shooting sports
Firearm competitive events
Shooting sports are competitive activities involving firearms or airguns, including target shooting, skeet, trap, and biathlon.
Olympic shooting events use pistols, rifles, and shotguns at various distances.
The term encompasses both precision marksmanship and action shooting disciplines: She competes in shooting sports at the national level.
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- biathlonTwo-sport winter competition
- skeetShotgun target sport
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- double barrelGun with two chambers
hunting · range · trigger control · pull the trigger · target · bullseye · bench rest · gun range · firearm safety · eye protection · athletics · stance · cartridge · scope · clay · caliber · accuracy · trigger
- competitive activitieschess, poker, tennis, golf, swimming
- outdoor recreationhiking, camping, fishing, swimming, skiing
- sportsbasketball, tennis, athletics, golf, baseball
- sports typesmartial arts
- Olympic Sportsathletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing
- gun culturehunters, collectors, gunsmiths, reloaders, gun clubs
shooting sportsunarmed combat
Fighting without weapons
martial arts · wrestling · boxing · swimming · gymnastics
shooting sportsnon-violent
Causing no physical harm
meditation · tai chi · safe · swimming · figure skating
shooting sportsendurance sports
Prolonged physical competitions testing stamina
marathon running · triathlon · cross-country skiing · cycling · soccer
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