Ivana Maksimovic

Grgic meets Olympic standard for Rio Games

CHANGWON - Serbian sports shooter Dimitrije Grgic has finished fourth in the men's air rifle event at the World Cup in Changwon, securing an Olympic berth for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

Scoring 159.2 points in the final, he fell short of winning a medal, finishing behind Jin Jong-oh of South Korea, Ye Tun Naung of Myanmar and Jitu Rai of India.

Arsovic triumphs in Ruse

RUSE - Serbia's shooter Andrea Arsovic won the first place at the 21st International Air Rifle and Pistol Competition in the Slovenian city of Ruse on the second day of the tournament.

On Sunday, Arsovic had the best score of 209.2 points in an air rifle event, ahead of her compatriot Jelena Zivkovic, and Marta Zeljkovic from Croatia.

Arsovic starts season with victory, Serbia first in Ruse

RUSE - Serbia's shooter Andrea Arsovic triumphantly began 2015, winning trophies in women's single and team events at the 21st International Air Gun Competition, in Ruse, Slovenia.

Arsovic finished first in an air rifle singles event with the score of 206.8 points on Saturday, ahead of the Croatia's Snjezana Pejcic (205.5) and Tanja Perec (185.0).

Serbian women's shooting team wins bronze in Granada

GRANADA - Serbia won bronze in the Women's 10m Air Rifle team event at the world shooting championship in Granada, Spain.

Team Serbia comprising Andrea Arsovic, Ivana Maksimovic and Katarina Bisercic won the bronze medal with a score of 1,244.3.

The gold medal went to Germany (1,253.6), and silver to the national team of China (1,250.5).

Ivana Maksimovic wins silver medal at ISSF World Cup

FORT BENNING – Serbia’s Ivana Maksimovic won the silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle Women event at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup, held at the U.S. Army post of Fort Benning, on Saturday.

Maksimovic mounted the podium after ending up second in the finals with a total of 207.6 points.