Shooting contains two events, rifle and pistol. The distance to the round target of the two events is 10, 25 or 50 metres. Athletes take a standing, kneeling or prone position for shooting according to different events.

On the basis of athletes' degree of disability and possibility to hold a rifle with their hands or arms, competition events of shooting are divided into three categories, namely, SH1 pistol, SH1 rifle (athletes can hold a rifle with their hands or arms) and SH2 rifle (athletes cannot hold a rifle with their hands or arms, so a bipods is needed).

There are 13 events for the shooting at Hangzhou Asian Para Games, all of which are individual.