Inaugural world deaf shooting championships to take place in Kazan on September 8-14

The tournament will be held under the auspices of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and Russian Committee of Deaf Sports.

The competition will bring together together men’s and women’s teams representing 16 nations: Hungary, Germany, Greece, Israel, India, Cyprus, Chinese Taipei, Latvia, Mongolia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic, Croatia and Switzerland. The event will be staged at the Shooting Centre of the Dynamo Sports Complex (Mirny Township, Kazan).

12 sets of medals will be contested in men’s and women’s airgun and small arm events.

Competition schedule

September 8 (14:30) – Opening Ceremony

September 9-14 – competition days

September 14 (16:30) – Closing Ceremony

The competition schedule features 8 men’s events:       

• 10m Air Pistol
• 10m Air Rifle
• 25m Standard Pistol
• 25m Sport Pistol
• 25m Central Fire Pistol
• 50m Pistol
• 50m Rifle 3 Positions
• 50m Rifle Prone

and 4 women’s events:

• 10m Air Pistol
• 10m Air Rifle
• 25m Sport Pistol
• 50m Rifle Prone

For reference

Sports for the deaf are played with all the same rules as able-bodied sports. To qualify for the Deaflympics and competitions approved by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), athletes must have a hearing loss of at least 55 db in their ‘better ear’. Each national federation is eligible to enter up to 3 (three) participants in each discipline.