Running target

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In the running target olympic event, competitors shoot at a moving target 10 metres away. The discipline consists of a “slow run” and a “fast run”, both of 30 shots. In the slow run, competitors have 5 seconds to aim and fire at the running target; in the fast run, their time is limited to 2.5 seconds. They shoot in a standing position. The competitor must initially have the gun on his hip; once the target starts to move, he lifts the gun to his shoulder and fires. The target in this event is pulled across a 2-meter wide aisle at a range of 10 metres from the firing point. The six best competitors from the qualification round go to the final, where they fire ten 2.5-second shots.

References

• Athens 2004

External link

• International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)