Qualification for shooting at the 2028 Summer Paralympics begins from September 3, 2026. There will be three events for male and female sports shooters and seven mixed events. There will be a total of 150 athlete quotas (75 male, 60 female, 15 gender free).

Timeline Detailed direct allocation slots are listed in the qualification slots section. EventsDatesVenueR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9P1P2P3P4Total MaleTotal FemaleTotal Gender FreeBerthsMFMFGFMFGFMFGFMFGFMFMFGFMFMFGFMFGF2026 World Championships3–15 September 2026 Changwon22110110110110221102111011013110242026 Asian Para Games18–24 October 2026 Aichi-Nagoya110010001000010000011001110433102026 WSPS World Cup7-19 December 2026 Al-Ain1111011011010011200111101101180192027 WSPS World CupTBDTBD1110020012012011200111000101180192027 Qualifying CompetitionTBDTBD11000110000000000001100000033062027 Parapan American Games20-29 August 2027 Lima00001000001000000001100000011242027 World ChampionshipsSeptember 2027 Osijek22120110110200221102210010014110252028 WSPS World CupTBD 2028 Hillsdale1121011011011022001210101001191212028 European ChampionshipsTBD 2028TBD00000000002001111101000100132510Host country slots1102Bipartite commission slots33410Per event totals9913121512991112999756015150

Qualification requirements

Eligibility scores Each athlete from each NPC must at least aim to score targets in each medalling event in the qualifying tournaments. EventScoreRifleR1 – Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1600.0R2 – Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1595.0R3 – Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1625.0R4 – Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2620.0R5 – Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2628.0R6 – Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1610.0R7 – Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1555R8 – Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1525R9 – Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH2610.0PistolP1 – Men's 10 m air pistol SH1547P2 – Women's 10 m air pistol SH1510P3 – Mixed 25 m sport pistol SH1540P4 – Mixed 50 m pistol SH1TBD

Summary NationMenWomenMixedQuotasAthletes R1 R7 P1 R2 R8 P2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 P3 P4 0 NPCs 9 9 12 9 9 9 13 12 15 12 11 9 9 138 0

Qualification slots

An NPC may enter a maximum of two (2) eligible athletes per medal event. An athlete may only obtain one (1) qualification slot for his/her NPC. An NPC may obtain a maximum of two (2) qualification slots per medal event across all Qualification Competitions. The maximum number of events that an athlete may compete in is three (3). An NPC can be allocated a maximum total of twelve (12) qualification slots, with a maximum of eight (8) slots for male athletes or eight (8) slots for female athletes. Qualification slots are allocated to the NPCs, not to the individual athlete however in Bipartite Commission Invitation, the slot is allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC.

Pistol P1 – Men's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships22026 Asian Para Games12026 World Cup12027 World Cup12027 Qualification Competition12027 Parapan American Games12027 World Championships22028 World Cup22028 European Championships1Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

P2 – Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships12026 Asian Para Games12026 World Cup12027 World Cup12027 Qualification Competition12027 Parapan American Games12027 World Championships22028 World Cup1Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

P3 – Mixed 25 m Pistol SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 Asian Para Games1 (Gender-Free)2026 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2027 World Cup1 (Male)2027 World Championships1 (Male)2028 World Cup1 (Female)2028 European Championships1 (Gender-Free)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

P4 – Mixed 50 m Pistol SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)2026 Asian Para Games1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2027 World Cup1 (Female)2027 World Championships1 (Male)2028 World Cup1 (Male)2028 European Championships1 (Gender-Free)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

Rifle R1 – Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1

Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships22026 Asian Para Games12026 World Cup12027 World Cup12027 Qualification Competition12027 World Championships22028 World Cup1Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R2 – Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships22026 Asian Para Games12026 World Cup12027 World Cup12027 Qualification Competition12027 World Championships22028 World Cup1Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R3 – Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 Asian Para Games1 (Gender-Free)2026 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2027 World Cup1 (Male)2027 Parapan American Games1 (Gender-Free)2027 World Championships1 (Male)2 (Female)2028 World Cup2 (Male)1 (Female)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R4 – Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2027 World Cup2 (Male)2027 Qualification Competition1 (Male)1 (Female)2027 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2028 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R5 – Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 Asian Para Games1 (Male)2026 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2027 World Cup1 (Male)2 (Female)2027 Parapan American Games1 (Gender-Free)2027 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2028 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2028 European Championships2 (Gender-Free)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R6 – Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 Asian Para Games1 (Gender-Free)2026 World Cup1 (Male)2027 World Cup1 (Male)2 (Female)2027 World Championships2 (Male)2028 World Cup1 (Male)1 (Female)2028 European Championships1 (Gender-Free)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R7 – Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships22026 World Cup12027 World Cup12027 World Championships22028 World Cup22028 European Championships1Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R8 – Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships22026 World Cup12027 World Cup12027 World Championships22028 World Cup22028 European Championships1Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

R9 – Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH2 Events Berths Nation Qualified athlete Selected Athlete2026 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2026 World Cup2 (Male)2027 World Cup2 (Male)2027 World Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)2028 World Cup1 (Gender-Free)2028 European Championships1 (Male)1 (Female)Bipartite commission slotsHost country slots

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