Shooting London 2012 Olympics

The competitions will be hosted across three indoor ranges and three open air ranges. Construction is on track to be completed in December, ahead of international shooting test events next spring.All three indoor ranges are now structurally complete using around 1,200 tonnes of steel and clad in plywood.  Work will start shortly on building the open air ranges at the southwest London site. The spectator seating enclosure for the indoor ranges are also in place, with the finals enclosure on schedule to be finished by November 2011.Theenclosures, which are rented and can be reused after the Games, are being clad in around 18,000sqm of pvc membrane that gives the structures their unique appearance.  The Vibrantly coloured openings that help break-up the white facades create the tension, in addition to providing natural ventilation and light.ODA Chairman John Armitt said: ‘The Shooting Venue will be one of the ODA’s last sporting arenas to complete and the progress made to date is impressive given the scale of the ranges and enclosures. The innovative design contrasts excellently to the historic setting of the Royal Artillery Barracks that spectators will see as they enter the venue.’

There are five events in each of the three disciplines (rifle, pistol and shotgun) with three for men and two for women.
All the events are individual and require shooters to adopt different positions: standing, kneeling or prone, where they lie on their fronts. Rules vary according to the discipline, with distance, types of target, arm, firing position, number of shots (between 20 and 60) and the time within which the shots have to be fired all relevant factors.
The rifle and pistol classes require shooters to fire bullets at 10-ring target within a given time while the shotgun events - trap and skeet - sees them firing lead pellets at clay targets, released on or after shooters command.
The winner of the rifle and pistol events is the shooter with the highest score. During the qualification stages, the best eight shooters qualify and move to the final round where the 10 rings of the target are subdivided into ten “decimal” score zones (max 10.9). The final score is added to the qualification score to determine total scores and final rankings.
Shotgun shooters score points by hitting a ‘clay’, which is made not of clay but of pitch and chalk. A hit is declared by the referee when the target is shot and at least one visible piece is seen to fall from it. The shooter who hits the most targets wins.
Events / disciplines
Pistol class:
Men’s 10m air pistol, women’s 10m air pistol
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol
Men’s 50m pistol, women’s 25 metre pistol
Rifle class:
Men’s 10m air rifle, women’s 10m air
Men’s 50m rifle prone
Men’s 50m rifle three positions, women’s 50m rifle three positions
Shotgun class:
Men’s trap, women’s trap
Men’s double trap
Men’s skeet, women’s skeet
Gold medals available
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