What adapted equipment is allowed in para shooting?
A · Advanced · Classes and equipment · 1 of 3WSPS-specific equipment, such as strapping, prostheses, tables, blocks, chairs, the SH2 stand, loading devices and trigger adaptations, is inspected before every competition. Decisions from classification, like a trigger adaptation or a loader, go on the athlete's WSPS licence. Rifle tables are at most 90 cm across and give no support except prone. Pneumatic or blowing triggers are banned.
How it works
- Inspection: before every competition.
- Licence: trigger adaptation, loader, stool height, backrest.
- Table: 90 cm across, level within 5 degrees.
- Upholstery: 2 cm at most.
- Compensating block: under the shorter arm, prone.
- Trigger extension: inside the guard.
- Trigger adaptation: outside it, medical reason only.
- Loading device: must be used if listed.
The glossary has the WSPS-specific equipment, the shooting table, the compensating block, the trigger extension and trigger adaptation, the loading device (pistol) and the Competition Jury.
Tricky cases
Can a shotgun shooter use a trigger adaptation?
No.
Can a table support a standing shooter?
No. It is removed for standing.
Who decides if equipment is unfair?
The Competition Jury.
Must the athlete bring the licence?
Yes, with ID, to equipment control.
Why the rule exists
Each adaptation fills a gap the impairment leaves. Recording it on the licence stops athletes adding aids later.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rifle | Table rules | 3.8.1 |
| Pistol | Loading device | 5.3.2 |
| Shotgun | No trigger adaptations | 3.6 |
From the rule book
World Shooting Para Sport, Technical Rules and Regulations, version 1 (1 January 2026), articles 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 and 5.3. Checked 14 October 2026. Official document: WSPS Technical Rules and Regulations 2026.