The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and CZ, a manufacturer of firearms, have announced a start of an international partnership in the field of sports small arms shooting (IPSC Handgun).
The in the IPSC message we can read:
"IPSC and CZ are pleased to announce the Global partnership in the field of ‘IPSC Handgun’. The common goal is support IPSC athletes, sport itself, and improve the safe gun-handling culture worldwide.
CZ has supported sport shooting disciplines for years. Now, another important step in our support of dynamic sport shooting is the global partnership of CZ (Česká zbrojovka a.s.) with the IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation).
Furthermore, we are proud to announce too that Česká zbrojovka a.s. becomes a partner of the IPSC Handgun World Shoot XIX in Thailand, the most important competition in the upcoming IPSC shooting season.
The worldwide IPSC organization promotes, maintains and improves the sport of practical shooting, organizes competitions around the world and promotes safe and recreational use of firearms. And it is precisely these goals that CZ decided to support with its work. CZ is looking forward to the cooperation, which aims to support athletes and the sport itself."
It is worth noting that weapons produced by CZ occupy a high place in the ranking of the most popular pistols used in IPSC.
Sources: thefirearmblog.com, ssusa.org, firearmsguide.com