rect quota allocation to the nation — similar to Olympic quotas — versus the previ- ous Minimum Qualifi cation Score (MQS) slot allocation. When an athlete wins a quota, it guarantees the na- tion a place at the Paralym- pic Games in that specifi c event, not the athlete. As of publication date, the U.S. has only earned two Para- lympic quotas. Only one athlete can ob-
Michael Tagliapietra
onships. At the 2013 USA Shooting National Cham- pionships for Rifl e/Pistol, Tagliapietra shot a score in this event that would have put him in the Finals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
ing up to the maximum ad- ditional 10 slots isn’t too far off.
With the growth of the number of Paralympic resi- dent athletes at the Olympic Training Center, including Jazmin Almlie-Ryan (Hous- ton, Texas), Tammy Delano (Rome, New York) and Israel Del Toro (Cibolo, Texas) , and strong Paralympic shooters coming out of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, several strong Army shooters are also in the mix to earn quota slots, including Prone Rifl e specialist Sgt. John Joss and Pistol athlete Staff Sgt.
Tammy Delano
Depth of Talent: The quota slots earned by Tagliapietra and Dahl were
in events
the U.S. had not qualifi ed for at the 2012 Paralympic Games, but with two addi- tional opportunities for ath- letes to earn quota slots, the possibility of the U.S. earn-
Shaun Tichenor (Brainerd, Minnesota), whose profi les are featured on the following pages.
Paralympic Qualifi cation Only 150 quota slots (100
male, 50 female) are avail- able for Paralympic shooters in 12 medal events, mark- ing the fi rst quota increase for the sport in 25 years. Slots are awarded via di-
tain one quota slot for a nation in any event and a nation can be allocated a maximum of 12 quota slots (maximum of eight from one gender). The 2014 IPC Shooting World Champion- ships marked the fi rst op- portunity for athletes to earn quota slots, along with the 2015 IPC World Cups in Cro- atia, Australia and Fort Ben- ning, Georgia. Athletes nominated to the
U.S. Paralympic Team will be selected by a committee based on Paralympic com- petition performance. The Team will be named on or by July 31, 2016.
(left to right) Jazmin Almlie-Ryan, McKenna Dahl and Israel Del Toro. Del Toro became the fi rst Air Force Paralympic athlete to be a part of the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), which is designed for ac- tive and reserve duty service mem- bers to participate at the Olympic and Paralympic levels.
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