Former ISSF Presidential candidate Rossi wins fresh term as head of Italian Federation

Former International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Presidential candidate Luciano Rossi has been re-elected as head of one of Italy's member federations.
Former International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Presidential candidate Luciano Rossi has been re-elected as head of one of Italy's member federations.
Luciano Rossi has called on members of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) to reject any attempt to centralise the power onto a single body within the organisation, prior to a vote on its new constitution this week.
Luciano Rossi has been ordered to pay arbitration costs and contribute to the International Shooting Sports Federation's (ISSF) legal expenses, after he withdrew what the governing body claimed was a "senseless" appeal against the result of last year's Presidential election.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has been criticised by athletes, coaches and International Olympic Committee (IOC) members on social media after posting a seemingly ill-judged picture caption competition.
Installing a one federation per country system and a 12-year term limit for positions, including the Presidency, are among key changes proposed in a draft of the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) new constitution.
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Vladimir Lisin will be hoping it is second time lucky when the General Assembly votes on a proposed new constitution in December.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has called an Extraordinary General Assembly, taking place in the body's home town of Munich in early December.
Luciano Rossi's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over last year's Presidential election (which he narrowly lost), has drawn my attention to a rarely discussed aspect of the democratic process on Planet Sport: proxy voting.
The defeated candidate in last year's knife-edge election for the Presidency of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is seeking to annul the result at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).