Swedish athletes brought home many first place positions after their performances during the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup in Bad Orb, Germany.
Jonas Jacobsson from Sweden took first in the Men's Air Rifle Standing (SH1) with a total of 595 points, followed by Germany's Josef Neumaier and Great Britain's Nathan Milgate. In the Women's Air Rifle Standing (SH1), Great Britain's Deanna Coates took first with a total of 394 points. Coates was followed by Germany's Manuela Schmermund and Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova.
In the Mixed Air Rifle Standing (SH2), Sweden's Viktoria Wedin took first with a total of 599 points. Wedin was followed by New Zealand's Michael Johnson and Italy's Massimo Dalla Casa. For the Mixed Air Rifle Prone (SH2), Great Britain's James Bevis and Adam Fontain took first and second place respectively. New Zealand's Michael Johnson took third.
The Mixed Smallbore Rifle Prone (SH1) saw Sweden's Jonas Jacobsson again on tope with 596 points, followed by Australia's Ashley Adams and Slovakia's Radoslav Malenovsky.
Taking place at the Bad Orb Shooting Range from May 20 to 23, the 2010 IPC Shooting World Cup was organised by the Hessian Disabled Sports Federation, Germany. For more information about the Hessian Disabled Sports Federation, please visit www.hbrs.de.
The 2010 IPC Shooting World Cup continues around the world, with competition now in Alicante, Spain, through June 6.(The End)