The Royal Artillery Barracks provides a fitting location for Shooting at the London 2012 Games, with a heritage dating back to 1716 when a Royal Warrant authorised the formation of two artillery companies.Inspire a generation
Olympic Games 27 July - 12 August
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- The Royal Artillery BarracksThe Royal Artillery Barracks provides a fitting location for Shooting at the London 2012 Games, with a heritage dating back to 1716 when a Royal Warrant authorised the formation of two artillery companies.
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Did you know?
- At Barcelona 1992, China’s Zhang Shan became the first woman to win gold in a mixed-gender Shooting event. After these Games, the ISSF stopped men and women competing against each other.
- Between 1896 and 2004, British athletes won 43 Olympic medals in Shooting.
Hungarian shooter Károly Takács was a world-class shooter when, in 1938, his right hand was injured by a grenade. After teaching himself to shoot left-handed, Takács won gold in 1948 and 1952.
There will be around 270,000 clay targets in the Shotgun competition.