Watching the Olympic Games 2012: Shooting
There are broadly three event types: pistol, rifle and shotgun competitions and 15 medal events. Athletes are required to shoot from three different positions, depending on the discipline: standing, kneeling or prone. In the shotgun events, competitors aim at moving clay targets, the pistol and rifle events consist of the shooters firing at a 10-ringed target from a specified distance of 10, 25 or 50 metres
Who’s hot
China dominated the 2008 Games taking five golds. The USA came second with six medals and Russia performed well at the 2010 World Cup
Home hopes
Britain won 43 medals between 1896 and 2004. However, after budget cuts Britain’s sole gold at the World Cup came as a team in the men’s 300m prone rifle
The road to London
- 2-9 October 2011 World Cup final, shotgun, Cairo
- 1-8 November 2011 World Cup final, rifle/pistol, Al Ain, UAE
The stage
The Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich
What they say
“When all the funding got cut it was hard but you can’t just sit there and feel sorry for yourself”
Georgina Geike, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist 2010
Did you know?
The Czech Republic’s Katerina Kurkova and the US’s Matthew Emmons met at the 2004 Olympics and married in 2007. They won a gold and two silvers between them in Beijing
Competition dates
28 July-6 August
Ticket prices
Ground pass £30
Ground plus finals’ hall £40
Tempted to be there?
You can apply for Olympic tickets until 26 April. Visit http://www.tickets.london2012.com/
The application process for tickets for the Paralympic Games will begin on 9 September 2011 and tickets for the London 2012 Festival (part of the Cultural Olympiad) in October 2011.
