MAIN Sports 2012 Summer Olympics Shooting

The Olympic games have a large number of shooting competitions for both men and women, with a total of 15 events in all - including five in each of the three major shooting disciplines – Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun. .

Men usually compete in 50m rifle three positions (prone, standing, kneeling); 50m rifle prone; 10m air rifle; 50m pistol; 25m rapid fire pistol; 10m air pistol; 10m running target; Trap (shotgun); Double Trap (shotgun); and Skeet (shotgun)

Meanwhile, women sure shots usually participate 50m rifle three positions (prone, standing, kneeling); 10m air rifle; 25m pistol; 10m air pistol; Trap (shotgun); Double Trap (shotgun); and Skeet (shotgun).

Take aim at the Olympic shooting events with more information that hit the bulls-eye at top web sites dedicated to the sport....

More information on Olympic shooting around the Web:

International Olympic Committee - Shooting - Brief overview of the Olympic event with bios of famous Olympic champs, photo gallery, Flash presentation and more details on the pistol, rifle, skeet and trap shooting events.

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) - Formerly the UIT, this group supervises sport shooting competition in the Olympic Games.

USA Shooting - If you are following the American team in the quest for the gold, this is the spot to be. News, articles and more for Olympics level competition.

Target Shooting Canada - One-stop browsing for national and international competition information including Olympic and Paralympic events, training guides, picture gallery, links & resources.

BBC Olympics - Shooting - Olympic coverage from the British media giant including history, sport overview, venues, as well as an excellent beginners guide.

also see in Winter Olympics -> Biathlon