50m Prone

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#1 Post by **Sim G** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:03 pm

I'm sure I read a little while ago that 50m prone was being dropped from the Olympic disciplines. Anyone else heard this?

#2 Post by **rox** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:50 pm

Sim G wrote:I'm sure I read a little while ago that 50m prone was being dropped from the Olympic disciplines. Anyone else heard this?

Yes.

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#3 Post by **rox** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 1:00 pm

Summary by the Times (of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 607608.cms

The ISSF press release:

http://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=2713

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#4 Post by **Sim G** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 1:18 pm

Splendid,

Rox.

#5 Post by **Pete** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:22 pm

Replacing rimfire events with airgun events?, or have I mis-read it?

Sounds a bit ominous............

Pete

Kungfugerbil · #6 Post by **Kungfugerbil** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:27 pm

If they had their way everything would be Air or even better laser. The ISSF have sod-all interest in traditional shooting and want to make it fast-paced, sensationalised and team-based.

Dropping 50m prone is ridiculous. It's pretty much the pinnacle of target shooting at the Olympics, and they want to replace it with an egg and spoon race or three-legged popguns.

It's only a recommendation at this point, but it will probably happen. It's the beginning of the end.

#7 Post by **Graham M** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:51 pm

I have shot 50mtr events for the last 40 + years and have always shot against both male and female shooters........... and have certainly lost a few to the girls.
So why can't they simply make the Olympic event a mixed competition????
Certainly no shame in losing to a better shooter no matter what their gender may be.

G

RobB · #8 Post by **RobB** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:02 pm

I don't understand either why they are not mixed. I've also shot against ladies and there is no advantage we men have over them except numbers shooting. And that may be the issue, a 8 shooter final just on law of statistics will be comprised mainly, if not all, of men.

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#9 Post by **Sandgroper** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:20 pm

There used to be mixed shotgun (Skeet and Trap) events in the Olympics, the last time was in 1992 when (shock horror

) a woman won the Skeet event for the first time - then from 1996 all events were then split into either men or women only.

rhysatkins · #10 Post by **rhysatkins** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:43 pm

I think the one of the factors for dropping the 50m is japans strict gun laws. They just don't want the hassle.

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