Scottish Target Shooting (STS) is the
governing body for
shooting sports
Shooting sports is a group of competitive sport, competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airgun ...
in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
. STS represents and supports its clubs and members in promoting and developing shooting sports in Scotland, engaging with
sportscotland
Sportscotland (officially styled sport), formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency for sport in Scotland.
The Scottish Sports Council was established in 1972 by royal charter. The body works in partnership with public, pri ...
, Team Scotland, the Scottish Government,
British Shooting
British Shooting is the national governing body for International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF shooting sport disciplines in the United Kingdom. The organisation serves as a single shooting body to receive public funding from UK Sport and Spor ...
and others.
STS also administers the Scottish Performance Pathways for athletes training for the
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
.
STS was founded in 2015 in order to merge the various shooting organisations who sat under the umbrella of the Scottish Target Shooting Federation.
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Sports governing bodies in Scotland
Rifle associations
Shooting sports in the United Kingdom
Shooting sports organizations
Sports organizations established in 2015
2015 establishments in the United Kingdom
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