USA Shooting’s Year In Review (2015)

By Justin Stakes

Fort Benning, GA -(AmmoLand.com)- The dust has settled on a busy 2015 for the USA Shooting Team as they traveled all around the globe in their quest for quotas.

In the midst of doing so, they represented the very essence of the shooting sports while preserving our present glory and showcasing our future prospects. Though the true significance of their accomplishments won’t fully be realized until next summer in Rio, what transpired throughout our sport over the past year certainly merits celebration now.

In a year that will forever be defined by quota earnings, USA Shooting prevailed. Fifteen additional Olympic and three more Paralympic quotas were earned throughout the year meaning that 25 shooting representatives (20 Olympic/5 Paralympic) will take part in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016. Those 20 Olympic quotas represent the second most among all countries with China winning the quota race with 22 currently. The growth of the Paralympic Team, despite limited funding and resources, has been astounding with the team earning three more quotas than they did last time around.