Para shooting words · Beginner
The words you will hear in your first match, grouped the way you meet them.
B · Beginner · 2 words · Step 1 of 2General terms
Para shooting
Shooting sport for athletes with an eligible impairment, governed by the International Paralympic Committee under the name World Shooting Para Sport. It is shot under the ISSF rules except where the WSPS rules say otherwise, in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines.
See also: World Shooting Para Sport
Sport classes
SH1 and SH2
The two classes for rifle and pistol with a physical impairment. SH1 (pistol) is for athletes who meet the minimum criteria for the lower and/or upper limbs for pistol, and SH1 (rifle) for those who meet them for the lower limbs. SH2 is for athletes who meet the upper limb criteria for rifle, with or without the lower limb criteria. SH2 athletes use a rifle support stand.