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By Laman Ismayilova

The fifth and final stage of the 2017 ISSF World Cup Series is scheduled to take place in Gabala.

Nearly 430 shooters from 45 countries will compete at the 5th and the final stage of the 2017 ISSF World Cup Series on June 6-14.

The shooters will try to gain points and qualify for the ISSF World Cup Final, scheduled in New Delhi in October, issf-sports.org reported.

The event is co-organized by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Gabala Shooting Club and Azerbaijan Shooting Federation.

The opening ceremony of the event will be held on June 7.

It will be the second ISSF World Cup stage hosted by the Gabala Shooting Club, after the one held in August 2015.

The Shooting Sport season will continue this month with the ISSF Junior World Championship in Rifle/Pistol to be held in Suhl (Germany) on June 22-29. German city will also host the ISSF Target Sprint World Championship on June 22-26.

The ten final matches will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel and on its official Facebook page.

The schedule of the final matches is the following:

Thursday, June 8th

10m Air Rifle Women at 12:45 pm (UTC+4:00)

10m Air Rifle Men at 4:15 pm

Friday, June 9th

50m Pistol Men at 11:00 am

25m Pistol Women at 1:00 pm

Saturday, June 10th

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men at 1:30 pm

Sunday, June 11th

50m Rifle Prone Men at 10:15 am

10m Air Pistol Women at 11:45 am

10m Air Pistol Men at 4:15 pm

Tuesday, June 13th

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women at 11:15 am

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men at 3:00 pm

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