Published on 19 Oct 2026

ISSF World Championship 300m Rifle Cairo 2026: Romania´s Sidi finishes Cairo programme on top in 300m Standard Rifle Open

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Peter Sidi of Romania took the top spot with a score of 585-18x in the 300m Standard Rifle Open competition at the ISSF World Championship Cairo 2026 on Monday, closing the competition’s programme. Switzerland’s Gilles Vincent Dufaux and Finland’s Aleksi Leppa finished level on 583 points, with Dufaux taking second place on inner tens.

Sidi built his winning total with 197 points in kneeling and 199 in prone, before adding 189 in standing. His strongest position was prone, where he dropped just one point across the two series to establish the lead.

Dufaux and Leppa both finished on 583, but Dufaux recorded 20 inner tens to Leppa’s 20 as well. Dufaux took second place with a higher score in standing, finishing with 192 against Leppa’s 190. Leppa placed third after scoring 197 in kneeling and 196 in prone.
Poland’s Tomasz Bartnik finished fourth with 582-17x, followed by compatriot Maciej Kowalewicz on 581-19x. Norway’s Jenny Vatne placed sixth with 580-23x, ahead of Rasmus Loeberg, who recorded 579-19x.

Finland’s Cristian Friman also finished on 579, placing eighth with 16 inner tens. Sweden’s Karl Olsson was ninth with 578-18x, while Switzerland’s Simon Maag completed the top ten with 577-16x.

The 300m Standard Rifle Open brought the ISSF World Championship 300m Rifle Cairo 2026 to a close on Monday at Egypt’s International Olympic City, concluding six days of competition in the Egyptian capital.