The Olympic sport of shooting
The sport of Olympic shooting first appeared in the Olympic games in 1896.
There are now 17 events seven for women and ten for men.
The current number of events will be cut to 15 in 2008 when running target and womens' double trap will be dropped.
The shooting events are divided into four different groups: shotgun, rifle, pistol and running-target events.
The rifle and pistol events are held on shooting ranges with Olympic athletes aiming at targets from distances of 10 metre, 25 metre and 50 metre.
The running target event is where Olympic athletes firing at a moving target as it moves across a two metre opening, from a distance of 10 metre.
The shotgun events have Olympic athletes shooting at clay target.
The following Olympic disciplines are illegal to participate within the mainland of Great Britain, you can still participate in the following areas of the United Kingdom Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
Pistol disciplines:
• 25m pistol (30+30 shots) Women
• 25m rapid fire pistol (60 shot) Men
• 50m pistol (60 shots) Men (You can participate in this event with the Longarm pistol ISSF compliant pistol)
The kind of pistol used by Olympic athletes
The following disciplines are legal to participate within the United Kingdom
Air weapon disciplines:
• 10m air pistol (40 shots) Women
• 10m air pistol (60 shots) Men
The kind of air pistol used by Olympic athletes
• 10m air rifle (40 shots) Women
• 10m air rifle (60 shots) Men
• 10m running target (30+30 shot) Men
The kind of air rifle used by Olympic athletes
Rifle disciplines:
• 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) Women
• 50m rifle 3 positions (3x40 shots) Men
• 50m rifle prone (60 shots) Men
The kind of rifle used by Olympic athletes
Shotgun disciplines:
Double trap: A trapshooting event where two targets are released simultaneously at different heights and angles and the shooter must fire a shot at each target.
• Double trap (120 targets) Women
• Double trap (150 targets) Men
• Trap (125 targets) Men
• Trap (75 targets) Women
Skeet: A form of clay-target shooting where targets are thrown from two traps about 40 metre’s apart and the shooter moves in an arc to different stations, firing from various angles.
• Skeet (125 targets) Men
• Skeet (75 targets) Women
The kind of shotgun used by Olympic athletes
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