Published on 21 Jul 2026

ISSF World Championship Moving Target Tallinn 2026: Hayk Minasyan and Daniela Vogelbacher lead opening-day champions

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The first medals of the ISSF World Championship Moving Target Tallinn 2026 were awarded today, with Hayk Minasyan (Armenia), Daniela Vogelbacher (Germany), Aida Azatyan (Armenia) and Valat Mussayev (Kazakhstan) crowned world champions in the 10m Moving Target Mixed events.

Minasyan claims men's world title

Armenia's Hayk Minasyan produced the best performance of the day to win the Men's 10m Moving Target Mixed title with 384 points.

After scoring 189 in Stage 1, Minasyan finished strongly with 195 in Stage 2, including an outstanding 99 in his final series to secure the gold medal.

Ukraine's Roman Berezitskyi finished just two points behind to take silver with 382, while Poland's Lukasz Czapla completed the podium with 381 after leading the field following Stage 1 with 192 points.

Republic of Korea's Jeong Youjin narrowly missed the medals in fourth with 378, followed by Sweden's Emil Martinsson on 377.


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Ukraine enjoyed further success in the Men's Team event, where Roman Berezitskyi, Danylo Danilenko and Denys Babliuk combined for 1,127 points to secure the world title.

Armenia finished second with 1,123, while Sweden claimed bronze with 1,116.


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Vogelbacher wins women's gold after consistent performance

Germany's Daniela Vogelbacher claimed the Women's 10m Moving Target Mixed title thanks to remarkable consistency, shooting 187 points in both stages for a winning total of 374.

The silver medal was decided by a shoot-off after Finland's Ida Julianna Heikkilä and Ukraine's Halina Avramenko both finished on 371. Heikkilä held her nerve to win the shoot-off 20-17, leaving Avramenko with bronze.
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Azatyan delivers Armenia's second title

Armenia celebrated a second individual gold medal of the day as Aida Azatyan won the Junior Women's 10m Moving Target Mixed event with 379 points.

Ukraine's Alina Tkalyk claimed silver with 378, just one point behind the winner, while teammate Myroslava Shymko secured bronze on 368 after producing the strongest Stage 2 score in the competition.
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Mussayev tops closely contested junior men's event

The Junior Men's 10m Moving Target Mixed competition produced one of the closest finishes of the day.

Kazakhstan's Valat Mussayev emerged victorious with 366 points, finishing just one point ahead of Republic of Korea's Bae Jehyeon, who earned silver with 365.

Finland's William Erik Wilkman completed the podium with 364, only two points behind the winner.

The ISSF World Championship Moving Target Tallinn 2026 continues on Wednesday with more world titles to be decided in the 10m Moving Target events as athletes from 16 ISSF Member Federations continue their pursuit of medals in Estonia.