Shooting

The upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics will be held in Beijing between August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008. The Beijing National Stadium will be hosting the opening ceremony. The ceremony will commence at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC). Apart from Beijing, some events will be held in other cities of China as well. Shooting at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will be one of the major sports event to feature in the list of Olympic games. The Shooting competitions at the Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 17. The place where the competition will be held for rifle and pistol events is the Beijing Shooting Range Hall. The Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field will provide the base for the shotgun events.

The act of firing from a gun is known as Shooting. In Olympics it is called shooting sports. The shooting sports involve various tests of proficiency, accuracy and speed. The various types of guns used here are airguns and firearms. Here in the Olympics shooting refers to the sport of target shooting. The various Shooting Events in the Olympics will include:

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men 10m Air Rifle Men 50m Rifle Prone Men 50m Pistol Men 10m Air Pistol Men 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Trap Men Double Trap Men

Skeet Men 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women 10m Air Rifle Women 10m Air Pistol Women 25m Pistol Women Skeet Women Trap Women

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Sports
Aquatics	Archery
Athletics	Badminton
Baseball	Basketball
Boxing	Canoe-kayak
Cycling	Equestrian
Fencing	Football (Soccer)
Gymnastics	Handball
Hockey	Judo
Modern Pentathlon	Rowing
Sailing	Shooting
Softball	Table Tennis
Taekwondo	Tennis
Triathlon	Volleyball
Weightlifting	Wrestling

The format of the game allows an NOC to have a maximum of 2 athletes in all events except women's trap and skeet events. In the latter events it can enter only 1 athlete. Situated in northern China, Beijing will be hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics. The picturesque city of Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). As you visit Beijing for the Olympics, you can also visit some of the famous tourist spots at your spare time. Some of the popular tourist spots include Yunju Temple, Beijing Ancient Observatory, Beijing Zoo, Tiananmen Square, Wanshou Temple, Yonghegong (Lama Temple), Holy Saviour Church, The Summer Palace (World Heritage Site), Zhen Jue Temple, Badachu, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Beijing World Park, Jingshan Park, Five Pagoda Temple, Niujie Mosque, Beihai Park, Shichahai, Taoranting Park and Temple of Heaven (World Heritage Site).

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