Tucson to Host 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun

By Justin Stakes

Colorado Springs, CO -(AmmoLand.com)- The best shotgun competitors in the nation are set to arrive in Tucson, Arizona, ready to compete in the first stage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun, October 9-17.

The Road to Rio and the 2016 Olympic Games officially begins in a familiar place for the USA Shooting Team — on a range in which perfection is demanded. The Tucson Trap and Skeet Club (TTSC), a USA Shooting-designated Certified Training Center, has become a familiar training and competition destination for the USA Shooting Team and the rest of the world.

In 2012, TTSC officially hosted the final stage of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials as four athletes punched their ticket to compete in London. The club has also hosted two International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup events there as well. That looks to continue with the ISSF announcing recently that it has awarded Tucson a World Cup stop in 2018.

USA’s shotgun ranks are replete with talent and after proving as much worldwide over the past two years, a deep pool of contenders will square off with a …Read the Rest

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