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ISSF World Championships Baku 2023: Preview, schedule & how to watch rifle, pistol, and shotgun stars compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier

Paris 2024

There are 48 direct Olympic quota spots on offer across all shooting events, with qualification finals action live on Olympic Channel from 17-24 August. Find out the key things you need to know about the event in Azerbaijan below.

9 minBy James Pratt
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The Baku Olympic Shooting Range was newly built for the Baku 2015 European Games
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There are 48 spots at the Paris 2024 Games on offer at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) 2023 World Championships, which will be available to watch live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com (territorial restrictions may apply).

Rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines will be contested in an event that runs for just over a fortnight, with an Opening Ceremony on 15th August, Olympic qualification finals taking place from Thursday 17th August to Thursday 24 August, and non-Olympic competition continuing to Friday 31st August in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Hundreds of shooters will compete for medals and podium places at the Baku Olympic Shooting Range, in all the ISSF individual and team events, with Paris 2024 qualifying golden tickets also on offer in each of the individual events contested at the next Olympics.

Action from the event can be streamed live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com right here. Read on for more on how to watch and when the Paris 2024 Qualifying quota spots will be decided.

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14 Aug - 1 Sep
Shooting | Olympic Qualifier | World Championship | Baku - Azerbaijan

Where is the ISSF World Championships 2023 taking place?

The 2023 ISSF World Championships for all shooting events are taking place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The shooting range of the Baku Olympic Shooting Range is the venue, which was newly built for the Baku 2015 European Games.

Rifle/pistol events take place at a 50m range, 25m range, 10m hall, and Finals hall, which was also used for a Rifle/Pistol World Cup competition earlier in the 2023 ISSF World Cup season.

There is an outdoor shotgun range which hosts both trap and skeet events. 

A full schedule is below, including information on the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier finals.

Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games from the 2023 World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Baku

There are 48 Olympic quota spots for Paris 2024 on offer at the ISSF World Championships 2023.

  • 10m Air Rifle (AR) men – 4 spots – Men's individual final is Saturday 19 August
  • 10m Air Rifle (AR) women – 4 spots - Women’s individual final is Saturday 19 August
  • 10m Air Pistol (AP) men – 4 spots - Men's individual final is Thursday 17 August
  • 10m Air Pistol (AP) women – 4 spots - Women’s individual final is Thursday 17 August
  • 50m Rifle 3 Positions (R3P) women – 4 spots – Final is Monday 21 August
  • 50m Rifle 3 Positions (R3P) men - 4 spots - Final is Sunday 20 August
  • 25m Pistol (SP) women – 4 spots - Final is Sunday 20 August
  • 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) men – 4 spots – Final is Tuesday 22 August
  • Shotgun Trap Men - 4 spots - Final is Thursday 24 August
  • Shotgun Trap Women - 4 spots - Final is Thursday 24 August
  • Shotgun Skeet Men - 4 spots - Final is Saturday 19 August
  • Shotgun Skeet Women - 4 spots - Final is Friday 18 August

Those quota places are awarded to National Olympic Committees (NOC) rather than the specific athlete. This is in addition to a number of Paris 2024 qualifying berths that have already been won, at 2022 World Championship and continental qualifier events. An athlete can only secure one quota for their NOC. If quota place is achieved by an athlete who has already obtained a quota place at any previous designated ISSF Championship in any individual event, the quota place must be granted to the next highest placed athlete. A quota can only be obtained in a Final. Qualification stage results will not be considered. NOC's can enter a maximum of two athletes in each of the individual events at Paris 2024. Full details of the Olympic qualification system for shooting can be found here.

The results from these ISSF World Championship competitions will also go towards a shooter's Qualification Ranking for the Olympic Games (QROG) for the 2024 Games, which could also impact the selection process for team events at Paris 2024. The qualifying period ends on 9 June 2024.

ISSF World Championships 2023: Dates of competition

The event officially runs from Monday 14 August 2023, when the delegations arrive and ranges open for practice.

The Opening ceremony is on Tuesday 15th August, ahead of competition starton on Thursday 17th August.

Finals in the Olympic qualification events take place from Thursday 17th August to Thursday 24 August.

The final day of competition in non-Olympic events is Thursday 31st August, ahead of the Closing Ceremony on Friday 1st September 2023.

ISSF World Championship 2023 Baku: Schedule and competition start timings for Olympic disciplines

Medal events in bold. All times are local to Baku, Azerbaijan, which is four hours ahead of GMT/UTC.

Monday 14 August 2023 - Arrival and training day

  • Delegations arrive at venue
  • Training day

Tuesday 15 August 2023 - Training day and Opening Ceremony

  • Training day - Pistol, Rifle, Skeet
  • 18:30 onwards - Opening Ceremony

Wednesday 16 August 2023 - Training day

  • Pre-event training - Pistol, Rifle, Skeet

Thursday 17 August 2023 - Day 1 of competition

Friday 18 August 2023 - Day 2 of competition

  • 08:00 - 15:30 - Shotgun Skeet Men & Women Targets
  • 08:30 – 15:45 - 10m Air Pistol Relay Stages Men & Women
  • 08:30 – 10:15 - 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Relay Stages
  • 11:00 - 12:45 - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Relay Stages
  • 11:15 onward - Final - 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
  • 13:45 onward - Final - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
  • 17:15 onward - Final - Shotgun Skeet Women – Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com live.

Saturday 19 August 2023 - Day 3 of competition

Sunday 20 August 2023 - Day 4 of competition

  • 08:00 - 15:30 - Shotgun Skeet Mixed Team Targets
  • 08:15 - 14:30 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Relay Stage & Stage 2
  • 08:30 - 12:15 - 25m Pistol Women Rapid Fire Stage
  • 13:15 onward - Final - 25m Pistol Women - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com live.
  • 15:30 onward - Final - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com live.
  • 18:30 onward - Final - Shotgun Skeet - Mixed Team

Monday 21 August 2023 - Day 5 of competition

  • 08:30 - 14:15 - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1
  • 09:30 - 15:30 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Relay Stages and Stage 2
  • 17:45 onward - Final - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com live.

Tuesday 22 August 2023 - Day 6 of competition

  • 08:30 - 14:15 - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 2
  • 09:00 - 11:20 - 50m Rifle Prone Men Relay Stages
  • 15:15 onward - Final - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men - Paris 2024 quota spots available – Watch on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com live.

Wednesday 23 August 2023 - Day 7 of competition

  • 08:00 - 18:30 - Shotgun Trap Target Stage Men & Women

Thursday 24 August 2023 - Day 8 of competition

Friday 24 August 2023 - Day 9 of competition

  • 08:00 - 15:00 - Shotgun Trap Mixed Team

Saturday 26 August to Thursday 31 August 2023

Friday 1 September 2023 - Closing Ceremony

  • Time TBC - Closing Ceremony

All times are subject to change.

How to watch the ISSF World Championship 2023 Baku competitions and Paris 2024 Qualifier finals

The finals which offer direct quota spots to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be livestreamed worldwide on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics apps for mobile and connected TV devices, with replay and highlights clips also available (territorial restrictions may apply).

Action from across the ISSF shooting world championships will be also televised via the organiser's broadcast partners, and via the ISSF streaming and YouTube channels. Full information can be found here.

Sign-up to your Olympics.com account via the website or our official app, sign-in, and add shooting as a favourite sport, to receive alerts about the event.

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