Asian Shooting Championship Changwon 2023 preview: Full schedule & how to watch live 

There will be 24 berths for the shooting competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on offer at the 15^th Asian Shooting Championship.

The event will see continental titles and Olympic qualification slots decided, between 22nd October and 2nd November 2023 in Changwon, Republic of Korea.

Team and Individual events in the Shotgun (Trap, Skeet), Rifle, and Pistol disciplines will be contested, with action from the event being streamed live, worldwide, on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app. Read on for more on how to watch and the athletes who are favoured to claim the medals.

When and where are the Asian Shooting Championship 2023 taking place?

The Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) selected Changwon in the Republic of Korea as the host venue for the 2023 Championship.

It's the first time the Changwon International Shooting Range has hosted the continental event, but it has previously held the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships in 2018, in addition to regular events on the World Cup tour, and the recent 2023 Junior World Championships.

The first official day of the event is 22nd October 2023, with the first final taking place on 24th October. The final day of competition is the 1st November.

A full schedule is for the 15th Asian Shooting Championships is below, including information on the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier finals, and how you can livestream the action on Olympic Channel.

• READ MORE: How to qualify for Paris 2024 in shooting - The Olympic qualification system explained.

Who to watch out for at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championships 

With 1317 athletes and 32 Asian nations represented, many big names in the sport will be competing in Changwon.

People's Republic of China, who finished top of the shooting medal table at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou earlier this month, are expected to again be in the hunt for podium places in many of the disciplines.

Chinese shooter Sheng Lihao (10m Air Rifle), set a new world record in Hangzhou, and the teenage Olympic medallist could add to his medal haul in Changwon.

Following their record haul at those recent Asian Games, India's team will be aiming to add to the seven Olympic berths already won at previous Paris 2024 qualifying events, 

Rudrankksh Patil, Mehuli Ghosh, Sift Kaur Samra, and Rajeshwari Kumari are the Indian shooters who will be competing in Changwon but cannot secure Paris quotas due to their performances in previous events..

The Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Manu Bhaker will compete in the 25m Pistol women, while Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran,  Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran, and Esha Singh are among the other athletes to watch out for.

Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Kuwait, and Vietnam also claimed Asian Games gold medals and could battle for the medals in Korea.

Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games from the 2023 Asian Shooting Championship Changwon

There are 24 Olympic quota spots for Paris 2024 on offer at the Asian Shooting Championships 2023 in Changwon, all in the individual events:

Rifle disciplines with Olympic quota spots at 2023 Asian Shooting Championships

• 10m Air Rifle (AR) men – 2 quota spots available – Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 27th October.
• 10m Air Rifle (AR) women – 2 quota spots available – Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 27th October.
• 50m Rifle 3 Positions (R3P) women – 2 spots – Final is 31st October
• 50m Rifle 3 Positions (R3P) men - 2 spots - Final is 1st November.

Pistol disciplines with Olympic quota spots at 2023 Asian Shooting Championships

• 10m Air Pistol (AP) men – 2 quota spots available – Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 24th October
• 10m Air Pistol (AP) women – 2 quota spots available – Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 24th October
• 25m Pistol (SP) women – 2 quota spots available – Final is 28th October.
• 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) men – 2 quota spots available – Final is 30th October.

Shotgun disciplines with Olympic quota spots at 2023 Asian Shooting Championships

• Skeet – Men - 2 quota spots available - Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 25th October
• Skeet – Women – 2 quota spots available - Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 25th October
• Trap – Men – 2 quota spots available - Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 30th October
• Trap – Women – 2 quota spots available - Men’s and Women’s individual finals are on 30th October

As National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, athletes' participation at the Paris Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Paris 2024.

The results from these disciplines will also go towards a shooter's MQS for the 2024 Games.

• Click here to see the official qualification system for each sport.

Asian Shooting Championship Changwon 2023: Elite competition schedule and start times

Medal events in bold. All times are local to Changwon, Republic of Korea, which is nine hours ahead of GMT/UTC.

Sunday 22 October 2023 - Day 1

• Unofficial training day - all ranges

Monday 23 October 2023 - Day 2

• Training
• 18:30 - 20:00 - Opening Ceremony

Tuesday 24 October 2023 - Day 3

• 08:00 - 18:00 - Shotgun Skeet Men Day 1 (75 Targets)
• 08:00 - 18:00 - Shotgun Skeet Women Day 1 (75 Targets)
• 08:30 – 09:45 - 10m Air Pistol Women Relay 1
• 10:30 – 11:45 - 10m Air Pistol Women Relay 2
• 12:45 - 13:25 - Final - 10m Air Pistol Women – Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.
• 12:45 – 14:00 - 10m Air Pistol Men Relay 1
• 14:45 – 16:00 - 10m Air Pistol Men Relay 2
• 17:15 - 17:55 - Final - 10m Air Pistol Men – Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.

Wednesday 25 October 2023 - Day 4

• 08:00 - 14:00 - Shotgun Skeet Men Day 2 (50 Targets)
• 08:00 - 14:00 - Shotgun Skeet Women Day 2 (50 Targets)
• 09:45 - 10:15 - Air Pistol Mixed Team Relay 1
• 11:00 - 11:30 - Air Pistol Mixed Team Relay 2
• 13:00 - 14:00 - Final - Air Pistol Mixed Team
• 15:00 - 15:45 - Final - Shotgun Skeet Women - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.
• 16:00 - 16:45 - Final - Shotgun Skeet Men - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.

Thursday 26 October 2023 - Day 5

• 16:15 - 17:45 - 50m Pistol Men

Friday 27 October 2023 - Day 6

• 08:00 - 13:15 - 25m Pistol Women - Precision
• 08:00 - 13:00 - Shotgun Skeet Mixed Team
• 08:00 - 09:15 - 10m Air Rifle Men - Relay 1
• 10:00 - 11:15 - 10m Air Rifle Men - Relay 2
• 10:00 - 11:15 - 10m Air Rifle Women - Relay 1
• 12:00 - 13:15 - 10m Air Rifle Women - Relay 2
• 12:15 - 12:55 - Final - 10m Air Rifle Men – Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.
• 14:15 - 14:55 - Final - 10m Air Rifle Women – Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.
• 14:30 - 16:00 - Final - Shotgun Skeet Mixed Team

Saturday 28 October 2023 - Day 7

• 08:00 - 09:15 - 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team - Relay 1
• 09:45 - 10:15 - 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team - Relay 2
• 11:15 - 12:15 - Final - Air Rifle Mixed Team
• 11:45 - 14:15 - 25m Pistol Women - Rapid Fire
• 15:15 - 16:00 - Final - 25m Pistol Women - Paris 2024 quota spots available –  Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app live.

Sunday 29 October 2023 - Day 8

• 08:00 - 18:00 - Shotgun Trap Men Day 1 (75 Targets)
• 08:00 - 18:00 - Shotgun Trap Women Day 1 (75 Targets)
• 09:00 - 13:00 - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1

Monday 30 October 2023 - Day 9

• 08:00 - 14:00 - Shotgun Trap Men Day 2 (50 Targets)
• 08:00 - 14:00 - Shotgun Trap Women Day 2 (50 Targets)
• 08:00 - 12:00 - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 2
• 10:15 - 11:45 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Stage 1 - Relay 1
• 13:00 - 13:45 - Final - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
• 12:30 - 14:00 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Stage 1 - Relay 2
• 15:00 - 15:45 - Final - Shotgun Trap Women - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
• 16:00 - 16:45 - Final - Shotgun Trap Men - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.

Tuesday 31 October 2023 - Day 10

• 08:15 - 08:45 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Stage 2
• 11:00 - 12:00 - Final - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
• 14:00 - 15:30 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Stage 1 - Relay 1
• 16:15 - 17:45 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Stage 1 - Relay 2

Wednesday 1 November 2023 - Day 11

• 08:00 - 18:00 - Shotgun Trap Mixed Team
• 09:00 - 10:30 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Stage 2
• 11:30 - 12:30 - Final - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
• 14:30 - 16:00 - Final - Shotgun Trap Mixed Team

Thursday 2 November 2023 - Day 12

• Departure of Delegations

All times are subject to change.

Non-Olympic disciplines, plus Junior and Youth individual and team competitions are also taking place. Full schedule including training times available on the event website.

How to watch the Asian Shooting Championship 2023 competition and Paris 2024 Qualifier finals

Action will be livestreamed worldwide on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app for mobile devices, including all the finals which offer direct quota spots to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics, with replay and highlights clips also available.

The championship will be also televised via the organiser's broadcast partners, and via the ISSF TV streaming and YouTube channels. Full information can be found here.