Armenia finished first among all nations at the 2026 ISSF World Championship Moving Target in Tallinn, Estonia, topping the medal table with five gold, one silver and three bronze medals.
Although Finland collected more medals overall with 11, Armenia claimed the top spot by winning the most gold medals. The result marks the first time in the history of Armenian shooting that the country has produced world champions in the moving target discipline.
Armenia’s five world titles came from Hayk Minasyan in the Men’s 10m Moving Target Mixed (individual) and Gor Khachatryan in the Men’s 10m Moving Target (individual). Minasyan, Khachatryan and Hovhannes Margaryan also won the Men’s 10m Moving Target Team event, while Aida Azatyan took two youth titles, in the Youth Women’s 10m Moving Target Mixed and the Youth Women’s 10m Moving Target.
The team’s lone silver came from Minasyan, Khachatryan and Margaryan in the Men’s 10m Moving Target Mixed Team event. Armenia’s three bronze medals were won by Minasyan in the Men’s 10m Moving Target (individual), and by the national squads in the Men’s 50m Moving Target Team and Men’s 50m Moving Target Mixed Team events.
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