Welsh Target Shooting Federation

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The Welsh Target Shooting Federation ({{langx|cy|Ffederasiwn Saethu Targedau Cymru}}) (WTSF) is the governing body for shooting sports in Wales.{{cite web |title=Shooting {{!}} Team Wales |url=https://teamwales.cymru/sport/shooting/ |website=teamwales.cymru |publisher=Team Wales |access-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320092908/https://teamwales.cymru/sport/shooting/ |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}} The Federation is based within the Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.{{cite web|url=http://www.wtsf.org.uk/company.htm|publisher=Welsh Target Shooting Federation|title=Welsh Target Shooting Federation Limited|date=2009-04-24|accessdate=2009-07-18}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-council-wales.org.uk/grants-funding/funding/list-of-bodies |title=Governing Bodies of Sport-Sports Council for Wales |publisher=Sport Wales |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-07-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015213305/http://www.sports-council-wales.org.uk/grants-funding/funding/list-of-bodies |archivedate=October 15, 2008 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wtsf.org.uk/|publisher=Welsh Target Shooting Federation|title=Welsh Target Shooting Federation|date=2009-06-11|accessdate=2009-07-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wtsf.org.uk/wtsf_memorandum.pdf|publisher=Welsh Target Shooting Federation |title=Memorandum of Association |format=pdf|year=2006|accessdate=2009-07-18}}

Members

The WSRA currently has five member bodies:{{cite web |title=Associations of The Welsh Target Shooting Federation |url=https://wtsf.org.uk/associations/ |website=Welsh Target Shooting Federation |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110142253/https://wtsf.org.uk/associations/ |archive-date=10 November 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}

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

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.{{cite web|title=SOUTH Wales Police will be helping Wales’ Commonwealth Games’ shooting contenders train for the Games in Delhi in October.|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/south-wales-police-helping-wales-1939465|website=Wales Online|publisher=Media Wales|accessdate=29 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629153308/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/south-wales-police-helping-wales-1939465|archivedate=29 June 2017|date=13 January 2010}}{{cite web|title=Wales on target for glory|url=http://sport.wales/news--events/news--events/our-news/news-archive/wales-on-target-for-glory.aspx?lang=en&|website=Sport Wales|publisher=Sport Wales |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629153531/http://sport.wales/news--events/news--events/our-news/news-archive/wales-on-target-for-glory.aspx?lang=en&|archivedate=29 June 2017 |accessdate=1 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://cymru.gov.uk/newsroom/firstminister/2010/100108commonwealthgames/;jsessionid=JsGsMW2DlZGh1Vt2FkyQfprtJSHyktnmpgGK2k5JBTS2nLnt0dcG!-309001812?lang=en&ts=3|publisher=Welsh Assembly Government|title=Commonwealth Games shooting contenders to train at South Wales Police Range

|date=2009-04-24|accessdate=8 January 2010 |work=Welsh Assembly Government website}} 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.{{cite web|author1=Rob Riddett|title=New Range and Targets|url=https://sport-wales.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/new-range-and-targets-by-rob-riddett.html|website=Sport Wales Blogspot|publisher=Sport Wales|accessdate=29 June 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170629123933/http://sport-wales.blogspot.nl/2012/11/new-range-and-targets-by-rob-riddett.html|archivedate=29 June 2017|date=28 November 2012}}{{cite web|author1=Gareth Griffiths|title=Shooting: New elite range open|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/shooting-new-elite-range-open-2018916|website=Wales Online|publisher=Media Wales|accessdate=29 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629151310/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/shooting-new-elite-range-open-2018916|archivedate=29 June 2017|date=28 November 2012}}

Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) Championships

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,{{cite news |title=Shooters firing at five venues |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/904386769 |work=South Wales Echo |date=2 July 1983 |page=30 |language=en |quote=The Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) annual championships will be staged at five venues in Wales on September 10 and 11.}} 1989{{cite news |author1=Leslie Howcroft |title=Leatherdale on the mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751426211 |work=The Daily Telegraph |language=en |quote=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.}} and most recently in 2016 and 2022.{{cite web |title=Host Countries |url=https://csfed.org/host-countries.html |website=Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212162945/https://csfed.org/host-countries.html |archive-date=12 December 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |title=Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) Championships 2022 |url=https://wtsf.org.uk/commonwealth-shooting-federation-european-division-championships-2022/ |website=Welsh Target Shooting Federation |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212163244/https://wtsf.org.uk/commonwealth-shooting-federation-european-division-championships-2022/ |archive-date=12 December 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://wtsf.org.uk}}
[http://www.welsh-airgun.org.uk/ Welsh Airgun Association]
[https://fieldtarget.wales/ Welsh Airgun and Field Target Association]
[https://www.welshra.co.uk/ Welsh Rifle Association]
[https://rifle.wales/ Welsh Smallbore Rifle Association]
[https://www.wctsa.co.uk/ Welsh Clay Target Shooting Association]

Target

Category:Shooting sports in Wales

Category:Shooting sports organizations