World Shooting Para Sport Championships
12-18 October

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Filip Rodzik

After underperforming due to ill health at the Paralympic Games, the Polish pistol shooter is even more determined to shine.

Ukraine's Vasyl Kovalchuk took gold ahead of Finnish world champion Minna Leinonen at a 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup.

The two-time Paralympic champion closed the Grand Prix in Szczecin with R5 gold.

Three men holding trophies

Oleksii Denysiuk adds onto his 2017 success with a win in the P1.

Three shooters on a podium with event mascot

The Slovakian Paralympic shooting champion won the R3 event at the Grand Prix in Szczecin, Poland.

View from top of shooters aiming at their targets

Meanwhile Veronika Vadovicova went two for two on day two of the shooting Grand Prix.

Woman in shooting range, looking back over her shoulder, smiling

The US shooter is among those looking to build off Rio 2016 success at the second shooting Para sport event of 2017.

Woman in wheelchair carries Iranian flag during Opening Ceremony

Paralympic champions Javanmardidodmani, Nemati pave the pathway toward equality in their country and the world.

VI Shooting athlete

A competition in Innsbruck, Austria, will help finalise the rules, regulations and classification system.

Jinho Park - Rio 2016

The South Korean city will host the first qualification event for Tokyo 2020 between 1-12 May.

Para Trap Shooting

Lonato, Italy, will host the competition in September 2017.

Collage with five sports pictures

The public has until 9 March to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.

Two sitting and one standing shooting para athlete aiming at the targets

The Sport Technical Committee was reappointed and discussed a variety of topics with the management team.

Man in wheelchair in a shooting range, targeting

Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill also beat Ukraine’s Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk for gold to conclude competition in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Woman with rifle waves at crowd

A low round for Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop allowed the Slovakian to take the late lead and eventual victory in R6 at the shooting World Cup.

Para sport shooters take aim on the rifle range

The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.

A series of Para sport shooters take aim on the shooting range

Pooja Agarwal and 15-year-old Avani Lekhara make a splash on their international debuts in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Veronika Vadovicova - Rio 2016

The Slovakian Paralympic silver medallist broke the world record of China’s Paralympic champion Cuiping Zhang in R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1).

Shooting range with athletes in action

Athletes showed their form in the rifle and pistol events in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Slovenian Paralympians Veselka Pevec and Dejan Febcic were awarded for their achievements from 2016.

Veselka Pevec received one of the nation’s most prestigious awards, and Dejan Febcic was recognised regionally.

Man in wheelchair on a podium, celebrating

A full programme of rifle and pistol events featuring new Paralympic medallists will begin in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday (22 February).