The Complete 2016 Rio Olympics Shooting Schedule

By Tactical-Life

Of the 555 athletes representing the United States in the 2016 Rio Olympics, 20 will be competing for medals in the 15 different Olympic shooting events spanning rifle, pistol and shotgun.

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The shooting events kick off the Games with Women’s Air Rifle being the first medal awarded at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 6. There will be shooting action the first nine days of the Olympics with two-time Olympian Sarah Scherer (Woburn, MA) and the youngest USA Shooting athlete Virginia Thrasher (Springfield, VA) up first in Women’s Air Rifle.

These two women will also shoot for a medal in the Women’s 3 Position event. Thrasher surprised everyone when she won both the air rifle and smallbore event at the NCAA Championships as a freshman with West Virginia University. Scherer made the team after battling a back injury that came on two years ago.

The Men’s Rifle Team showcases some veterans and some newcomers. Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, NJ) is the most decorated U.S. Olympic rifle athlete with three Olympic medals and 44 World Cup medals. Emmons will be competing for his second 3 Position medal in Rio being one of the favorites currently …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life