IPSC is welcoming its new educational partner – the Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Science of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

The International Practical Shooting Confederation is focusing on the improvement and promotion of athletes’ performance in shooting sport with the Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Science of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (FPESS/NKUA) by signing a Protocol for Cooperation. 

The partnership is aimed at ensuring high level educational and research programs for improving the health and the performance of athletes.

‘We are continually broadening the global reach of our sports and educational collaborations, and we believe this partnership will enhance the physical and mental education of our athletes aspiring to pursue careers in the sports field. The Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Science of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens specializes in the study, research and teaching of all expressions of Movement of the Human Body through a holistic and in-depth interdisciplinary program that includes the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. The faculty members are recognized for their high-quality research and publications. We take great pride in being a partner with such a high-quality educational institute and look forward to developing our mutual educational sports programs. Firstly, the MISIA training programs are the topic of joint methodological work and will be the place of application of common effort’, said IPSC President Vitaly Kryuchin.

IPSC and FPESS/NKUA agreed to cooperate in areas of mutual interest with the aim of contributing to the development of the quality of research and also to the establishment of educational programs for athletes, coaches, and sports participants in general in shooting sports.

The Protocol for Cooperation was signed on April 15, 2024, with IPSC President Vitaly Kryuchin and FPESS/NKUA Dean Konstantinos Karteroliotis.

IPSC President visited new IPSC Egyptian Region and attended the ISSF World Cup 2024 Opening in Cairo

IPSC News, January 30, 2024

IPSC President Vitaly Kryuchin together with IROA Officials attended Cairo, Egypt, with the working trip, where from January 18 to 26, 2024 they held a series of MISIA and IROA seminars, official meetings with regional representatives of the IPSC Egyptian Region and attended the official opening of the ISSF World Cup 2024.

“Together with IROA we provided MISIA handgun level I and NROI Seminars level I in Egypt. 12 participants passed the MISIA Shooting test, and 50 NROI members passed the exam as well.

Many thanks to ISSF Africa President and IPSC Egypt Regional Director Mr. Hazem Hosny, to IROA President Dino Evangelinos, IROA Official Rudy Marchelo, we provided successfully all the seminars and required knowledge to all the participants to support the new IPSC Region” said IPSC President Vitaly Kryuchin. 

During the visit, the IPSC President met the ISSF President Mr Luciano Rossi and attended the ISSF World Cup 2024, which started with the Cairo, Egypt for the Shotgun/Rifle/Pistol events. The ISSF World Cup 2024 will be held across several cities with athletes from across the globe competing for medals in rifle, pistol and shotgun events.

IPSC China Region Adopts IPSC-ESS as Official Electronic Scoring System

IPSC China recently conducted the 2024 CPSF Action Air Invitational Tournament and successfully used the IPSC-ESS (IPSC Electronic Scoring System), adopting the system as the official platform to manage future matches and scoring control.

IPSC-ESS is the official sports scoring platform that allows match organizers and athletes to plan their match calendar and immediately see their ongoing match results.

IPSC-ESS is the official IPSC platform launched globally to provide quick access to match results.