The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines.

The main distinctions between different Rifle events are the distances to the target and the shooting positions used. For the other disciplines, the position is always standing, and changes include limits to shooting times and different types of targets.

Rifle events

• 300 m Rifle (formerly Free Rifle) - in turn divided into Three positions and Prone.
• 300 m Standard Rifle - only Three positions. This is a men-only event.
• 50 m Rifle (formerly Free Rifle and Sport Rifle) - in turn divided into Three positions and Prone. Both events are Olympic for men; the Three positions event is Olympic for women.
• 10 m Air Rifle - only Standing. This is an Olympic event for both men and women.

Pistol events

• 50 m Pistol (formerly Free Pistol). This is an Olympic men-only event.
• 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol. This is an Olympic men-only event.
• 25 m Pistol (formerly Sport Pistol). This is an Olympic women-only event.
• 25 m Center-Fire Pistol. This is a men-only event.
• 25 m Standard Pistol. This is a men-only event.
• 10 m Air Pistol . This is an Olympic event for both men and women.

Shotgun events

• Trap. This is an Olympic event for both men and women.
• Double Trap. This is an Olympic event for both men and women (though it has been decided to drop the Olympic status for women after the 2004 Olympics).
• Skeet. This is an Olympic event for both men and women.

Running Target events

• 50 m Running Target (formerly Running Boar) - in turn divided into a regular form and a mixed form.
• 10 m Running Target - in turn divided into a regular form and a mixed form. The regular form is an Olympic event for men (though it has been decided to drop the Olympic status after the 2004 Olympics).

See Also

ISSF official website