National Shooting Championship of the Republic of Moldova · 2026 edition
From 9 to 11 October 2026, the Sports Centre of the National Army in Chișinău hosted 52 athletes competing for 17 national titles. Alongside the official events, the athletes attended an anti-doping seminar with ANAD and a SCATT workshop led by the company’s director himself.
9–11 October 2026 · 16 I. Nistor St., Chișinău · ISSF, ESC and FSNT rules
| 52athletes | 3clubs | 17events | 48medals |
From 9 to 11 October 2026, the shooting range of the Sports Centre of the National Army in Chișinău hosted the National Championship of the Republic of Moldova in air pistol and air rifle (seniors, juniors U21 and U18) and small-bore (seniors, youth, juniors). 52 athletes from three clubs took part: CSPLN and CSAN from Chișinău and ȘSS-1 from Bălți.
The stakes were high. The championship promotes shooting in the Republic of Moldova, gives athletes the chance to meet the standards and qualifying scores for international competitions, and is the stage at which the strongest athletes are selected for the national team and for the European Championships, World Cups and other international competitions. The competition was organised by the National Shooting Sports Federation (FSNT), with the support of the Ministry of Education and Research, under the rules of the ISSF, FSNT and the European Shooting Confederation (ESC). In the U18 category, the air pistol and air rifle events were shot over 40 shots, as in ESC competitions.
The first day, 9 October, opened with the mixed team events in pistol and rifle and the official opening ceremony. On 10 and 11 October the individual air events for seniors and juniors took place. The last day ended with the 25 m small-bore sport pistol event and the closing of the competition.
The final standings show a balanced championship. CSAN and CSPLN shared the titles, 7 each, while CSAN collected the most medals, 23 in total. The juniors from Bălți went home with 9 medals, including 3 titles and a full podium.
Championship highlights
Who shone
CSPLN · 3 × gold
Anna Dulce
The best individual result of the championship: three titles. She won the women’s senior air pistol, the 25 m small-bore pistol and, together with Maxim Cuzmiciov, the mixed team pistol event.
CSAN · 2 × gold each
Emil Varzari and Sofia Drozdov
Emil Varzari won gold in the U21 air rifle and Sofia Drozdov in the U18 air rifle. Together they also won the mixed team rifle event.
ȘSS-1 Bălți · 2 × gold
Vladimir Andreiciuc
Champion in the men’s U18 air pistol and, together with Xenia Comarovscaia, in the U18 mixed team pistol event. Comarovscaia also added a silver in the 25 m event and a bronze in the U18 air pistol.
Men’s air pistol U21 · 1-2-3
Full podium for Bălți
Climentii Ursu, Nichita Matriuc and Pavel Jmurciuc took all three steps of the podium. A clear sign of the work done at the Bălți sports school.
Women’s air pistol U21 · 1-2-3
Full podium for CSPLN
Iulia Moiseenco, Ksenia Grosul and Alexandra Homutova took places 1–3. Grosul then also won the youth title in the 25 m small-bore pistol.
Pistol · Rifle · 3 titles
Senior champions
Denis Popov (CSPLN) in men’s air pistol, Constantin David (CSPLN) in men’s air rifle and Iulia Dogoter (CSAN) in women’s air rifle are the new senior national champions.
Club standings
Medals by club
| Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSAN · Chișinău | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| CSPLN · Chișinău | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| ȘSS · Bălți | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
In mixed team events, the team’s medal is counted once. No bronze medal was awarded in three events.
Full results
Podiums of all 17 events
| 10 m air pistol | ||
| Men’s air pistol · Seniors | ||
| 1 | POPOV Denis | CSPLN |
| 2 | ALFERIN Andrei | CSAN |
| 3 | CRIVOBLOȚCHII Evghenii | CSAN |
| Women’s air pistol · Seniors | ||
| 1 | DULCE Anna | CSPLN |
| 2 | CASAPCIUC Anastasia | CSAN |
| 3 | CURTEANU Diana | CSPLN |
| Men’s air pistol · U21 | ||
| 1 | URSU Climentii | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 2 | MATRIUC Nichita | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 3 | JMURCIUC Pavel | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| Women’s air pistol · U21 | ||
| 1 | MOISEENCO Iulia | CSPLN |
| 2 | GROSUL Ksenia | CSPLN |
| 3 | HOMUTOVA Alexandra | CSPLN |
| Men’s air pistol · U18 | ||
| 1 | ANDREICIUC Vladimir | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 2 | POPUȘOI Nichita | CSAN |
| 3 | MARIAN Marcus | CSAN |
| Women’s air pistol · U18 | ||
| 1 | MARIAN Ana | CSAN |
| 2 | CUZNEȚOV Elena-Alexandrina | CSAN |
| 3 | COMAROVSCAIA Xenia | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 10 m air rifle | ||
| Men’s air rifle · Seniors | ||
| 1 | DAVID Constantin | CSPLN |
| 2 | BANARI Eugeniu | CSAN |
| 3 | ALEXANDROV Ilia | CSPLN |
| Women’s air rifle · Seniors | ||
| 1 | DOGOTER Iulia | CSAN |
| 2 | ROMANCIUC Alexandra | CSPLN |
| 3 | MINENCO Daria | CSAN |
| Men’s air rifle · U21 | ||
| 1 | VARZARI Emil | CSAN |
| 2 | UȘANLÎ Kazimir | CSPLN |
| Men’s air rifle · U18 | ||
| 1 | GRUMEZA Bogdan | CSAN |
| 2 | OBADĂ Vlad | CSAN |
| Women’s air rifle · U18 | ||
| 1 | DROZDOV Sofia | CSAN |
| 2 | MOLCEANOVA Antonina | CSPLN |
| 3 | TAMBUR Sofia | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 10 m mixed teams | ||
| Mixed team air pistol | ||
| 1 | DULCE Anna / CUZMICIOV Maxim | CSPLN-1 |
| 2 | CURTEANU Diana / POPOV Denis | CSPLN-2 |
| 3 | ROTARI Ecaterina / ALFERIN Andrei | CSAN |
| Mixed team air rifle | ||
| 1 | DROZDOV Sofia / VARZARI Emil | CSAN-1 |
| 2 | MOLCEANOVA Antonina / UȘANLÎ Kazimir | CSPLN-1 |
| 3 | ROMANCIUC Alexandra / ALEXANDROV Ilia | CSAN-2 |
| Mixed team air pistol · U18 | ||
| 1 | COMAROVSCAIA Xenia / ANDREICIUC Vladimir | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 2 | CUZNEȚOV Elena-Alexandrina / POPUȘOI Nichita | CSAN-1 |
| 3 | ȘOLCOVENCO Maria / POPOV Ilia | ȘSS-2 Bălți |
| 25 m small-bore pistol | ||
| 25 m small-bore pistol · Women, seniors | ||
| 1 | DULCE Anna | CSPLN |
| 2 | CASAPCIUC Anastasia | CSAN |
| 3 | ROTARI Ecaterina | CSAN |
| 25 m small-bore pistol · Women, youth | ||
| 1 | GROSUL Ksenia | CSPLN |
| 2 | COMAROVSCAIA Xenia | ȘSS-1 Bălți |
| 3 | CUZNEȚOV Alexandrina | CSAN |
| 25 m small-bore pistol · Women, juniors | ||
| 1 | GUDIMA Lia | CSAN |
| 2 | MARIAN Ana | CSAN |
11 October · last day of the championship
Anti-doping seminar with ANAD
On the last day of the championship, representatives of the National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) held a training seminar for athletes and coaches. For many juniors it was their first direct encounter with anti-doping rules, which they will apply throughout their careers, from national competitions to ISSF events.
- Strict liability: the athlete is responsible for any prohibited substance found in their body, regardless of how it got there.
- The Prohibited List and the risks of dietary supplements and of medicines taken without medical advice.
- Doping control: how it works, the athlete’s rights and obligations, therapeutic use exemptions.
The Federation thanks Artiom JUCOV, general director ANAD, the ANAD team for their availability. Clean sport starts with informed athletes.
Technical training
SCATT workshop with the company’s director
During the championship days, the federation’s athletes and coaches also took part in a hands-on training session with Alexandr BOLGARI, director of SCATT and one of the most versatile specialists in the use of this training system.
Our athletes are already familiar with SCATT technology, so the session went straight into the details. Participants learned how to read the aiming trace, how to assess stability in the last second before the shot, how to analyse the trigger release and follow-through, as well as some aspects of ballistics.
For the federation, such training is highly valuable. High-performance equipment matters, and results come when the athlete and the coach know how to combine the qualities of the firearm with innovative training equipment and technologies.
In brief
What is SCATT
Since 1991, SCATT has been producing electronic training systems for high-precision shooting events. The optical sensor is mounted on the barrel and records the movement of the aiming point before, during and after the shot. The screen shows exactly what the athlete “feels”: the moment of trigger release and the follow-through.
The system also works in dry firing, without ammunition, so technique can be trained at home, in the gym or at the range. The flagship model, SCATT MX-W2, is wireless and works with a computer or a mobile app.
According to the company, SCATT is used by many national teams and thousands of professional shooters, including Olympic and world champions. In 2025, at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl (Germany), the ISSF tested SCATT devices to show spectators the athletes’ aiming trace live during rifle and pistol finals.
We thank the SCATT team for all their support.
Photo gallery
The championship in pictures
Acknowledgements
Thank you to everyone who made the championship possible
We extend special thanks to the entire team of the Sports Centre of the National Army (CSAN): the centre’s management, the range director and the technical staff. We thank them for the modern infrastructure and the excellent training and competition conditions, practically on a par with international standards, as well as for the smooth management of the competition throughout all three days.
We thank the Board of Judges for fair and professional refereeing, the Ministry of Education and Research for its support, the National Anti-Doping Agency for the training seminar and SCATT for the technical workshop.
We thank the coaches for their hard work and congratulate all the athletes. See you on the firing line at the next competition!