Olympic Shooting
The shooting competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will be held form August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field.
Shooting is competed in by both men and women at the Olympic games. A National Olympic Committee may enter up to two athletes in all events,e xcept women's trap and skeet events. In those events the country can only enter one athlete. Only athletes who achieve the Minimum Qualification Score can participate in the Olympics. Events:
Men:
50 m Rifle Prone
50 m Rifle 3 Positions
10 m Air Rifle
10 m Pistol
25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
10 m Air Pistol
Trap
Double Trap
Skeet
Women:
50 m Rifle 3 Positions
10 m Air Rifle
25 m Pistol
10 m Air Pistol
Trap
Skeet
A FORMER Olympic shooting coach who threatened to gun down his former home help because he wanted his dog back was today fined £410.
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