This type of shooting is considered one of the oldest sports.
One of the oldest types of shooting is clay shooting. For the first time in 1896, at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, clay shooting was included among the 9 sports. Live pigeons have been used as targets in the Olympics. This rule was abolished in subsequent competitions.
At the beginning of the 20th century, new types of clay shooting began to appear. To date, three types of trap shooting are used at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships: Trap, Skeet, Double trap.
Skeet: in this type of shooting, athletes shoot at targets from a distance of 10 meters. Targets are divided into fast and slow. 30 shots are fired at each moving target.
Trap: in this type of shooting, targets are thrown into the air from five separate points. Athletes stand 15 meters from the targets. 125 targets are fired by men and 75 by women. The athlete doesn’t know in advance from which point the target will be launched. You can shoot only twice to hit the target. Mostly double-barreled 12 caliber shotguns are used.
Double trap: two targets are thrown into the air at the same time. There are 8 target launch points here. Each target can be shot only once. The athlete must hold the weapon at hip level until the target is thrown. When the target is thrown into the air, the gun must be raised to shoulder level and fired.
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