Shooting Para Sport
Included in every Paralympic Games since 1976, Shooting Para Sport is a test of precision and focus that sees athletes compete in men's, women's and mixed gender events using a rifle or pistol to hit stationary targets from different positions. Shooting Para Sport includes Rifle and Pistol events which take place in an indoor shooting range where athletes take aim at a target 10m, 25m and 50m away depending on the event. Using an allotted number of shots in the allotted time, the goal is to get as close to the center of the target as possible. In Pistol events there is one sport classification where all athletes shoot using one arm, unsupported. In Rifle, there are two sport classifications—one where athletes hold the rifle with their upper limbs, unsupported, and another where athletes use a spring to assist in supporting the weight of their rifle.
The Shooting Para Sport event will take place in a purpose-built, temporary indoor range at the Convention Center in Long Beach, CA.
Events
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- MEN'S
- R1 – 10m Air Rifle Standing – SH1 Rifle
- R7 – 50m Rifle 3 positions – SH1
- P1 – 10m Air Pistol – SH1 Pistol
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- WOMEN'S
- R2 – 10m Air Rifle Standing – SH1 Rifle
- R8 – 50m Rifle 3 positions – SH1
- P2 – 10m Air Pistol – SH1 Pistol
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- MIXED
- R3 – 10m Air Rifle Prone – SH1 Rifle
- R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing – SH2
- R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone – SH2
- R6 – 50m Rifle Prone – SH1
- R9 – 50m Rifle Prone – SH2
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- MIXED
- P3 – 25m Pistol – SH1 Pistol
- P4 – 50m Pistol – SH1
