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Learn about the three types of guns, the shooting gear and the 15 events of shooting at the Olympics. Find out how shooters compete in rifle, pistol and shotgun events with different distances, targets and timeframes.
- Paris 2024 Olympics
The world's top Shooting athletes will gather at the Paris...
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Shooting has been a near-permanent fixture at the modern...
- Paris 2024 Olympics
Learn about the history, rules and events of shooting, an Olympic sport since 1896. Watch videos, view medals and results, and explore venues and teams for Paris 2024.
Shooting was one of the nine events at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, in 1896. Early competitions included some events now regarded as unusual, such as live pigeon shooting in 1900 ; dueling in 1906 and 1908 ; and numerous events restricted to military weapons.
Shooting has been a near-permanent fixture at the modern Olympic Games, only being omitted at the 1904 and 1928 Games. From five events at the inaugural 1896 Games to 15 across six disciplines today, the sport has grown steadily alongside advances in firearms technology.
Shooting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were originally scheduled from 25 July to 3 August 2020, due to the postponement of the Summer Olympics to 2021, the rescheduled dates were on 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range.
Aug 11, 2024 · Relive the best moments of shooting at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Vincent Hancock won his fourth gold, Kim Yeji and Yusuf Dikec went viral, and Guatemala made history. See the full medal table, replays, and new records in each event.
Jul 28, 2024 · Two South Korean shooters with a special bond fought for gold without bitterness Sunday at Paris Olympics ' shooting range. Oh Ye Jin took the gold and Kim Yeji the silver in women’s 10-meter air pistol — and both beat the previous record — but said it didn’t much matter who won.
