A gold inlaid Krieghoff shotgun goes under the hammer in Texas this weekend and USA Shooting is hoping for a $150,000 boost to its coffers as it looks to give its shooters the best possible experience at the Paris Olympic Games.
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Shooting - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Team - Qualification - Asaka Shooting Range, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. William Shaner of the United States and Alison Weisz of the United States in action REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Several shooters will miss the July 26 Opening Ceremony in Paris because they will be competing that day in Chateauroux, while the separate accommodation in the satellite village will mean additional costs for federations. Such revenue generation is crucial for USA Shooting because, unlike many countries, the United States government does not fund the Olympic team.
The U.S. won three golds, two silvers and a bronze in Tokyo three years ago but has not topped the medal count in shooting since the 1984 Games on home soil."I definitely think that the Olympic movement for the United States could go to the next level with a model that was a mixture of a public-private partnership," she said.
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