🏛️Official — ISSF
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Recorded May 13, 2026
The first ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in 1897, establishing the international competition tradition that has run continuously (with wartime gaps) ever since. The 1897 championships preceded the modern Olympic shooting program by years and established a stable World Championship calendar that survived shifts in the Olympic shooting program through the 1930s. Foundational competition milestone that established the federation's authority to set international rules — every modern ISSF rulebook descends from the rules drafted to govern these early championships.
Recorded May 8, 2026
ISSF added the 10m airgun events (10m air rifle and 10m air pistol) and the 25m standard pistol event to its competition program in 1970, the most consequential program expansion of the modern ISSF era. The 10m airgun events later became Olympic medal events (10m air rifle 1984, 10m air pistol 1988) and have grown into some of the highest-participation events in the ISSF program. The 1970 expansion defined the indoor / short-range arc of modern Olympic shooting and remains the basis for elite-level airgun specifications today.
Recorded May 8, 2026
ISSF designated the number of inner tens — shots scoring 10.0+ in the precise center of the bullseye — as the first tie-breaking criterion in competition standings. Replacing prior tie-break rules that relied on alternate criteria such as the highest-scoring final shot or last-shot countbacks, the inner-tens criterion rewards consistent precision over the entire string of shots and aligns the tie-break procedure with the underlying skill the sport prizes. Discrete procedural tightening that materially affects close finishes at every level of competition.
Recorded May 8, 2026
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8.2 Firearm Handling
May 23, 20266.1 Rifle and Pistol Scoring
May 23, 2026Section 6: Scoring
May 23, 20265.6 Trap (Shotgun)
May 23, 20265.4 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men)
May 23, 20265.1 10 m Air Rifle
May 23, 2026Section 5: Rules of Play
May 23, 20264.2 Officials
May 23, 20262.6 Shooting Clothing
May 23, 20268.5 Environmental and Lead Safety
May 23, 20268.4 Range Safety Procedures
May 23, 20268.3 Personal Protective Equipment
May 23, 20268.1 Range Officer Authority
May 23, 2026Section 8: Safety Considerations
May 23, 20267.4 Protest Procedure
May 23, 20267.3 Conduct Violations
May 23, 20267.2 Firing Violations
May 23, 20267.1 Equipment Violations
May 23, 2026Section 7: Violations & Penalties
May 23, 20266.4 Elimination Finals Format
May 23, 20266.3 Electronic Scoring Targets (EST)
May 23, 20266.2 Shotgun Scoring
May 23, 20265.7 Skeet (Shotgun)
May 23, 20265.5 25 m Sport Pistol (Women)
May 23, 20265.3 10 m Air Pistol
May 23, 20265.2 50 m Rifle 3 Positions
May 23, 20264.3 Coaching and Support
May 23, 20264.1 Athlete Qualifications
May 23, 2026Section 4: Players & Officials
May 23, 20263.5 Skeet Range
May 23, 20263.4 Trap Range
May 23, 20263.3 25 m Pistol Range
May 23, 20263.2 50 m Rifle Range
May 23, 20263.1 10 m Air Rifle/Pistol Range
May 23, 2026Section 3: Playing Area
May 23, 20262.5 Shotgun (Trap and Skeet)
May 23, 20262.4 Rapid Fire Pistol (25 m) and Sport Pistol (25 m)
May 23, 20262.3 Air Pistol (10 m)
May 23, 20262.2 Sport Rifle (50 m)
May 23, 20262.1 Air Rifle (10 m)
May 23, 2026Section 2: Equipment
May 23, 2026