International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is an organization that governs international shooting sports. ISSF is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. ISSF headquarters is in Munich, Germany.
After the success of the 1896 Olympics Games the shooting community decided to conduct international shooting matches that came to be known as World Championships. The first championship was held in 1897 in Lyons, France and the 50th edition was held in Munich, Germany in August 2010. The only break in the championships was the two war periods 1915-1920 and 1940-1946.
ISSF World Championships All Events
World Championships are being organizes every 4 years, two years after each Olympic Games. World Championships supervised by the ISSF, include competitions in all the events in the four disciplines of Rifle, Pistol, Running Target and Shotgun. World Championships include competition in Junior events. World Championships include team competitions. Teams are formed by 3 individuals of the same nation competing in the same event. World Championships limiting to the Olympic events, the ISSF World Championships can award Olympic Quota Places, and it is therefore considered an Olympic Qualification competition.
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