Finland Wins Skeet Mixed Team World Title

Marjut Heinonen and Eetu Kallioinen took the gold at the ISSF World Championship in Doha, edging Peru in the final.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Volleyball

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Finland's Marjut Heinonen and Eetu Kallioinen won the mixed-team skeet world title in Doha, outscoring Peru 50-49 in the final. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Finland won the Skeet Mixed Team world title at the ISSF World Championship, scoring 50 hits in the final held at the Lusail Shooting Range in Doha. Peru finished second with 49 hits, and China 1 took bronze with 43.

Why it matters

The result gives Finland the mixed team crown in one of the Olympic-style shooting disciplines and shows how closely contested the event remained among the top nations. It also sets a benchmark for teams competing in the mixed format at the championship.

The final scores show Finland edging Peru by a single hit, with Kallioinen's 27 and Heinonen's 23 accounting for all 50 of the winning total. The published data does not include qualification or earlier-round scores that would show how the margin developed.

The players

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)

The ISSF is the international governing body for Olympic and non-Olympic shooting sports and organizes the world championships.

Marjut Heinonen

Heinonen is a Finnish sport shooter who won the Skeet Mixed Team world title alongside Eetu Kallioinen.

Eetu Kallioinen

Kallioinen is a Finnish sport shooter who contributed 27 hits to Finland's winning total in the final.

The details

Marjut Heinonen and Eetu Kallioinen of Finland won the title in the final at the Lusail Shooting Range in Doha. Daniella Borda Olaechea and Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa represented Peru, while Jiang Yiting and Lyu Jianlin competed for China 1 and Raiza Dhillon and Mairaj Ahmad Khan for India 1.

Timeline

  1. Saturday: Skeet Mixed Team world title final held at the Lusail Shooting Range in Doha

Big Picture

The ISSF World Championship is the sport's main global competition, and the Skeet Mixed Team event adds a mixed-gender team title to that program. Finland's win places it at the top of this year's mixed-team results at the championship.

For shooting sport followers, the result confirms Finland as the leading mixed-team skeet nation at this championship. Readers tracking international competition can use the final scores to compare team performance across the field.

The takeaway

Finland's narrow one-hit victory over Peru shows how tightly contested the Skeet Mixed Team event is at the top level. Following the scoring breakdown by shooter offers a clear view of how individual hits decided the title.

Further reading

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