Another 27 places in the shooting competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were defined at the Sydney stage of the World Cup that finished on Sunday (20 September). The athletes won slots for their respective National Paralympic Committee (NPCs), who will decide if they use the quota and which athletes to send.

Seventeen nations won places in total, with two – Thailand and China – earning four places, while Sweden claimed three berths, and Ireland and Russia won two each. The other 12 countries bagged one berth each.

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Rio2016.com is not an absolute authority on qualification for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is an ongoing process. Final places will only be confirmed in July 2016 (for the Olympic Games) and August 2016 (for the Paralympic Games). The qualification systems are defined by each sport’s respective International Federation and the International Olympic Committee or International Paralympic Committee, and are subject to change. When an athlete or team wins a quota place for their nation, the final decision on whether this ‘slot’ is used and which athletes are sent is taken by the respective National Olympic Committee or National Paralympic Committee (NOC or NPC). Even when athletes win a ‘nominal’ place for themselves, NOCs/NPCs may have to decide who to send if the number of qualified athletes from one country exceeds the quota.