U.S. Shooting Paralympians to qualify for Paris 2024 Games in Anniston/Talladega Alabama

ANNISTON, AL (April 22, 2024) – The U.S. Paralympic Trials- Taking pictures Half Three are being held on the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Judith Legerski Competitors Heart in Anniston, Alabama, April 21-28, 2024, and the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park, April 24-26, 2024.

As much as six athletes will qualify for the Paralympic Video games Paris 2024 on the finish of the competitors. Air gun occasions might be held on the Judith Legerski Competitors Heart and smallbore occasions might be held on the Talladega Park (tackle listed beneath).

Among the many rivals are Tokyo 2020 Paralympians Kevin Nguyen, John Joss, YanXiao Gong, and McKenna Geer. Geer is a Rio 2016 Paralympic bronze medalist in R5 10m Air Rifle Susceptible SH2. Joss additionally competed within the Rio 2016 Video games the place he completed fifth in R6 50m Rifle Susceptible.

Gong is the 2023 world champion in P3 Blended 25m Pistol SH1 and a two-time 2023 Parapan American Video games medalist. Nguyen introduced again his personal {hardware} from the 2023 Parapan American Video games by incomes bronze in R6 50m Rifle Susceptible. Marco De La Rosa can be competing to qualify for Paris 2024. De La Rosa is the 2023 Parapan American Video games champion in P1 Males’s Air Pistol SH1.

See beneath for a schedule of days when athletes may have qualification alternatives for the Paris 2024 Video games. View full schedule* right here.

April 23: (athlete qualification day within the following occasions)

R5 Blended 10m Air Rifle Susceptible SH2

April 26: Talladega Park (athlete qualification day within the following occasions)

R6 Blended 50m Rifle Susceptible

P3 Blended 25m Pistol SH1

April 28: Judith Legerski Competitors Heart (athlete qualification day following occasions)

R4 Blended 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2

P1 Males’s 10m Air Pistol SH1

The competitors is open to the general public and freed from cost. Please observe: all people spectating or filming on the Talladega vary should watch a compulsory security video and signal a security waiver.

Occasion addresses:

CMP Judith Legerski Competitors Heart

1470 Sentinel Dr.

Anniston, AL 36207

CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park

4387 Turner Mill Rd.

Talladega, AL 35160

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games will happen in France Aug. 28- Sept. 8, 2024.

For extra data or any questions concerning the occasion, name, or textual content Brittany Nelson at 210-861-9410 or e mail her [email protected]

*Schedule is topic to vary

About USA Taking pictures

USA Taking pictures, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company was chartered by america Olympic and Paralympic Committee because the Nationwide Governing Physique for the Olympic Taking pictures Sports activities in April 1995. The group develops and implements packages to advertise development within the sport and serves as a sanctioning physique for native and nationwide competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the US Olympic and Paralympic Coaching Heart, USA Taking pictures has a full-time workers devoted to our sport.

About CMP

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit company. It’s devoted to firearm security and marksmanship coaching and to the promotion of marksmanship competitors for residents of america. For extra details about the CMP and its packages, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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