European Shooting Confederation
SportShooting Sports
JurisdictionEurope
Membership57
AbbreviationESC
Founded1969 (1969)
AffiliationISSF
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
PresidentAlexander Ratner
Official website
www.esc-shooting.org


The European Shooting Confederation (ESC) is an association of the International Shooting Sport Federation's member federations from Europe, the Caucasus, Cyprus, Israel, and Turkey. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISSF banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions.[1] In addition, the ESC stripped Russia of its right to host the 2022 European Shooting Championships in the 25m, 50m, 300m, running target and shotgun.[2][3][4]

History

The organisation of European Shooting Championships was first decided in 1952 at the Congress of the International Shooting Union. Successful Championships and regional competitions were organised by the Committee for European Affairs within the International Union. The Confederation was founded as a distinct entity in 1969.[5]

Between 2009 and 2021, Vladimir Lisin served as President.[6][7] Alexander Ratner was elected President in 2021, taking over from Vladimir Lisin, who had been elected President of the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2018.[8]

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the ESC and ISSF had banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions.[9] In March, both ESC President Alexander Ratner and ISSF President Vladimir Lisin were barred from attending the European 10metre Shooting Championships in any official capacity,[10][11] amid calls for them to step aside.[12][13] Ratner attended privately, insisting that neither he nor Lisin had links with the Russian government.[14][15]

In July 2023, the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation (SAL) called for a secret ballot on the ESC Presidency to be added to the agenda of the 2023 ESC General Assembly in October.[16][17] In particular they complained that Ratner had used ESC platforms to support Vladimir Lisin in the ISSF elections, as well as breaching the neutrality required as a salaried staff at the ISSF (Ratner was ISSF Secretary-General at the time).[18] In response, Mr Ratner threatened legal action.[17] SAL appealed the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which found itself unable to impose provisional measures.[19][16][20] No ballot was held at the General Assembly.[21]

European Championships

Last editions contested
CompetitionLast editionVenueDateNotes
ISSF European Shooting Championships
European 10 m Events Championships 2022 Norway Hamar 18–27 March [22]
European Running Target Championships 2019 Hungary Gyenesdiás 8–15 July [23]
European Shotgun Championships 2022 Cyprus Larnaca 24 August - 12 September [24]
European Shooting Championships 2019 Italy Bologna
Italy Tolmezzo		 12–23 September
22–27 September		 [25]

Competitions administered by the ESC

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Sports Minister believes ISSF should remove Lisin as President". www.insidethegames.biz. 21 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "The 2022 European Championship removed from Russia". European Shooting Confederation. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cyprus, Poland replace Russia as hosts of 2022 European Shooting Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Tushar Dutt (26 February 2022). "Euro shooting moved out of Russia, Worlds next?". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "History". esc-shooting.org. European Shooting Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "VLADIMIR LISIN REELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATION". ESC-Shooting.org. European Shooting Confederation. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Sam Carp (24 July 2017). "Lisin re-elected European Shooting Confederation President". SportsPro Media. SportsPro. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Ali Iveson (21 October 2021). "Ratner beats Rossi to assume European Shooting Confederation Presidency". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024. Alexander Ratner is the new President of the European Shooting Confederation (ESC) after receiving just shy of 55 per cent of votes in a straight shootout with Luciano Rossi. Ratner polled 52 of the 95 votes cast at today's ESC General Assembly in Larnaka in Cyprus. Rossi received 43 votes.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Duncan Mackay (23 March 2022). "Exclusive: Lisin told "not welcome" at European Shooting Championships in Norway because he is Russian, ESC President claims". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "ISSF President told "not welcome" at European Shooting Championship in Norway because he is Russian, ESC President claims". Indian Shooting. 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Duncan Mackay (7 April 2022). "Duncan Mackay: Vladimir Lisin is under pressure at both the ISSF and in Russia". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  13. ↑ Duncan Mackay (8 March 2022). "Exclusive: Calls for Russian oligarch Lisin to step aside as ISSF President after invasion of Ukraine". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  14. ↑ Michael Houston (26 March 2022). "Uninvited ESC President Ratner turns up at 10m European Shooting Championship in Hamar". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Duncan Mackay (20 April 2022). "ESC appoints German as new secretary general following criticism of shooting Russia domination". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  16. 1 2 "SAL sai perustelut CAS:n välipäätökselle ja keskeyttää vetoomusprosessin". ampumaurheiluliitto.fi (in Finnish). Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  17. ↑ Otto Leinonen (30 August 2023). "Suomi haastoi venäläispomon - Sitten tuli kirje: "Miten näinkin alas voidaan vajota"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Alma Media Suomi. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "SAL: "Bakussa odotettavissa myrskyisä ESC:n kokous"". ampumaurheiluliitto.fi (in Finnish). Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Philip Barker (30 August 2023). "Finland appeal to CAS over Ratner's refusal to put elections on European Shooting Confederation agenda". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Tekijän kuva Sami Ikonen (22 October 2023). "Suomi jäi alakynteen kabinetissa – Kohuttu venäläispomo uhkaili". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Alma Media Suomi. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "2022 10m European Shooting Championships" (PDF). European Shooting Confederation. esc-shooting.org. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "2019 European Shooting Championships Running Target 50m" (PDF). European Shooting Confederation. esc-shooting.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  23. ↑ "2022 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SHOTGUN, LARNACA, CYPRUS" (PDF). esc-shooting.org. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "2019 European Shooting Championships 25m, 50m, 300m" (PDF). European Shooting Confederation. esc-shooting.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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