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Target shooting with firearms
dates back to the 14th century,
shortly after the weapons were
invented. By the mid-19th
century, target shooting with rifles
had become a popular sport in the
U.S. Shooting was included in the
first modern Olympics in 1896,
when there were five shooting
events among the nine sports on
the program.
Both men and women compete
today in a variety of events.
There's free pistol, where 60
shots are fired at a single
stationary target. Rapid fire pistol,
where shots are fired at five
different targets. Moving target
competition, reminiscent of the
running wild boar competition held
in 1900. And trap and skeet
shooting, where clay disks are
sprung into the air and fired upon.
Air rifle and air pistol events were
added in the 1980s. There are
several mixed events, where men
and women compete equally.
Shooting is one Olympic event
where no one country dominates.
There were 13 different shooting
events held at the Olympics in
1992 and Gold was won by
competitors from 7 different
countries.