World Shooting Para Sport Championships
12-18 October

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Shooters take aim during rifle competitions at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships

Australia’s Natalie Smith saw off Slovakian world and European champion Veronika Vadovicova, and two finals world records were broken at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.

Veronika Vadovicova, Iurii Stoiev and Waldermar Andruszkiewicz finished on the podium at the IPC Shooting World Cup

Slovakian rifle shooter extraordinaire looks comfortable once again to take a convincing victory at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin.

Filip Rodzik

European pistol champion Filip Rodzik will headline for the hosts, against his teammate and rival Slawomir Okoniewski.

Tanguy De La Forest, Vasyl Kovalchuk and Ryan Cockbill at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain

Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon also wins gold in an exciting day two of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.

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

Ukrainian Vasyl Kovalchuk just edges Finland’s world champion Minna Leinonen in the final competition of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

A female shooter in congratulated by a medal presenter

The first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015 gets underway with victory for Slovakian Veronika Vadovicova, France’s Didier Richard and Azerbaijan’s Yelena Taranova.

Matt Skelhon Alicante 2013

World’s best shooters, including a 25-strong host team, to line-up in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, for first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015.

Portrait of smiling man wearing a basecap showing his bronze medal to the camera.

Shooting legend Michael Johnson and newcomer Phillip Skinner make up the small but perfectly formed team heading to Poland and Turkey in 2015.

A picture of a man posing with his rifle at the shooting competition

The world and European champion is embarking on a two year mission to hold all major titles and will start his preparations at March’s World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.

Ashley Adams 2007 Oceania Shooting Championships

Five-time Paralympian and former world champion Ashley Adams was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday (17 March).

Yoojeong Lee of the Republic of Korea (R) shoots during the Women's R8-50m Rifle 3 Positions-SH1 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Osijek, Croatia, will replace the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Volmerange, France.

Women in a shooting range with a man standing behind her

Poland topped the medals table with two golds at Grand Prix, held as part of the sport’s development project.

McKenna Dahl of USA

US teenager McKenna Dahl is one of her country’s brightest medal hopes in shooting for Rio 2016, and aims to step onto the World Cup podium in 2015.

Two people in a shooting range, sitting in wheelchairs and targetting

South Korea’s Jinho Park reveals his lack of confidence ahead of winning ten medals at the Worlds and Asian Para Games.

Veronika Vadovicova 2014

After a packed season which featured a World Championships, Asian Para Games and World Cups, find out who is topping the rankings and why.

Longjumper jumping in front of Allianz banner

2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

A line of seated athletes holding rifles line up for competition.

As well as a record number of athletes and countries, IPC Shooting also delivered progress in a number of areas.

Portrait of smiling man wearing a basecap showing his bronze medal to the camera.

New Zealand’s multiple Paralympic and worlds medallist will be the voice of para-sport shooters around the world.

Women wearing a headscarf looks surprised and happy in front of a Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games banner

Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani and China’s Lin Furong were two of the winners at the ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Visually Impaired Shooting test event

IPC Shooting has announced that a Grand Prix event as part of the development of visually impaired shooting will be held in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, between 28-30 January 2015.