Para Sport Championships 2026

11/09/2026 - 13/09/2026

Welsh Shooting cordially invites you to participate in the Welsh Shooting – British Open Para Sport Championships 2026 Including competitions for Air Rifle and Air Pistol which will take place from the 11th to the 13th September 2026.

Competitions will take place at the LC Swansea.

Building on the great success of the Shooting Para Sport Welsh Open Championships held since 2022, the focus of this competition is to continue to celebrate the diversity and inclusivity of target shooting, whilst growing participation numbers.

Entries are open to disabled and non-disabled athletes.

We welcome all disabled shooters, a national or international disability classification for shooting is not required. This will be a great time to meet other athletes and officials to find out how you can become classified, if you want.

Non-disabled athletes are welcome if space permits. We would love to see those who shoot in clubs alongside their disabled friends to also compete in this competition. Priority will be given to non-disabled athletes who are accompanying a disabled athlete.

We look forward to welcoming you in Wales.

Best regards

The Organising Committee

🎨 Graphic credit: Thanks to Barbara Green

General Information

Organising Committee:

Welsh Shooting – Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. CF11 9SW

Email: [email protected]

Entries are paid through the Humanitix ticketing system. Please select the relevant ticket and complete the questions so we know what and when you want to shoot.

If you are not an athlete, but a coach, loader or support staff who will need access to the field of play please select the free of charge accreditation ticket. This will help us gauge how many people will be at the event and ensure those who need access to the field of play are accredited.

Spectators do not require accreditation.

Competition Summary

Day 1 – Friday 11th September – Official Training session from 3pm

Day 2 – Saturday 12th September – Competitions for all disciplines, with finals for the Pistol (P1 & P2) and standing rifle disciplines (R1, R2 & R4). (TBC)

Day 3 – Sunday 13th September – Competitions for all disciplines, with finals for the prone rifle disciplines (R3 & R5).

There will be no final for VI.

Electronic targets will be used for all Competitions and the Finals.

Athletes may enter each event twice, Where an athlete completes two shoots in the same event, the first score will count towards qualification for the Final and the second score will be added to the first score to create the aggregate competition result.

The ticketing system allows you to shoot up to 4 times over the 2 days. This allows rifle athletes to shoot standing and prone, twice each. If a pistol or rifle athlete wishes to shoot the same event more than twice, you can, but the extra shoots will be for honours only.

Non-disabled athletes will compete in Matches R1, R2, P1 or P2

Awards ceremonies

The awards ceremonies will take place immediately after the end of each Final for matches with finals. Medals for the aggregate competitions will be awarded after the last detail.

Rules and Regulations

All the competitions, except VI, will be conducted according to the current WSPS Rules and Regulations as far as is reasonably practicable.

Shooting for the Visually Impaired (VI) competition format will be Benchrest using the NSRA rules as guidance rather than the WSPS prone or standing competitions.

We welcome all disabled shooters, a national or international disability classification for shooting is not required. This will be a great time to meet other athletes and officials to find out how you can become classified, if you want.

Non-disabled Athletes

Non-disabled athletes are welcome if space permits. We would love to see those who shoot in clubs alongside their disabled friends to also compete in this competition. Priority will be given to non-disabled athletes who are accompanying a disabled athlete.

Non-disabled athletes are asked to complete the free of charge ticket request. The organisers will contact you no later than 1st July to let you know if you do or do not have a place in the competition. If you have a place you will be asked to complete the purchase of a ticket.

WSPS rules can be found here

Entry Fees

Entry fee for each competitions will be £12.00 each and there will be a £5.00 administration fee.

Refunds

If you cancel more than 7 days in advance of the competition we will refund the entry fee and retain the administration fee. If you cancel within 7 days we will refund 50% of the entry fee and retain the administration fee.

If we cancel the Championships, there will be a full refund.

Parking

Parking is available at LC Swansea, including designated accessible parking spaces for Blue Badge holders. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and availability may be limited during busy periods. Additional parking options are available within the surrounding area, and Swansea city centre car parks are within walking distance of the venue. Visitors are encouraged to allow extra time for arrival and parking during peak times.

Provisional Programme

The schedule will be finalised once entry numbers are known.

We will try our best to give you your chosen detail, but this may not always be possible. We will contact you if your chosen detail is not available

Registration Link

Entries Close

Entries for the British Open Para Sport Championships 2026 close on Sunday 30 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Athletes are encouraged to complete their entry before the deadline to allow sufficient time for event planning and scheduling. Late entries will only be considered at the discretion of the Organising Team.