’s say, rather ambivalent attitudes towards Russia, came to our tournament.
- How many Russian athletes competed at the championship?
- Wow! What about the American ones?
Nineteen. At the same time, the already mentioned Jerry Miculek brought with him his wife and daughter, who also participated in the championship. This is the American family contract. But that's not all. His 22-year-old student also arrived with Mikulek Hunter Keil. He is disabled since childhood. He has a congenital hand injury. We can say that Cale simply does not have hands. But that doesn't stop him from shooting great. An amazing person with fantastic willpower!..
From Russia with love!
- There is an opinion among some shooters that practical shooting is a family sport. How true is this opinion in your opinion?
It seems to me that, in relation to the last championship, it is quite true. At a tournament, there was often a situation where the father acted as an instructor or judge, and the son or daughter were members of one or another team. A family from Moldova performed for us - 6 people at once. In general, many people came with their entire families. If not to participate directly in the tournament, then at least to support our own people.
- Vitaly Kryuchin, president of the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting LLC, not without reason said that shooting is love, and all ages are submissive to it. Not only men and women, but even juniors competed at the championship...
What about juniors!.. Even those who had recently learned to walk appeared here. Such a picture, for example, was completely ordinary. Mom steps forward, and dad moves behind her. On his chest in the “kangaroo” is a child who is only one year and two months old. I also think that many people remember our sports shooter Maxim Burov walking with a large bag containing two small kittens. In between performances, Maxim, to the delight of those around him, fed the kittens milk from a bottle. I think the first world championship in practical shooting from a carbine will be remembered for a long time by everyone who visited the Patriot during its days. The championship has become sports ground, which united the most amazing and most talented people!
Prematch (special competitions for officials and sponsors) took place on August 21-26 at the new shooting range of the National Shooting Center “Federation Francaise des Tir” in Châteauroux, and the championship itself began on August 28.
More than 1,500 shooters are participating in World Shoot XVIII in France.
Over 1,500 shooters from 67 countries will go through 30 stages of the championship in search of victory.
Opening ceremony of IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2017
Traditionally, the opening ceremony began with a parade of participants on the Place de la Republique.
Team Germany at the IPSC 2017 World Championship. 
The Italian IPSC team goes to Place de la Republique. 
Over 67 countries are represented at the IPSC 2017 World Championship. 
Participants in the IPSC World Cup parade enter the Place de la République.
After all the teams were lined up, the judges joined them and were greeted with applause from the spectators and participants. After the officials spoke, IPSC President Nick Alexakos took the stage and declared the 18th World Championship open.
At the end of the ceremony, the organizers organized a wine and cheese tasting at Place Voltaire. But many of the shooters left the event early as the competition starts on Monday at 07.30!
The only thing that could cause displeasure to the participants was security measures.
Heavily armed police and military surrounded the area, which was surrounded by truck barricades.
Armed police and military guards ensure event security
For security reasons, the military keeps order
1st day of matches IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2017
As is usually the case at such large championships, participants shoot for half a day, morning and evening alternately, with one day off per week.
The main match of the 18th IPSC World Shoot began on a sunny Monday morning.
The stages are divided into different zones to simplify organization. There are 5 zones in total, 6 stages each, associated with different continents - Africa, Asia, America, Australia and Europe, decorated in the appropriate style.
The Championship stages are divided into 5 zones corresponding to different continents.
Start of Day 1 competition 18th IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2017
One of the stages of the IPSC World Cup 2017 in the France zone: pay attention to the Eiffel Tower!
Let's take a look at a typical stage, following one of the European teams.
For the team, the match begins in Zone 3, associated with France.
It is not surprising that shooters will meet Napoleon, the Eiffel Tower and Asterix here at different stages.
Low shooting positions were some of the most tiring at the 2017 IPSC World Cup.
The first day of the competition was very intense both in terms of workload and points.
In general maximum quantity 550 points, which can be obtained on stages 13-18 Zone 3, this is one of the most difficult and difficult zones the entire match.
Large quantity low shooting positions made life difficult for shooters in Zone 3. Stage 17, which had a length of 32 shots with ranges up to 50 meters, proved particularly challenging for many shooters. Only a few were able to complete this stage without a single mistake.
European champion Gregory Midgley was especially unlucky, who had an exacerbation of lumbago in the last two low positions. He received medical assistance.
Dynamic shooting: At the 2017 IPSC World Cup, movement was constant.
At the 18th IPSC World Championships, shooters are pushing their limits.
Day 2 of the IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2017 match
Before we get into the Standard Division battle, we need to talk about the meeting General Assembly, held on Saturday. Its key event was the election of a new president.
New IPSC President: Vitaly Kryuchin (Russia)
The election of a new IPSC president was prompted by the decision of previous president Nick Alexakos to resign. The contenders for the post were the Russian regional director Vitaly Kryuchin, IPSC Executive Director Vince Pinto and Lubor Novak from the Czech Republic. In the final, Kryuchin won the vote with an impressive margin - he received 56 votes, while Pinto received 26 votes and Novak only 3 votes.
Thus, the new IPSC President Vitaly Kryuchin will take office on January 1, 2018.
In news of the rule changes, it is worth noting the new “Production Optics” division, in which shooters are allowed to use Mini Red Dot Sights (MRDS) on Production class pistols. It was also announced that the next championship peace will pass in Thailand.
Who is Mr. Kryuchin?
Vitaly Kryuchin is the new IPSC President, elected by the IPSC General Assembly during World Shoot XVIII in Chateaunoux, France. Kryuchin was born on July 26, 1963; he is a Russian sports shooter and president of the Russian Practical Shooting Confederation. He dug for gold and bronze medals in the European Shotgun Championships 2003 and 2006, as well as gold medal European pistol championship in 2007.
In addition to his achievements in competitions, Mr. Kryuchin is known for his shooting skills from the waist up. In his 2016 ode videos, he, accompanied by classical musicians, performed Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" and several other tunes while shooting GLOCK pistols at specially tuned metal targets.
Watch the video here:
Eric Grauffel's stunning start to Day 2 of the IPSC Hadgun World Shoot 2017
And now to the championship: because Standard Division took over only on Tuesday, many were looking forward to seeing European and World champion Frenchman Eric Grauffel perform on his home soil.
US shooter Shane Coley finished the first day in the Standard Division ahead of Frenchman Eric Grauffe.
In short, the result was not very impressive. A number of minor mistakes meant that Grauffel failed to become the leader of the first day.
Instead, he was in front Robert G.Vogel from USA. It's interesting that he used a gun GLOCK 35 with an under-barrel flashlight filled with lead as a weight on the frame. Another Glock enthusiast, American Shane Coley, was also ahead of Grauffel.
Italian and Czech shooters in Standard shooters, who usually show good results, suffered from mistakes.
Strong shooters from the Czech team were forced to correct their mistakes at the IPSC World Shoot 2017.
Review of other divisions 2 days IPSC World Shoot 2017
Leading the way in the Classic Divison is living legend Jethro “The Jet” Dionisio from the Philippines, shooting in the "Major" category (most European shooters prefer the 9mm "Minor" category due to the larger magazine capacity)
IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2017 results in France
Jethro "The Jet" Dionisio won the first day of the IPSC World Shoot Championship in the Classic Division.
In Revolver Division, shooter Sascha Back from Germany showed good results with a S&W revolver.
US shooter John McLain wears his lucky pants at the 2017 IPSC World Shoot.
There are no clear leaders in the Open and Production divisions yet. So we will watch them with interest over the next few days.
It will be especially interesting to watch the Open Division, where the current world champion Max Michel Jr from the USA will compete with the European champion Jorge Ballesteros from Spain.
Day 3 of the IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2017 match
The 18th IPSC World Championship is in full swing and athletes from all divisions are desperately fighting for first place. So far, no clear leader has emerged in any of the divisions (Open, Standard, Production, Revolver, Classic).
Results in the Classic Division after the 3rd day of the IPSC World Shoot Championship
The Classic division, where only M1911-style pistols with single-stack magazines are allowed, features 165 shooters. Initially it was dominated Jethro “The Jet” Dionisio from the Philippines, but a couple of delays On the third day, Zone 5 dramatically worsened his chances of winning, as he had to retire from stages 25 and 29 with 11 and 16 misses respectively.
Filipino shooter Jeufro Emil Lejano took the lead in the Classic division of the IPSC World Shooting Championships.
American Elias Paul Frangoulis, who was second, for unknown reasons, was unable to shoot three stages and fell sharply in the overall ranking. The Filipino came out on top Jeufro Emil Lejano, on the second - American Phil Strader, on the third Lenard Lopez, also from the Philippines.
German revolver shooting ace Sascha Back could not hold the palm and is now in 4th place. On the first and second where are the Americans now? Michae William Poggie and Joshua Lentz, on third Australian Gerald Reiter.
Other results from day 3 of the IPSC World Shoot 2017
Favorite Eric Grauffel shoots at the 2017 IPSC World Shoot.
IN Standard and Production divisions so far the Americans are in the lead. In Standard, Robert Vogel is in first place, ahead of favorite Eric Grauffel. It will be interesting to see. Will Vogel be able to maintain his incredible pace until the end of the match? In the most massive Production division With 485 participants, Benjamin Stoeger is in the lead with a Tanfoglio pistol. However, two Russians Pavel Torgashov and Alexey Pichugin confidently follow him. The results are very impressive Maria Gushchina, also from Russia, trailing the leader by only 3%.
German shooter Holger Joest shoots at the IPSC World Shoot 2017.
Finally let's look at Open division. Here the Frenchman is in first place so far Emile Obrio and behind him comes the Dutchman Saul Kirsch. Current world champion, American Max Michel so far only in 4th place.
The third day of the match brought worries due to the weather, as dark clouds rolled in in the morning. In the morning the shooting range was still dry, but in the evening it began to rain heavily, so the shooting had to be stopped at about 18-00. However. Fortunately, the rain was short and the participants were soon able to return and finish their stages before sunset.
Surprise on the 3rd day of competition: break due to rain
The third day of the match was also exciting due to the weather. In the morning, dark clouds appeared, and everyone looked at the sky in the hope that the rain would pass them by.
In the second half of the 3rd day of the championship, the match had to be interrupted due to heavy rain.
In the second half of the 3rd day of the championship, the IPSC World match had to be interrupted due to heavy rain.
The shooters who shot this morning were lucky and left the shooting range with dry feet.
The rest were much less fortunate, with heavy rain falling until about 6 pm, leading to a short break in the match.
Luckily the storm passed within a couple of minutes and the day's crews were able to finish the day before sunset.
Swedish marksman Olof Lindskog fires his revolver.
An American shooter in the Classic division while replacing a pistol magazine.
German shooter Günther Knaus in action at the IPSC World Shooting Championship.
Day 4 of the IPSC World Shoot 2017 Pistol match
The fourth day of the match has come to an end and the final is approaching. However, there are still no clear leaders in sight, so anything can happen in the last two days. Especially due to the change of current leaders in the Standard, Open and Classic divisions.
Changes in the rankings on the 4th day of the IPSC World Shooting Championships
To the delight of the French, the shooter Eric Grauffel finally managed to overtake the American Vogel, but they are separated by just 2 points after three 1520 point zones. In third place Shane Coley.
Current world champion Max Michel (USA) leads the Open division.
In the Open division, Frenchman Emile Obriot left 1st place and dropped to 3rd, instead taking the lead Max Michel from the USA, in second place is the Spaniard. The difference between 1st and third place is only 19 points so far, so the situation may change again.
Temporary leader in the Classic division Jeufro Emil Lejano lost the palm to the American Elias Paul Frangoulis, who completed the previously missed stages and is now in the lead with a 2.5% advantage. Most of the shooters in this division had the day off.
In the division Production, as well as in Revolver, there were no changes in the leaders, Americans are in first place Benjamin Stoeger And Michale William Poggie respectively.
Spaniard Jorge Ballesteros is shooting in the Open division.
The shooter from Spain took second place in the Open division.
VIP visit on the day of the 4th IPSC Shoot World pistol match
French Minister of Sports and former Olympic champion fencing Laura Flessel attended the IPSC Shoot World 2017 pistol championship.
The visit of the VIP brought some confusion. French Sports Minister and former Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel attended the championship and during her visit the already strict security measures were further tightened and part of the shooting range was closed.
5th and 6th day of the Match, Shoot-Off and award ceremony for the winners of the World Practical Shooting Championship 2017 IPSC Pistol
If five years ago they told me that Russia would host and conduct the highest level World Championship in rifle shooting, I would say: "Bullshit!" And I would be wrong...
Judge for yourself. Of the 100 countries that wanted to host this tournament, Russia won. The tournament took place. It was attended by more than 750 athletes from 40 countries. The base of the tournament was the Patriot Park near Moscow, which has no analogues in the world in terms of equipping firing lines for practical shooting.
And these are not the inventions of our jingoistic patriots. These are the words of participating athletes who have attended dozens of world championships around the world. Thus, the President of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) Nick Alexakos noted that the multifunctional fire center (fire center) built at Patriot is the largest and most high-tech facility of this type in the world. Russia turned out to be the only country competing to host the match that fulfilled all the requirements for preparing a shooting facility for such a large-scale competition.
Today development in Russia military sports sport is given great importance. Thus, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting LLC Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin took part in the opening ceremony of the Championship. He was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Sergei Vasilievich Kosilov, the head of the Main Directorate of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Ivan Aleksandrovich Buvaltsev. Among the world-class people, the opening ceremony was attended by the President of the International Confederation of Practical Shooting, Nick Alexakos, and the Head of the International Association of Judges, Dino Evangelionos. And the piloted group "STRIZHI" greeted the competition participants and spectators by demonstrating aerobatic maneuvers at an altitude of only 200 meters!
I think it is significant that although the World Practical Shooting Championships have been held for more than 20 years, The first World Practical Carbine Shooting Championship in world history was held in Russia! This gives hope that practical shooting will become popular view sports and not only residents of megacities and major cities Russia, but also residents of the outback. It is important that V.V. Putin’s address to the competition participants said: “You have to demonstrate your art at the first world championship in the history of this sport. I am confident that your healthy competition at the shooting range and friendly communication between athletes and fans will serve to promote sports, spread a high culture of handling weapons, strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the peoples of our countries in the interests of universal peace and security.” I want to believe that the development of practical shooting as a sport will eventually lead to the liberalization of weapons laws and the circulation of firearms will become easier and more accessible.
According to park director Sergei Miroshnichenko, the fire center will be used not only for combat training, but also for amateur shooting of park guests. “The fire center allows us to fully ensure the safety of shooting from a long-barreled rifled weapons on sports competitions and during training of civilians,” said Anatoly Ivanovich Kondrukh, chairman of the central council of the Federation of Practical Shooting of Russia.
The tournament itself took place from June 5 to June 11, 2017. Participants performed tasks not only for accuracy, but also for time, moving from one shooting position to another. Here you can download and read the briefing (description of the exercises) that the shooting athletes performed.
Not without scandals. Due to sanctions, not all athletes were able to come. Most of the competition guests came to the tournament without weapons. Why, sanctions, the import of weapons into Russia is prohibited. And it doesn’t matter that you are an athlete. What if the evil Russians steal the secret of our weapons business?!
Some athletes sued the governments of their countries and defended in court the right to participate and import their sports and firearms equipment. But not everyone was able to defeat the politicians and bureaucrats. Thus, the representative of the French national team, Gerard Joel, said: “Unfortunately, the sanctions affected both the composition of the team and the fact that we came here without our usual weapons. We express our gratitude to the organizers of the championship for not leaving us unarmed (the Kalashnikov concern gave the athletes "Saiga" sports carbines). We have already had the opportunity to test them in action, we are satisfied with them." It is important to note that the Kalashnikov concern, despite all the bureaucratic delays, found the opportunity to provide foreign athlete to participate in the Saiga carbine championship. They were received by teams from France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Denmark.
In general, the Kalashnikov concern is cool, not only did they issue 60 Saiga carbines to foreign athletes, they also established prize fund 1 million rubles for the best shooter among the participants of the World Practical Carbine Shooting Championship. They also developed a unique pump-action rifled carbine based on the Kalash. I’ll tell you about it in detail in the next publication.
It just so happens that hunters and other firearms enthusiasts habitually criticize our licensing and permitting services for excessive red tape associated with the circulation of weapons. In my opinion, every year it becomes easier and easier to be a gun owner. Every year I buy another barrel for my collection and every year I celebrate, it’s becoming easier and easier to do. The World Carbine Championship confirms this opinion. Thanks to a high degree of interaction and coordination with the units of the Russian Guard, customs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, foreign athletes were able to import several hundred units of sports weapons without delay for the successful holding of the World Championship!
In addition, service employees helped ensure security at the World Championship itself, in the athletes’ places of residence, as well as along their routes. Without the support of these services, it would be difficult to hold such a large-scale and important event for the country as the World Cup.
The shooting days themselves took place from June 5 to June 11, every day from 8:00 to 19:00. Thousands of spectators were able to attend this tournament. I regret that I found out about it too late and could not come. Fortunately, there is YouTube and a World Cup diary. Thanks to this channel, I was able to learn about all the truly significant performances. Below is a selection of videos. Watch and enjoy the skill of handling firearms!
Carbine World Championship Diary - Day 1 - Opening
Studio guest Mikhail Galustyan
Opening ceremony
Registration
Diary of the World Carbine Championship - Day 2 - start of shooting
Guests in the studio:
famous shooter Jerry Michulek, Kay Michulek and Lina Michulek.
Carbine World Championship Diary - Day 3 - Women's Team
Russian women's carbine team
News from the shooting range
A story about weapons at the Championship and congratulations from Space!
Carbine World Championship Diary - Day 4
The guest of the program is the leader of the Dutch national team Bart Niemann
Championship news
Championship weapons
Russian team in standard class
Carbine World Championship Diary - Day 5 - Mid match
Visiting the Diary:
Tatyana Korobeinik - member of the Russian National Team in the open manual
Maria Gushchina - member of the Russian National Team in open semi-automatic, as well as news from the shooting galleries
Carbine World Championship Diary - Day 6
News
Juniors
Tactics
Carbine World Championship Diary - Day 7
Leaders of the US and Finnish national teams Jerry Michelek, Raine Peltakoski, Timmu Rintalla
Studio guest - Hunter Kyle.
Last day of the 2017 Carbine World Championships
