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ISSF World Shooting Championship Changwon 2018 August 31 ~ September 15, 2018(16 days)
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ISSF‘s Shooting Events

The shooting sports officially recognized by the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) consists of a total of 4 events including rifle, pistol, shotgun, running target, and each event is more divided by range and position. At the Olympic Games there are a total of 15 shooting events such as the individual and mixed team competitions. At the international events such as The World Shooting Championship Game there also the team competition of 3 members including an individual competition. Olympic games have the qualification rounds and finals. After the qualification round, top 6 or 8 athletes in the individual competition and top 5 or 6 teams in the mixed team competition participate in the finals. The world rankings are determined by the total number of points acquired in the finals. (excluding the scores in the qualification round). If it is not an Olympic Game, only the qualification round is played and the total number of points acquired in the matches determine the rankings. If the junior event is held separated from an adult event, the athletes under 20 years old (based on the year when the events are held) are allowed to participate. The jury members consist of a competition jury who supervises the competition management, a RTS jury who supervises the determination of scores and rankings,a chief of equipment control and a jury of appeal. The competition management is under control of a range officer and shotgun referee.

Shooting Events

60 Events in total (Rifle 19, Pistol 16, Shotgun 12, Running Target 12, Target Sprint 1)

Category Total Rifle Pistol Shotgun Running Target
Total 59 19 16 12 12
Men 18 6 5 3 4
Women 11 5 2 2 2
Mixed 3 1 1 1 -
Men-Junior 15 3 5 3 4
Women-Junior 9 3 2 2 2
Mixed-Junior 3 1 1 1 -

Events in Detail

Category Total Rifle Pistol Shotgun Running Target
Total 59 19 16 12 12
Men 18 300m 3 Positions
300m Prone
300m Standard
50m 3 Positions
50m Prone
10m Air 		50m
25m Rapid Fire
25m Center Fire
25m Standard
10m Air 		Trap
Double Trap
Skeet 		50m Normal
50m Mixed
10m Normal
10m Mixed
Women 11 300m 3 Positions
300m Prone
50m 3 Positions
50m Prone
25m
10m Air 		Trap
Skeet 		10m Normal
10m Mixed
Mixed 3 10m Air 10m Air Trap -
Man-Junior 15 50m 3 Positions
50m Prone
10m Air 		50m
25m Rapid Fire
25m Standard
25m Sports
10m Air 		Trap
Double Trap
Skeet 		50m Normal
50m Mixed
10m Normal
10m Mixed
Women-Junior 9 50m 3 Positions
50m Prone
10m Air 		25m
10m Air 		Trap
Skeet 		10m Normal
10m Mixed
Mixed-Junior 3 10m Air 10m Air Trap -

Qulification system, Tokyo 2020

In accordance with these Qualifying regulations, the table below specifies the number of quota places per event that are available at each Qualifying Competition. The highest placed athletes will obtain one (1) quota place for his/her NOC according to the table below, respecting the maximum number of athletes per NOC specified in paragraph B. Athletes Quota.

Qualification Total Men Men Men Men Men Men Women Women Women Women Women Women Mixed Mixed Mixed
Event AR60 FR3X40 AP60 RFP TR125 SK125 AP60W R3X40 AP60W SP TR125W SK125W ARMIX ARMIX TRMIX
2018 WCH Changwon, KOR 48 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2019 World Cup New Dehli, IND 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Beijing, CHN 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Munich, GER 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Rio de Janeiro, BRA 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Acapulco, MEX 8 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Al Ain, UAE 8 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Changwon, KOR 8 2 2 2 2
2019 World Cup Lahti, FIN 8 2 2 2 2
African Championship Tipasa, ALG 14 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
CAT Guadalajara, MEX 14 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
PanAm Games Lima, PER 24 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Asian Championship Doha, QAT 38 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
European Games Minsh, BLR 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
European Championship 25/50m Bologna,ITA 8 2 2 2 2
European Championship Shotgun Lonato, ITA 8 2 2 2 2
European Championship10m Wroclaw, POL 8 2 2 2 2
European Olympic Qualification Tournament Shotgun, TBD 6 1 2 1 2
European Olympic Qualification Tournament Rifle/Pistol, TBD 10 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Oceania Championship Sydney, AUS 14 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Individual Qualification 300 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Host Country 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 WCH Qualification Mixed Team first 2 teams 12 4 4 4
Tripartite Commission Invitation Places 24 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
World Ranking Quota Places 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 360 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 4 4 4
Event AR60 FR3X40 AP60 RFP TR125 SK125 AP60W R3X40 AP60W SP TR125W SK125W ARMIX ARMIX TRMIX
Mixed Team:

Mixed Team entries may come from athletes entered in Mixed Team quota places obtained at the 2018 WCH Changwon, KOR and from double starters who are also entered in individual events.

World Ranking:

After the qualification period ends and all member federations/NOCs receive the official List of Quota Places, the ISSF will check each individual Olympic Event World Ranking List (dated 30 April 2020) in the order of the events listed in the distribution table starting with AR60, FR3X40 etc. The highest ranked athlete not yet qualified in any event and provided that the athlete’s NOC does not have a quota place in that specific event, then the athlete will obtain one (1) quota place. These quota places are allocated to the athletes by name. In case there are no eligible athletes in a specific event the quota place will be allocated to the NOC that has no athletes in any Shooting event but has the athlete with the highest MQS result in that event. If there is a tie, the quota will be awarded to the NOC with the higher number of athletes with MQS results in that event. If there is still a tie, the quota will be awarded to the NOC with the highest number of MQS results in that event.