2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships | |
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Venue | Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club |
Location | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 6–17 November 2022 |
Competitors | 271 from 54 nations |
The 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships was the 8th edition of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships. It was held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates from 6 to 17 November 2022. It was the first time the competition was staged in the Middle East. [1]
World Shooting Para Sport has proposed that 31 athletes was eligible to participate in the 2024 Summer Paralympics based on their performance at Al Ain 2022 – increasing the overall importance of this tournament. [2]
* Host nation (United Arab Emirates)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
3 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
4 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
United Arab Emirates * | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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