Changes have been made to the 2026 ISSF calendar, most notable of these being Kazakhstan's ISSF World Cup Shotgun leg in May, which has been moved from Shymkent to Almaty.
This leg of the ISSF World Cup is still set to take place from May 2 to 11 2026, but moves to the far east of the country. Kazakhstan last held an ISSF World Cup event in 2023, which also took place in Almaty.
Minor date changes have also been made to the calendar.
The traditional season opener at the ISSF Grand Prix in Ruse, Slovenia, has been pushed back one day. Initially set to take place from January 13 to 18, this has been moved to January 14 to 19 2026.
The schedule for the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Granada, Spain, has been shortened by one day, and moved back by two days. Initially set for April 3 to 12, the new dates for this event are April 5 to 13 2026.
Additionally, the schedule order for upcoming ISSF World Championships Shotgun events has been confirmed. These include ISSF World Cups, ISSF Junior World Cups, and ISSF Grands Prix.
For the 2026 season, skeet competition will be followed by trap, followed by trap mixed.
For the 2027 season this will alternate to trap, trap mixed, skeet. This will then revert back to skeet, trap and trap mixed for the 2028 season, including the competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
This leg of the ISSF World Cup is still set to take place from May 2 to 11 2026, but moves to the far east of the country. Kazakhstan last held an ISSF World Cup event in 2023, which also took place in Almaty.
Minor date changes have also been made to the calendar.
The traditional season opener at the ISSF Grand Prix in Ruse, Slovenia, has been pushed back one day. Initially set to take place from January 13 to 18, this has been moved to January 14 to 19 2026.
The schedule for the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Granada, Spain, has been shortened by one day, and moved back by two days. Initially set for April 3 to 12, the new dates for this event are April 5 to 13 2026.
Additionally, the schedule order for upcoming ISSF World Championships Shotgun events has been confirmed. These include ISSF World Cups, ISSF Junior World Cups, and ISSF Grands Prix.
For the 2026 season, skeet competition will be followed by trap, followed by trap mixed.
For the 2027 season this will alternate to trap, trap mixed, skeet. This will then revert back to skeet, trap and trap mixed for the 2028 season, including the competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.