Baku to host World Shooting Championship after its cancellation in Russia

During a meeting in Cyprus, the Executive Committee of the International Shooting Sport Federation decided to hold the World Shooting Championship in Baku in 2023.

The tournament was originally supposed to be held in Russia in August 2022, Vestnik Kavkaza reports.

The World Shooting Championship in Russia was cancelled in 2021 due to World Anti-Doping Agency requirements. Following that, the question of holding a world championship remained unanswered.