Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions

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On 23 November 2012, the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]] instituted new rules to the competition format designed to enhance the sport's appeal to youth, to make it more spectator and media friendly, and to keep the competitions fair and transparent. The most significant change to the rules iswas the new final format for all Olympic events, where all finalists must start from scratch. Furthermore, all finals featurefeatured an elimination stage, until the competition endsended up with duels between the two shooters to decide the gold and silver medals. Other ratified changes includeincluded decimal scoring for both air rifle and rifle prone, separate sighting and match firing periods, limited use of performance-enhancing rifle clothing and equipment, target throwing distance in skeet shooting, and adjustment of targets in the double trap.<ref>{{cite news |title=New ISSF 2013-2016 Rules: competitions will start from zero, and end in a duel |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=1772 |publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]] |date=23 November 2012 |accessdateaccess-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

The qualification system was similar to that used for previous Games, with a fixed number of quota places divided among the nations whose shooters place well at top-level global and continental championships. As per the guidelines from the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]], qualification commenced with the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships in [[Granada, Spain]], which concluded on 19 September 2014, two years before the Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |title=The road to Rio 2016 starts from Spain: 51st ISSF World Championship presented in Granada |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=2054 |publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]] |date=3 June 2014 |accessdateaccess-date=9 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rio 2016 Quota Places: the distribution rules |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=2002 |publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]] |date=2 May 2014 |accessdateaccess-date=9 September 2014}}</ref> Throughout the process, quota places were generally awarded when a shooter earns a gold medal in an [[ISSF World Cup]] series or posts a top finish at the [[ISSF World Championships]] or the continental championships (Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas).

Brazil did not qualify through the World Championships, rather its nine places were guaranteed due to it being the host nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Quota Places |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places.ashx |publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]] |accessdateaccess-date=9 September 2014}}</ref>

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| [[1025 metremeter rapid airfire rifle]]pistol <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 1025 metre airrapid fire riflepistol}}

| [[50 metremeter pistol]] <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol}}

| [[5010 metremeter air rifle prone]] <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 5010 metre rifleair pronerifle}}

| [[50 metremeter rifle three positions]] <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions}}

| [[Olympic skeet|Skeet]] <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's skeet}}

| [[Olympic trap|Trap]] <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's trap}}

| [[Double trap]] <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's double trap}}

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| 10 metremeter air pistol <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol}}

| 1025 metre airmeter riflepistol <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1025 metre air riflepistol}}

| 5010 metremeter air rifle three positions <br />{{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 5010 metre air rifle three positions}}

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