The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event. For the best shooters there is since 1988 a World Cup Final.
Read more about ISSF World Cup: World Cup Final, Venues, Spin-offs
Famous quotes containing the words world and/or cup:
“The world below the brine,
Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves,”
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—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10:16.