Today is day 3 of competition for Para Shooting Sport as part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games! And it is Anton Zappelli in action in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone (SH1) Event.
QUALIFICATION 9:30am local/5:30pm AEST
FINAL 1pm local/9pm AEST (top 8 qualifiers)
How can you follow Anton’s event?
You can see the competition start list and follow Anton’s scores live via the Paris 2024 website.
R3 MIXED 10M AIR RIFLE PRONE (SH1) 1 SEPTEMBER
Natalie Smith competed in the R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1) event on Friday 30th August. Natalie shot a qualification score of 614.1, placing 12th, bettering her score and result from Tokyo 2020. Read the competition recap and see the competition scores via the links below.
NATALIE SMITH R2 EVENT RECAP (PARALYMPICS AUSTRALIA)
R2 WOMEN’S 10M AIR RIFLE SCORES
R3 is a quick reference of the event with R representing Rifle. We could just say “today Anton is competing in the R3 event”.
Mixed means an event with both men and women competing on the line against each other.
10m Air Rifle is the distance between the athlete and the target, and of course air rifle is the firearm being used.
Prone usually means a laying down position by which the athlete is able to support the rifle with an elbow to the ground. But in this event, the athletes rest their elbow on a tray table, providing additional support to the rifle.
What is the competition format of the R3 10m Mixed Air Rifle Prone event?
The competition format is very similar to that of able-bodied shooting sport – the goal of shooting is to place a series of shots inside the centre ring (‘bullseye’) of the target. The target is comprised of 10 concentric scoring rings with a score grade of 1 to 10; the central ring giving 10 points.
In the case of the 10m Air Rifle event, the scoring rings are each further subdivided into 10 scoring zones to give a decimal scoring system, with 10.9 being the very centre of the target and the highest possible score per shot.
The bulls-eye of the 10m rifle target is only 0.05cm wide!
Anton will fire 60 shots at the target through 6 x ten shot series. He will have a 10 minute preparation and sighting time, followed by 50 minutes to fire the competition shots.
The top eight athletes in the qualification round qualify for the final, however qualification scores are not carried over into the final.
What does SH1 mean in Anton’s event?
Para Shooting athletes receive formal competition classification relative to their impairment and in accordance with the World Shooting Para Sport Classification Rules and Regulations.
There are three classification classes; SH1, SH2 and SH3, however only SH1 and SH2 classes are currently represented in the Paralympic Games.
SH1 – Shooting athletes are able to support a firearm without a stand
SH2 – Shooting athletes require a firearm support to shoot
SH3 – Blind shooters (sights seek sound-emitting targets)
Sub-classifications A, B and C define wheelchair backrest height depending on back and pelvic strength per athlete.
Specifically for SH1 in rifle, this sport class is designated to athletes with lower limb impairment.
You can find more information on classification below.
