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Welsh Target Shooting Federation
SportShooting sports
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationWTSF
AffiliationSport Wales, CSF
HeadquartersSport Wales National Centre, Cardiff
ChairmanMartin Watkins
SecretaryPaul Gumn
Official website
wtsf.org.uk
Wales

The Welsh Target Shooting Federation (Welsh: Ffederasiwn Saethu Targedau Cymru) (WTSF) is the governing body for shooting sports in Wales.[1] The Federation is based within the Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.[2] The WTSF represents and supports its member bodies in promoting and developing shooting sports in Wales, engaging with Sport Wales, Team Wales, the Welsh Government, British Shooting and others.[3][4][5]

Members

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The WSRA currently has five member bodies:[6]

  • Welsh Airgun Association (WAA)
  • Welsh Airgun Field Target Association (WAFTA)
  • Welsh Clay Target Shooting Association (WCTSA)
  • Welsh Rifle Association (WRA)
  • Welsh Small-bore Rifle Association (WSRA)

Facilities

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The WTSF is based from offices in the Sport Wales National Centre, which also hosts training facilities for smallbore rifle and airgun shooting. Clay Target shooters train at a variety of commercial and public grounds local to athletes including South Wales 2000, as well as overseas training camps. Fullbore Rifle shooters train largely at the National Shooting Centre, Bisley.

Access to the South Wales Police shooting range in Bridgend for members of the Smallbore Rifle and Pistol Squads, was arranged in January 2010. This followed negotiations between the Welsh Assembly Government and Sport Wales. Commonwealth Games and European Championship squad members were among those able to train at the site.[7][8][9] Following success at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, shooting was upgraded to a Category A sport by Sport Wales and a 50-metre outdoor range for rimfire rifle, and a 10metre indoor range for air rifle and air pistol were constructed at Sport Wales for high performance training.[10][11]

Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) Championships

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Main article: Commonwealth Shooting Championships § European Division

Wales has hosted the CSF(ED) Championships five times since the inaugural CSF(ED) was held in Scotland in 1974. Wales hosted in 1976, 1983,[12] 1989[13] and most recently in 2016 and 2022.[14] Due to restrictive firearms laws imposed in 1997, the cartridge pistol events in 2016 and 2022 were held on Jersey. Due to a lack of suitable ranges in Wales, the fullbore rifle events were held at Bisley.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Shooting | Team Wales". teamwales.cymru. Team Wales. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Welsh Target Shooting Federation Limited". Welsh Target Shooting Federation. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Governing Bodies of Sport-Sports Council for Wales". Sport Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Welsh Target Shooting Federation". Welsh Target Shooting Federation. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Memorandum of Association" (pdf). Welsh Target Shooting Federation. 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Associations of The Welsh Target Shooting Federation". Welsh Target Shooting Federation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ "SOUTH Wales Police will be helping Wales' Commonwealth Games' shooting contenders train for the Games in Delhi in October". Wales Online. Media Wales. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Wales on target for glory". Sport Wales. Sport Wales. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games shooting contenders to train at South Wales Police Range". Welsh Assembly Government website. Welsh Assembly Government. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  10. ^ Rob Riddett (28 November 2012). "New Range and Targets". Sport Wales Blogspot. Sport Wales. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ Gareth Griffiths (28 November 2012). "Shooting: New elite range open". Wales Online. Media Wales. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Shooters firing at five venues". South Wales Echo. 2 July 1983. p. 30. The Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) annual championships will be staged at five venues in Wales on September 10 and 11.
  13. ^ Leslie Howcroft. "Leatherdale on the mark". The Daily Telegraph. PAUL LEATHERDALE, the British air pistol champion, showed the style with which he is to defend his title next month, when he set a record of 585 out of 600 in the Commonwealth Shooting Federation European Division Championship at Swansea on Saturday.
  14. ^ "Host Countries". Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division). Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) Championships 2022". Welsh Target Shooting Federation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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