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Shooting Para Sport

Shooting Para sport is World Shooting Para Sport with classified rifle and pistol events. SH1, SH2 and vision-impairment contexts determine assistance and scoring; normal ISSF/Olympic shooting events are not blindly inherited.

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Classification

Category Shooting Para sport

Family Shooting Sports Family

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Classified precision shooting with rifle/pistol events and permitted assistive equipment.

Geeignet für Suitable for athletes wanting calm precision in a safe range structure.

Cost Medium to high: sensible only through an approved club/range, loan gear and supervision. Club, range, sport firearm/airgun, ammunition/pellets, classification, travel and events. Shooting club with para experience, national federation or WSPS context.

First progress Basic procedure after instruction; competition routine and classification take time.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

approved range
coach/supervision
sport gun/airgun
target system
classification info
possible shooting stand/support

First steps

find club/range
complete safety briefing
clarify class and supports
start short supervised series

Shooting club, national federation, WSPS/Paralympic information or para sport advice.

Strictly follow range commands, law, transport, supervision and individual stability needs.

Weitere Angaben

Tags shooting, para, para-shooting, WSPS, SH1, SH2, precision-sport, shooting-para-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score the highest possible target values with rifle or pistol within the athlete's class.

Teilnehmer

Individual and team/mixed by event.

Teamgröße

Individual; team/mixed by event.

Spielfeld

Shooting range with firing points, target system and equipment control.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Ring, decimal or final scoring under WSPS/event rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

sport rifle or pistol
target system
safety equipment
possible shooting stand/support

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Shooting Para Sport World Shooting Para Sport · official-sport-guide · high
Shooting Classification World Shooting Para Sport · official-classification-guide · high
World Shooting Para Sport Rules and Regulations World Shooting Para Sport · official-rules · high