14/06/2008   Opening ceremony for the Shooting World Cup held

Shooting World Cup (clay targets, trap, skeet, double trap) this year was open in “Belgrade sports and Olympic shooting centre Kovilovo” and great number of respected guests, diplomats, prominent athletes and sport activists were present…

The competition (14th -22nd June) will have a record number of contestants participating, 390 of them from 67 countries. It was opened by technical delegate Demetris Lordos (Cypress) wishing good results for the contestants on behalf of the ISSF, and also wished for them to take most beautiful memories, thanking the president of the Organizing Committee Milan Sotra for the excellent conditions for the competition.
The participants and guests were greeted by the president of the Organizing Committee and Serbian Shooting Federation for clay targets Milan Sotra. President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia Ivan Curkovic wished the guests a pleasant staying and good results in the Olympic year, and Aleksandar Sostar, the assistant of the minister of youth and sport Snezana Samardzic Markovic , stated that, once again, a significant competition promoting the shooting sport will be held in Belgrade, the sport which demands a steady hand, develops intelligence, concentration and coordination.
With the sounds of Serbian national anthem “Boze pravde”, the flag was hoisted on the pole by the owner of the 5 Olympic medals Jasna Sekaric, who will participate in the Olympics in Beijing for the fifth time.
The organizing of the World cup was supported by Ministry of sport and youth of Serbia, Olympic Committee of Serbia, the companies “Toyota automobiles” and “Lasta” (the official transporters) and “Belgrade sports centre Kovilovo” with hotel “President”
The first day, Sunday, June 15, 2008, the competition for women, trap, will be held. Serbia has no representatives on that competition.