It would be the greatest miss of a lifetime if you miss the shooting competition to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. Being one of the most popular sports for centuries, it evokes feelings of tension as well as excitement. In London Olympic Games, more than 400 participants will be competing for gold in almost 15 events. Olympic shooting events are broadly classified into three types including pistol, rifle and shotgun. Making its debut in the first modern games in 1896, shooting has featured on every Olympic game except in 1904 and in 1928. In 1984, women's shooting events also became part of the Olympics. The shooting events have always been the spectators of heroics, as in any other sports. Hungarian shooter Karoly Takacs engraved a place for him in history when his right hand injured by a grenade. After practising to shoot by left hand, he won golds in 1948 and 1952. Between 1896 and 2004, British athletes took home 43 medals in shooting and the year of 1992 saw China's Zhang Shan becoming the first woman in the history to become a gold winner in mixed gender shooting event.
Shooting Events In London 2012 Olympics
28 July 2012 Saturday
08:15-16:05
The competitions which will be held on this day are Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification, Women's 10m Air Rifle Final, Women's 10m Air Rifle Victory Ceremony, Men's 10m Air Pistol Qualification, Men's 10m Air Pistol Final and Men's 10m Air Pistol Victory Ceremony
29 July 2012 Sunday
09:00-15:10
The competitions which will be held on this day are Women's 10m Air Pistol Qualification, Women's Skeet Qualification, Women's 10m Air Pistol Final, Women's 10m Air Pistol Victory Ceremony, Women's Skeet Final and Women's Skeet Victory Ceremony.
30 July 2012 Monday
09:00-14:30
The competitions which will be held on this day are Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification, Men's Skeet Qualification - Day 1, Men's 10m Air Rifle Final and Men's 10m Air Rifle Victory Ceremony
31 July 2012 Tuesday
09:00-15:05
The competitions which will be held on this day are Men's Skeet Qualification - Day 2, Men's Skeet Final and Men's Skeet Victory Ceremony
01 August 2012 Wednesday
09:00-16:20
The competitions which will be held on this day are Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Precision, Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Rapid, Women's 25m Pistol Final and Women's 25m Pistol Victory Ceremony.
02 August 2012 Thursday
09:00-15:55
The competitions which will be held on this day are Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification - Stage 1, Men's Double Trap Qualification, Men's Double Trap Final and Men's Double Trap Victory Ceremony.
03 August 2012 Friday
09:00-15:25
The competitions which will be held on this day are Men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification, Men's 50m Rifle Prone Final, Men's 50m Rifle Prone Victory Ceremony, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification - Stage 2, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Final and Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Victory Ceremony.
04 August 2012 Saturday
09:00-16:00
The competitions which will be held on this day are Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification, Women's Trap Qualification, Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final, Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Victory Ceremony, Women's Trap Final and Women's Trap Victory Ceremony.
04 August 2012 Saturday
09:00-16:00
The competitions which will be held on this day are Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification, Women's Trap Qualification, Women's Trap Final and Women's Trap Victory Ceremony.
05 August 2012 Sunday
09:00-15:00
The competitions which will be held on this day are Men's 50m Pistol Qualification, Men's Trap Qualification - Day 1, Men's 50m Pistol Final and Men's 50m Pistol Victory Ceremony.
06 August 2012 Monday
09:00-17:00
The competitions which will be held on this day are Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification, Men's Trap Qualification - Day 2, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Victory Ceremony, Men's Trap Final and Men's Trap Victory Ceremony.
Royal Artillery Barracks in London is all set to host the thrilling event, as the spectators all over the world would be eagerly watching to see the historic milestones.
Get ready to enthral yourself with the exciting shooting events in London. Take a look at this schedule of shooting events and be a part of London 2012 Olympics.