The 52nd edition of the ISSF World Championship in all events will kick off in Changwon (KOR) on August 31st, then going on until September 15th.
A total of 1806 athletes from 90 nations will participate in the competition, piling up 3457 starts in 66 events and five disciplines: Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Running Target and Target Sprint. Along with the ISSF world titles, 60 Olympic quota places will be awarded in the 15 Olympic Shooting events.
The championship will be contested in two separate venues: the Jinhae Naval Shooting Range will host the 300m events, while all the other events will be held at the new Changwon International Shooting Range, which was tested last April when the ISSF World Cup Stage 2 took place in Changwon.
A comprehensive media guide is now available for free download: the guide includes a wide preview of the 15 Olympic Shooting events, along with a section dedicated to statistics and to the history of the ISSF World Championship.
To download the guide click here.
Some finals will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel and on its official Facebook page.
Live results, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.