The election took place during the 70th ISSF General Assembly, held on November 30 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Luciano Rossi was previously vice-president of ISSF from 1998 to 2018, and had already challenged Vladimir Lisin for the president's chair back in 2018. Back then, the "King of Russian steel" – president and main shareholder of the Novolipets steel company, and previously known for being particularly close to Vladimir Putin – had won against Rossi by merely four votes.

The months preceding the 2018 election had been marred by controversy, including reports of death threats received by Rossi and disciplinary sanctions which would later be overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

This year, the outcome was different: Rossi beat Lisin by a margin of 9 votes – 136 votes for Rossi vs. 127 votes for Lisin. A narrow margin, but a clear victory nonetheless.

«I'm of course more than happy for this result, the outcome of so many different years of hard work for myself and all my staff,» said Luciano Rossi, who now becomes the eight president in ISSF history.

«I definitely regard this result as a reward for my determination and passion for shooting sports. I wish to thank my family and all those who wholeheartedly voted for me, as well as those who didn't, as I sincerely intend to be everybody's president and give a new boost to our sports and engage towards a new, democratic management for the International Shooting Sport Federation. I swear I'll dedicate myself even more to my work for the future of shooting and of this marvelous sport, which I love and to which I dedicated my entire life.»