Olympic Shooting - Overview

Olympic Shooting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Only exceptions are at the 1904 and 1928 editions. In the 1896 Summer Games, there were only three shooting events but as time passed by the popularity increased and now the number of events under the shooting category are 17. The sport of shooting can be divided into four categories. The four disciplines of the shooting are rifle, shotgun, running-target and pistol events by men and women.

The lineup of shooting activities has changed quite a bit from its commencement in 1896 in Athens, as have the guns used, but it is still a big part of the Summer Games. In the beginning of the Olympics there were only three Shooting events. In 2012 London Olympics, the sport of Shooting features three disciplines: Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun for men and women. The women shooters had made their debut in the shooting games from the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games. Shooting targets vary from moving clay targets in trap and skeet events, to stationery targets at ranges from ten to 50 meters. Some events require shooters to presume different positions.

In the 2012, London Olympic Games the category of shooting is much awaited. The sport of Shooting features three disciplines Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun. The shooting events are to be held from Saturday 28 July – Sunday five August at the Royal Artillery Barracks. There are 15 events in all, five in each of the three Shooting disciplines. In each of these disciplines three events are for men and two for women. There are 390 athletes will participate for 15 gold medals in shooting event of London Olympics 2012.

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