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German shooters on the hunt for medals: World Cup in Athens starts today!
German shooters will compete in the 2025 World Shotgun Championships in Athens, led by Kathrin Murche and Sven Korte. Competitions from 8th to 19th October.
German shooters on the hunt for medals: World Cup in Athens starts today!
Today is an exciting day for the German shooters, because... World Shotgun Shooting Championships in Athens, Greece, have begun. The competitions run from October 8th to 19th and attract 406 athletes from 68 nations. The best German shooters are also there, including the outstanding talents Valentina Umhöfer and Marius John from FV SSZ Suhl.
The German team, which consists of ten athletes in total, is led by the two experienced shooters Sven Korte (Skeet) and Kathrin Murche (Trap). Korte, who won the European Championship title in 2022 and finished eighth at the Olympic Games in Paris, has high goals: He is aiming for a medal and can look back on a promising performance at the European Championships in Chateauroux, where he took fourth place.
The strong troops and their qualifications
Selecting the athletes was anything but easy. The qualification was based on two rankings and the German championship in Munich. There were a few surprises. Andreas Löw and Paul Pigorsch didn't make it into the top three and had to give up their place in the team without further ado. Marius John (21) and Tim-Luka Schmidt complete the men's team alongside Marco Kroß.
35-year-old Kathrin Murche showed true dominance in the women's qualification, where she left the competition behind with 21 more goals than second-placed Nadine Halwax. Sofia Weber, a strong competitor, also qualified. Valentina Umhöfer, 27 years old, joins the skeet team and brings impressive results.
A look at the competitions
The competitions are star-studded, including six medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The competitions include skeet men, skeet women, trap men, trap women and the mixed trap team. The grand finale for the skeet men and women is scheduled for Sunday, October 12th, followed by further exciting decisions on October 17th and 18th.
- Finale Skeet Frauen: 12. Oktober, 14:00 Uhr
- Finale Skeet Männer: 12. Oktober, 15:30 Uhr
- Finale Trap Frauen: 17. Oktober, 14:00 Uhr
- Finale Trap Männer: 17. Oktober, 15:30 Uhr
- Finale Mixed Trap Team: 18. Oktober, ab 14:30 Uhr
If you would like to follow the competitions live, you can do so via Olympics.com do, with geoblocking possible. The atmosphere on site at the shooting range in Malakasa, known for its first-class conditions, promises numerous exciting moments.
It remains to be seen whether the German team will meet its expectations and the medals will be awarded. The athletes' anticipation and ambition are great - there's definitely a lot on offer here!