Russian National Team to Compete at the Paralympic Shooting World Cup in Serbia

From July 21 to 30, the World Cup in Paralympic shooting is taking place in the city of Novi Sad (Serbia). The competition days are from July 24 to 29.

More than 200 athletes from 32 countries will vie for medals. The Russian national team includes 14 shooters: Sergei Malyshev (Saratov Region), Natalia Dalekova (Samara Region), Marina Abdullina (Belgorod Region), Oksana Berezovskaya (Omsk Region), Vlada Bespalova (Belgorod Region), Andrei Balukho (Khabarovsk Krai), Vladimir Gentler (Omsk Region), Svetlana Dementyeva (Moscow Region), Alexander Logutenko (Novosibirsk Region), Robert Ostanin (Republic of North Ossetia–Alania), Olga Mikhailova (Omsk Region), Valery Ponomarenko (Republic of Adygea), Irina Ryazanova (Moscow), and Vladimir Shatokhin (Moscow).

The program includes competitions in small-bore and air rifle and pistol shooting at distances of 10, 25, and 50 meters.

Participation in the World Cup will allow athletes to achieve the qualification scores (MQS) required for participation in the 2026 and 2027 World Championships, as well as the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

Live results can be followed on the official website of World Shooting Para Sport: https://www.paralympic.org/shooting

Live streams will be available at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcGD9Ihd7bjM

Shooting for athletes with physical impairments is a Paralympic sport that was first included in the program of the V Paralympic Summer Games in 1976 in Toronto. The competitions provide for certain special adaptations for non-standing athletes — chairs (standing position) and support tables (kneeling and prone positions). At the international level, the sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and competitions are held under modified rules of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). The competition program consists of 7 rifle events and 6 pistol events, with shooting conducted from air and small-bore weapons at distances of 10, 25, and 50 meters. Of the thirteen disciplines, 3 are open only to men or only to women, while in 7 disciplines men and women compete together. Athletes are divided into two functional classes: SH1 and SH2. In the qualification round, the top 8 athletes are selected to compete for medals. The winner in each event is determined by the total score earned in the final round. At the XVI Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo (Japan), Sergei Malyshev won a bronze medal.