The Falkland Islands Rifle Association(FIRA) is the governing body for Fullbore target rifle shooting on the

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...

. The Association has been in existence since 1885. FIRA is a member of the Falklands National Sports Council, which sends teams to the Commonwealth Games.

History

Shooting matches were held with personnel from visiting British warships from 1888 to 1979 fairly regularly. During the period 1888 to 1955 the club won 40 matches and the visiting ships four. Records of the club's history from 1955 to 1973 were lost during the Falklands War in 1982. After the war, shooting was suspended until a new

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was provided at Rookery Bay in 1990. The club has competed at 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 ...

since 1982.

References

Organizations established in 1885 Organisations based in the Falkland Islands Sport in the Falkland Islands Regions of the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations {{falklands-stub