Sports: shooting
A sport involving the use of firearms or airguns to shoot at targets, either for accuracy or speed.
2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
- The games will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024
- The 2024 games will be the first to include breaking (also known as breakdancing) as an event
- The 2024 games will be the first to have an equal number of men’s and women’s athletes
- The games will include four new sports: breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding, and surfing
- The games will be the last to be held during the presidency of IOC President Thomas Bach
- The games are expected to cost €8.3 billion
- The top 15 players on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) are eligible for the Olympic Games, up to a maximum of four golfers from a single country
- Thomas Jolly has been appointed as the artistic director of the four opening and closing ceremonies
Basics
Competitors use firearms or airguns to shoot at targets, with scoring based on accuracy and precision.
Number of Countries Participating in Olympics 2024
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Individual Neutral Athletes, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Refugee Olympic Team, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
How Famous the Sports – shooting is
shooting is famous in more than 178 countries.
Latest Winners to Remember
Event: Men’s 10m Air Rifle
Gold Medal WInner and Country
William Shaner (USA)
Silver Medal WInner and Country
Sheng Lihao (China)
Bronze Medal WInner and Country
Haoran Yang (China)
shooting in Paris 2024 Olympics
Wishing all participants the best of luck at the Paris 2024 Olympics! May your hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship shine bright on the world stage. Go for gold!
