Changwon announced as host of 2026 World Shooting Para Sport Championships

Changwon, South Korea will host the 2026 World Shooting Para Sport Championships from 3 to 14 September 2026. Around 300 athletes from over 50 nations are set to take part in the championships that will serve as a direct qualification event for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games, with quota allocation up for grabs.  

The 10th edition of the Shooting Para Sport Worlds will be the fourth to feature both Para trap and VI (vision impaired) events in the combined competition programme. 

It will also mark the second time the World Championships are held in Korea following Cheongju 2018.  

The fully accessible Changwon International Shooting Range, a world-class venue, is familiar to many of the world’s best athletes as it has hosted the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup for the past four years (2022-2025).  

The venue previously held the ISSF World Championships in 2018 and the ISSF World Championships Juniors in 2023. 

Welcome to day 5 of the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Changwon🇰🇷.

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🎯P4 - mixed 50m pistol SH!

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— Shooting Para Sport (@ShootingPara) May 29, 2023

The Korea Shooting Federation for Disabled (KSFD) will serve as the Local Organising Committee (LOC) 

“Changwon is the ideal host for the first World Championships of the LA2028 Games cycle. With proven facilities and an experience LOC, we’re thrilled to return to Korea – a powerhouse in shooting Para sport – after eight years,” Tyler Anderson, World Shooting Para Sport Senior Manager, said.  

The last edition of the World Championships took place in Lima, Peru in 2023. France topped the medals table with six golds while 21 out of the 54 participant nations secured medals, with 16 claiming at least one gold.