Shooting, by Rayane Thabet

SHOOTING

Presentation:

Shooting is a test of precision and control, in which competitors use guns or rifles on a fixed target. Competitions are open to all athletes with physical disabilities.In wheelchair, competitor users on the same level of equality as standing shooters. It is a sport derived from the sport of shooting which is practiced by the disabled engines

Rules:

Athletes must shoot with a 10, 25 and 50 meter rifle or pistol for men and women and mixed competitions.

Equipment:

Athletes must use air rifles or pistols.

Classifications:

In a wheelchair, users compete on the same level of equality as the athletes. The athletic shooting uses a functional classification system, which allows athletes of different categories of handicap to compete individually or in teams. The categorization in shooting is simple:

SH1: athletes able to carry pistol or rifle                                                                                                            SH2: Athletes must have support for pistol or rifle.

The SH3 category, which exists for some handicap competitions, is that of blind or partially sighted athletes, with a hearing device. It is not available at the Paralympic Games.

Dates: Sports shooting for the disabled is practiced in at least 51 countries and first appeared at the 1976 Paralympic Summer Games in Toronto.

The first time the shooting appeared at the Olympic Games is in one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.