3P shooting final at LA Olympics to be 1P
Kneeling, prone not to be part of final, it will be last man or woman standing.
The 50m Rifle 3P finals in Los Angeles Olympics will see shooters competing in only the standing series. (Reuters) In a latest development, ISSF, shooting’s world governing body, announced that the 50m Rifle 3P finals in Los Angeles Olympics will see shooters competing in only the standing series against the earlier format of all three series kneeling, prone and standing in the final.
In addition to this change, which will start from January 1, 2026, ISSF also announced that the mixed team format in the shotgun and pistol events will change to the top four team final elimination format from qualification rounds as compared to the earlier format of gold medal and bronze medal formats.
ISSF also announced that the number of shooters competing in shotgun and men’s 25m rapid fire event finals will be increased from six shooters to eight shooters.
“These proposals were finalised after the ISSF Technical Committee meeting in February, which featured representation from the ISSF Athletes Committee and other Discipline Committee Chairs. All changes were initially agreed upon by our Athletes and Technical Committees before sending to the IOC. These format changes will apply from 1 January 2026 in time for athletes to adapt during the LA28 qualification cycle,” ISSF said in a statement on Wednesday night.
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