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Air rifle is the more stable and forgiving platform, so beginners usually see faster early progress with it. Air pistol is cheaper to start and builds trigger and hold control that transfers everywhere.
50m free pistol is 60 shots at 50 metres with a .22 LR pistol, fired one-handed within two hours. It demands extreme hold stability and is one of the purest tests of precision shooting in the ISSF programme.
ISSF 25m center fire pistol is a men's event shot with centre-fire handguns between 7.62 mm and 9.65 mm calibre. The 60-shot match splits into a 30-shot precision stage and a 30-shot rapid-fire stage, both at 25 metres.
ISSF 25m sport pistol is a 60-shot match split into a precision stage and a rapid-fire stage, both fired at 25 metres with a .22 LR pistol. It is the only women's Olympic pistol event and rewards shooters who can switch between deliberate accuracy and controlled speed.
ISSF 25m Standard Pistol is a 60-shot match fired at 25 metres with three timed stages that demand both precision and speed. It is an excellent stepping-stone discipline for shooters moving from 10m air pistol to center-fire events.
ISSF 10m air pistol is shot standing, one-handed, at 10 metres with a .177 calibre air pistol. Athletes fire 60 shots in qualification (max 600 points), then the top eight advance to a decimal-scored elimination final to decide the medals.
ISSF 50m rifle 3 positions is a .22 LR event where shooters fire 60 shots across kneeling, prone, and standing. The top 8 advance to a standing-only final that decides the medals.
ISSF 25m rapid fire pistol is shot with a .22 LR calibre pistol at 25 metres. Athletes fire 60 shots across two stages, hitting five targets in sequences of 8, 6, and 4 seconds. The event has been part of every modern Olympics since 1896.
ISSF 10m air rifle is shot standing at 10 metres with a .177 calibre air rifle. Athletes fire 60 shots in qualification (scored in tenths, max 654.0), then the top eight advance to an elimination-style final to decide the medals.
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