It consisted of twelve events and was held at the Schießsportzentrum in Suhl, Germany from 18 to 26 July.

It was the first individual sport to assign competitors to the 2016 Games with 28 countries winning a total of 63 spots.

South Korea were the most successful nation, claiming 11 places while China, Norway, Russia and Ukraine took four a-piece.

[1] This proved to be the final event branded as the "IPC Shooting World Championships".

The classification system allowed shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function.