Shooting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were originally scheduled from 25 July to 3 August 2020, due to the postponement of the Summer Olympics to 2021, the rescheduled dates were on 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range. Unlike in 2016, the number of shooters competing across fifteen events at these Games had been reduced from 390 to 360, with an equal distribution between men and women. Furthermore, several significant changes were instituted in the Olympic shooting program, including the substitution of three male-only events, with the mixed team competitions.
Canada competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Field hockey Olympian Sandra Levy was chosen to be the nation's chef de mission. The Canadian team consists of 75 athletes in 19 sports.
Singapore competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Turkey has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball and wheelchair basketball.
This article details the qualifying phase for shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics. 300 quota places for the Games are entitled to the shooters coming from their respective NOCs, based on the results at designated ISSF supervised Championships subjected to the ISSF rules from September 1, 2018, to June 6, 2021. Host nation Japan has been guaranteed twelve quota places with one in each of the individual events. Four quota places will be awarded to the shooters competing in each of the mixed team events, while the highest-ranked shooter, who has not qualified yet or whose NOC does not have a berth in any of the twelve individual events, will obtain a direct Olympic quota place through the World Rankings. The remaining twenty-four quota places are available to the eligible NOCs under the Tripartite Commission Invitation, with two in each of the individual event, to attain a maximum number of 360.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018.
The men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 24 June at the Shooting Centre.
The men's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 26 June at the Shooting Centre.
The men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 25 and 26 June at the Shooting Centre.
The women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 27 June at the Shooting Centre.
The mixed team 10 metre air rifle event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 22 June at the Shooting Centre.
The women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 24 June at the Shooting Centre.
The women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 25 and 26 June at the Shooting Centre.
The mixed team 50 meter pistol event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 24 June at the Shooting Centre.
The mixed team 50 meter rifle prone event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 25 June at the Shooting Centre.
The mixed team 10 metre air pistol event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus took place on 22 June at the Shooting Centre.
The 1st ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Shooting Championships were held in New Administrative Capital, Egypt from 12 to 27 October 2022 in 78 events. This also served as qualification event for 2024 Summer Olympics.
