Ukrainian Shooting Federation
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| Sport | ISSF Shooting Sports |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | USF |
| Affiliation | ISSF |
| Regional affiliation | ESC |
| Headquarters | Kyiv |
| President | Oleg Volkov |
| Official website | |
| shooting-ukraine | |
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The Ukrainian Shooting Federation (Ukrainian: Федерація стрільби України) is the national governing body for ISSF shooting sport disciplines in Ukraine.[1]
In May 2022 it was reported that two well known athletes had been killed fighting in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a Junior, Ivan Bidnyak had medalled at the European Championships in 2005, and had won Ukraine's first shooting quota place to the 2012 Olympic Games.[2] Twenty-one year old Ehor Kihitov was a member of Ukraine's junior team.[3]
In November 2022, Federation President Oleg Volkov called on IOC President Thomas Bach to prevent Russian oligarch Vladimir Lisin from standing for re-election as ISSF President at the 70th General Assembly.[4] This followed calls throughout 2022 for Lisin to step down, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6] Italian Luciano Rossi narrowly won the election 136 votes to 127.[7][8][9]
