The 53rd

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were held in

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from 14 August to 1 September 2023. They also served as a qualification event for the

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Medal summary

Medal table

Men

Non-Olympic event

Women

Non-Olympic event

Mixed

Non-Olympic event

Nations

101 nations, 1,249 athletes and 2,378 starts: # (1) # (6) # (9) # (5) # (6) # (14) # (22) # (29) (Host) # (17) # (10) # (2) # (5) # (2) # (13) # (15) # (13) # (4) # (36) # (19) # (4) # (13) # (7) # (10) # (29) # (9) # (6) # (4) # (24) # (2) # (17) # (23) # (25) # (9) # (44) # (20) # (9) # (7) # (3) # (19) # (2) # (6) # (53) # (22) # (5) # (3) # (28) # (30) # (1) # (38) # (4) # (18) # (7) # (11) # (3) # (4) # (4) # (1) # (6) # (1) # (8) # (1) # (11) # (15) # (3) # (7) # (3) # (3) # (4) # (6) # (2) # (23) # (17) # (10) # (1) # (11) # (5) # (21) # (11) # (1) # (25) # Refugee Team (1) # (2) # (3) # (9) # (12) # (7) # (18) # (7) # (39) # (26) # (26) # (14) # (1) # (2) # (16) # (25) # (26) # (8) # (40) # (2) # (10)

Incidents

Armenia's participation

Due to ongoing tension between Azerbaijan and

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it was feared that this might affect Armenia's participation in the world championships. On 11 July 2023 Head of the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Qabil Mehdiyev stated that Azerbaijan will ensure the safety of athletes and members of delegations of all participating countries, including representatives from Armenia. This was followed by Armenian Shooting Federation secretary general Arek Saribekyan's statement that Armenia wants to participate in the championships and hopes that the team does not face any obstacles.Armenia wants to attend the World Championship held in Baku
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References

External links

ISSF website
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