Shooting has been an integral part of the Olympic Games since the advent of the latter. Initially, there used to be deers and pigeons which were used as targets. But the sport has changed drastically for the better. The shooting events at the Rio Olympic Games will see a total of 390 athletes participating who hail from 97 different countries.
Since Beijing 2008, a total of 15 events in shooting have featured at each Games. The same will be the number in Brazil with the same set of rules and regulations as have been provided by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). As for India, there will be a tally of 12 shooters who will be participating in a total of 18 events – which means that India can win a maximum of 18 medals from shooting but it is highly unlikely.
We have compiled everything related to the timings and schedule of all the shooting events along with details of which Indian shooter will be participating in each competition:
Date | Events | Timings IST | Timings GMT-3 (Brazilian) | Indian Shooters |
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6th August, 2016 | Women's 10m air rifle qualification | 17:00 | 08:30 | Ayonika Paul Apurvi Chandela |
Women’s 10m air rifle Finals | 19:00 | 10:30 | TBD | |
Men’s 10m air pistol qualification | 21:30 | 13:00 | Jitu Rai Gurpreet Singh | |
Men’s 10m air pistol Finals | 00:00 (7th August) | 15:30 | TBD | |
7th August, 2016 | Women’s trap qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Not qualified |
Women’s 10m Air Pistol Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Heena Sidhu | |
Men's trap Qualification - Day 1 | 18:00 | 09:30 | Kynan Chenai Manavjit Singh Sandhu | |
Women's 10m Air Pistol Finals | 19:30 | 11:00 | TBD | |
Women's Trap Semifinals | 23:30 | 15:00 | Not qualified | |
Women’s Trap Finals | 00:00 (8th August) | 15:30 | Not qualified | |
8th August, 2016 | Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Abhinav Bindra Gagan Narang |
Men's Trap Qualification - Day 2 | 18:00 | 09:30 | Kynan Chenai Manavjit Singh Sandhu | |
Men's 10m Air Rifle Finals | 20:30 | 12:00 | TBD | |
Men's Trap Semifinals | 23:30 | 15:00 | TBD | |
Men’s Trap Finals | 00:00 (9th August) | 15:30 | TBD | |
9th August, 2016 | Women's 25m Pistol Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Heena Sidhu |
Women’s 25m Pistol Finals | 00:00 (10th August) | 15:30 | TBD | |
10th August, 2016 | Men's 50m Pistol Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Jitu Rai Prakash Nanjappa |
Men's Double Trap Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Not qualified | |
Men’s 50m Pistol Finals | 20:30 | 12:00 | TBD | |
Men’s Double Trap FInals | 23:30 | 15:00 | Not qualified | |
11th August, 2016 | Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Not qualified |
Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals | 20:30 | 12:00 | Not qualified | |
12th August, 2016 | Women’s Skeet Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Not qualified |
Men’s 50m Rifle Prone Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Chain Singh Gagan Narang | |
Men’s Skeet Qualification - Day 1 | 17:30 | 09:00 | Mairaj Ahmed Khan | |
Men’s 50m Rifle Prone Finals | 19:30 | 11:00 | TBD | |
Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Day 1 | 20:45 | 12:15 | Gurpreet Singh | |
Women’s Skeet Finals | 23:30 | 15:00 | Not qualified | |
13th August, 2016 | Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification - Day 2 | 17:30 | 09:00 | Gurpreet Singh |
Men’s Skeet Qualification - Day 2 | 18:00 | 09:30 | Mairaj Ahmed Khan | |
Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Finals | 21:00 | 12:30 | TBD | |
Men’s Skeet Finals | 23:30 | 15:00 | TBD | |
14th August, 2016 | Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification | 17:30 | 09:00 | Chain Singh Gagan Narang |
Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals | 21:30 | 13:00 | TBD |