| Event: | Shooting |
| Games: | 2018 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | Parque Sarmiento |
| Dates: | 7–12 October |
| Num Events: | 6 (2 boys, 2 girls, 2 mixed) |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2026 |
Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 12 October. The events took place at the Parque Sarmiento in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 athletes, 1 per each event. As hosts, Argentina is given a spot to compete in boys’ 10 m air pistol and girls’ 10 m air rifle events, however they declined to compete in air pistol. A further 24, six per each event will be decided by the Tripartite Commission, though only five were allocated, the remaining will be given out as wild cards. The remaining 54 places shall be decided by qualification events, namely continental qualification tournaments.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003. Furthermore, all shooters (including hosts and tripartite invitations) must have achieved the following Minimum Qualification Score (MQS).
The MQS must be achieved between 1 April 2017 and 23 July 2018 at an ISSF registered event.
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| Total: 58 NOCs | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 | |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation[2] | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | ||
| 2017 African Championship | 19 Apr–3 May 2017 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 European Championship | 21 Jul–4 Aug 2017 | 3 | |||||
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 27–30 October 2017 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 Asian Championship (10m) | 6–12 December 2017 | 4 | 3 | valign=top | |||
| 2018 European Championship (10m) | 16–26 February 2018 | 3 | |||||
| American Qualification Tournament | 14 May 2018 | 2 | |||||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 6 | valign=top | |||
| Reallocation | - | - | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 | 20 |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| 2017 African Championship | 19 Apr–3 May 2017 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 European Championship | 21 Jul–4 Aug 2017 | 3 | |||||
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 27–30 October 2017 | 1 | Reallocated* | ||||
| 2017 Asian Championship (10m) | 6–12 December 2017 | 3 | 4 | valign=top | |||
| 2018 European Championship (10m) | 16–26 February 2018 | 3 | |||||
| American Qualification Tournament | 14 May 2018 | 2 | |||||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 6 | ||||
| Reallocation | - | - | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 | 20 |
| Boys' 10m Air Rifle | ||||
| Girls' 10m Air Rifle | ||||
| Mixed Teams' 10m Air Rifle |
| Boys' 10m Air Pistol | ||||
| Girls' 10m Air Pistol | ||||
| Mixed Teams' 10m Air Pistol |