This week, Wikinews interviewed Spanish Paralympic sport shooter Paulo Fontán Torreiro.  Late last month, Galician Fontán competed at the Alicante hosted 2013 IPC European Shooting Championship, where he finished twenty-third in the R4 10-meter air rifle standing event, and fortieth in the R5 10-meter air rifle prone event.
((Wikinews)) : So you competed at the IPC European Shooting Championships last month?  How did you do? Are you happy with the result? 

((WN)) : What do you think you need to improve to possibly compete at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and get a medal? 
((WN)) : What are the biggest challenges you face on the road to the Rio Games?  Money?  Good competition?  The support network to travel and compete at the highest level?  Disability access at training venues? 
((WN)) : Why did you chose to compete in shooting?  Why not compete in another sport? 
((WN)) : Who are your role models in shooting?  Are there any shooters you particularly admire? 

((WN)) : What is the sport shooting culture like in Spain?  Are people generally supportive when you tell them what sport you compete in? 
((WN)) : Do you think the classification system in shooting is fair?  Do you think it should be changed? 
((WN)) : Would you recommend the sport to other people with disabilities?  What are reasons they should or should not take up the sport? 

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Wikinews interviews Spanish shooter Paulo Fontán