OUR TEAM

Expertise becomes
performance.

Coaching and event operations working together to support athlete development, competition delivery and a stronger training environment.

COACHING LEADERSHIP

Experience, translated.

Technical knowledge, international competition experience and athlete-centred development across rifle and pistol.

CO-FOUNDER · HEAD RIFLE COACH

Alan Zhao, ChPC

Official Canadian professional designation recognizing education, coaching experience and ethical standards.

Alan is an ISSF A Rifle Coach and an NCCP Competition Development Coach in both Rifle and Pistol. Named a 2023 Shooting Federation of Canada Coach of the Year, he works with athletes from early technical development through national-team preparation, building structured training plans around position, shot process and competition readiness.

Alan’s Team Canada assignments include serving as a team official at the 2024 ISSF Junior World Championships; coach at the 2025 1st Junior Championship of the Americas Rifle/Pistol—the qualification event for the Junior Pan American Games—and at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games; Team Leader at the 2025 ISSF Junior World Cup; and coach at the 2026 Championship of the Americas (CAT Games).

He is also an ISSF General Para Coach and ISSF Competition Manager licence holder. Alan has completed and passed the official ISSF Rifle and Pistol Judges Course; his B Licence application is pending federation submission and ISSF approval.

ISSF A Rifle Coach
NCCP Competition Development · Rifle & Pistol
Team Canada · Coach & Team Leader
ISSF General Para Coach
ISSF Competition Manager
2023 SFC Coach of the Year
ISSF R/P Judges Course Passed · B Licence Pending

CO-FOUNDER · HEAD PISTOL COACH

Miya Song, ChPC

Official Canadian professional designation recognizing education, coaching experience and ethical standards.

Miya is an ISSF A Pistol Coach and an NCCP Competition Development Coach in both Pistol and Rifle. Named a 2023 Shooting Federation of Canada Coach of the Year, her coaching centres on sound technical foundations, repeatable routines and the confidence to perform under match pressure.

Miya served as a Team Canada official at the 2024 ISSF Junior World Championships. She supports athletes across the development pathway and combines individualized training with practical competition preparation.

Miya is also an ISSF General Para Coach and ISSF Competition Manager licence holder. She has completed and passed the official ISSF Rifle and Pistol Judges Course; her B Licence application is pending federation submission and ISSF approval.

ISSF A Pistol Coach
NCCP Competition Development · Pistol & Rifle
2024 Junior Worlds · Team Canada Official
ISSF General Para Coach
ISSF Competition Manager
2023 SFC Coach of the Year
ISSF R/P Judges Course Passed · B Licence Pending

OLYMPIAN · PISTOL COACH · IB COACH

Anudari Tsolmonbaatar

Anudari is a Tokyo 2020 Olympian who represented Mongolia in women’s 10 m Air Pistol, 25 m Pistol and the 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team event. She placed ninth in the Olympic women’s 10 m Air Pistol qualification with 576 points—one position short of the final.

She earned Mongolia an Olympic quota place after finishing sixth at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Beijing. Her later international results include ninth in women’s 10 m Air Pistol and fourth in women’s 50 m Pistol at the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Cairo.

Anudari joined CNSTC in April 2026 and holds an IB Coach qualification. She brings Olympic-level match experience into practical coaching, helping pistol athletes strengthen technical consistency, competition routines and decision-making under pressure.

Tokyo 2020 Olympian
2019 ISSF World Cup · 6th
2022 World Championships · 10 m 9th
2022 World Championships · 50 m 4th

EVENTS & COMPETITION OPERATIONS

Every detail, ready.

Planning, coordination and on-site delivery that turn competition requirements into professional athlete and official experiences.

EVENT MANAGER · COMPETITION OPERATIONS

Vivian Shang

Vivian leads the planning, coordination and delivery of CNSTC competitions and special events. Her work connects event schedules, registrations, officials, venue preparation, athlete communication and match-day operations so each event can run smoothly from preparation through completion.

As an ISSF D Pistol Coach, Provincial-Level Official and ISSF Competition Manager licence holder, she brings coaching, officiating and event-management perspectives together. Vivian supports the centre’s club competitions, championships, training camps and visiting-team activities with practical attention to both participant experience and operational detail.

ISSF D Pistol Coach
Provincial-Level Official
ISSF Competition Manager Licence

TEAM PRINCIPLES

Observe. Understand. Build.

01Individual development over shortcuts.

02Evidence and process under pressure.

03Coaching and operations working as one.