USA Shooting Represented at 2012 SHOT Show
Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 10:03 PMUSA Shooting Represented at 2012 SHOT Show in Preview to the 2012 Olympic Games
Kim Rhodes to be at 2012 SHOT Show
USA Shooting
LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- Members of the USA Shooting Team and staff will be represented at the 2012 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, January 17-20.
The 34th SHOT Show, presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), will bring together over 60,000 firearm industry professionals including buyers, exhibitors, media and guests.
The theme of the 2012 show is “One Industry – One Voice.” Traditionally, exhibitors debut new products/services and strengthen industry relations. SHOT Show is an excellent opportunity for the Team to stay in touch with the outdoor industry and win the admiration of new fans.
Team members can be found not only at USA Shooting’s booth (L332), but they will also be visiting the following USA Shooting sponsors: ELEY (13707), Winchester (13129) and Kimber (11762).
The USA Shooting Team will host a press conference Eric Uptagraffton Thursday, Jan. 19 at 11:30AM in the Press Conference Room 3306, adjacent to the NSSF press room. The Team will discuss AOY Rhodethe importance and excitement of 2012-an Olympic year-and whatit means to the shooting industry. The following nominees to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team will also field questions and talk about their Olympic path: four-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) and Sergeant First Class Eric Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.). Rhode and Uptagrafft will be joined by Paralympic team member Sergeant First Class Josh Olson (Spokane, Wash.).
Corrie West, USA Shooting’s Director, Marketing and Communications, commented, “USA Shooting is excited to be attending the 2012 SHOT Show and is looking forward to greeting attendees at the industry’s premier trade show.”
In addition to Rhode, Uptagraft and Olson, additional USA Shooting athletes available for interviews throughout the week will include: Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.), Keith Sanderson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.), Amy Sowash (Richmond, K.Y.), BJ Blanchard (Vidor, Texas), Matt Gossett (Springville, Ala.), Meghann K. Morrill (Boerne, Texas), Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, Okla.) and John Mullins (Port Orchard, Wash.). To arrange for interviews, please contact Media and Public Relations Manager, Katie Yergensen, at katie.yergensen@usashooting.org.
For more information, please visit www.shotshow.org or www.usashooting.org.
ELEY is a Proud Sponsor of the USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol Teams: ELEY Limited, manufacturer of the world’s most consistently accurate rimfire ammunition, has been the Official Sponsor and Official Supplier of .22 rimfire ammunition of the USA Shooting rifle and pistol teams since 2000. For more information on ELEY and their products, please visit www.eley.co.uk.
Winchester Ammunition is a Proud Sponsor of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team: Winchester® Ammunition has been the exclusive ammunition sponsor and supplier of the USAShooting Shotgun Team since 1999. Members of the 2008 shotgun team brought home four medals from Beijing using Winchester AA International Target loads. Winchester is an industry leader in advancing and supporting conservation, hunter education and our country’s proud shooting sports heritage. For more information about Winchester and its complete line of products, visit www.winchester.com.
About USA Shooting:
USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting’s mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. Check us out on the web at www.usashooting.org and on Twitter at twitter.com/USAShooting.
