Published on 25 Jul 2026

ISSF World Championship Moving Target Tallinn 2026: Hungary's Sike claims 50m Moving Target title as Sweden ends Tallinn with team world record

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The ISSF World Championship Moving Target Tallinn 2026 concluded on Saturday with Hungary's Jozsef Sike crowned 50m Moving Target Mixed Men World Champion, while Sweden signed off the championships in style by equalling the World Record in the men's team event.

The final day also featured the Grand Prix events for women and junior team competitions, bringing an end to six days of competition at the Männiku Shooting Range.

Sike added another world title to his distinguished career after producing the highest score of the day in the 50m Moving Target Mixed Men event. The experienced Hungarian, a former World and European champion and one of the discipline's most decorated athletes, combined scores of 194 and 197 to finish on 391, securing gold by two points.

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The battle for silver was equally impressive. Emil Martinsson of Sweden, one of the sport's most successful moving target shooters and multiple-time World Champion, finished with 389 to take second place.

The bronze medal was decided only after a three-way shoot-off. Poland's Lukasz Czapla, a former World and European champion with decades of international experience, tied on 388 with Finland's Aaro Juhani Vuorimaa and Sweden's Jesper Nyberg. Czapla prevailed in the shoot-off to secure the final place on the podium.
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Sweden enjoyed further success in the Men's Team event, where Martinsson, Nyberg and Oscar Eliasson combined for 1,153 points to equal the World Record and secure the world title. Finland claimed silver with 1,151, led by Vuorimaa's 388, while Armenia completed the podium on 1,144, thanks to strong performances from Hovhannes Margaryan, Gor Khachatryan and Hayk Minasyan.

The Men's Junior world title went to Hungary's Agoston Deri, who posted 375 to become World Champion. Finland's Wilmer Wilkman claimed silver with 366, while his compatriot William Erik Wilkman, already crowned 10m Moving Target Junior World Champion earlier in the week, added a second individual medal by taking bronze with 364.

The remaining competitions on the final day were contested as Grand Prix events.
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With the conclusion of the championships, Armenia topped the World Championship medal table with five gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Finland finished second with three gold, four silver and four bronze, while Sweden placed third after collecting three gold, one silver and two bronze medals, highlighted by its World Record-equalling performance in the men's team event.

Across all World Championship events, athletes from nine nations claimed a total of 17 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze medals, bringing the ISSF World Championship Moving Target Tallinn 2026 to a successful close.