“Shoot her! Shoot her!” That’s the first thing I think of when I think about shooting at the Olympics – Jurassic Park. I have to say, though, that this sport intrigues me. Not that I have ever shot a gun, but because it takes so much skill, like archery. You have to be ultra-accurate and you’ve got to be near-perfect. If it’s as much fun as it is in the London 2012 video game, then this sport is worth watching.
Projections:
| Medal | Men’s 50m rifle three positions | Country |
| Gold | Du Linshu | China |
| Silver | Alexander Schmirl | Austria |
| Bronze | Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar | India |
| Medal | Men’s 10m air rifle | Country |
| Gold | Sheng Lihao | China |
| Silver | Danilo Sollazzo | Italy |
| Bronze | Du Linshu | China |
| Medal | Men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol | Country |
| Gold | Li Yuehong | China |
| Silver | Clement Bessaguet | France |
| Bronze | Henry Leverett | United States |
| Medal | Men’s 10m air pistol | Country |
| Gold | Zhang Bowen | China |
| Silver | Pavlo Korostylov | Ukraine |
| Bronze | Ismail Keles | Turkey |
| Medal | Men’s trap | Country |
| Gold | Derrick Mein | United States |
| Silver | Marian Kovacocy | Slovakia |
| Bronze | Qi Ying | China |
| Medal | Men’s skeet | Country |
| Gold | Vincent Hancock | United States |
| Silver | Azmy Mehelba | Egypt |
| Bronze | Jesper Hansen | Denmark |
| Medal | Women’s 50m rifle three positions | Country |
| Gold | Mary Tucker | United States |
| Silver | Han Jiayu | China |
| Bronze | Anjum Moudgil | India |
| Medal | Women’s 10m air rifle | Country |
| Gold | Han Jiayu | China |
| Silver | Huang Yuting | China |
| Bronze | Mary Tucker | United States |
| Medal | Women’s 25m pistol | Country |
| Gold | Antoaneta Kostadinova | Bulgaria |
| Silver | Manu Bhaker | India |
| Bronze | Esha Singh | India |
| Medal | Women’s 10m air pistol | Country |
| Gold | Camille Jedrzejewski | France |
| Silver | Jiang Ranxin | China |
| Bronze | Alexis Lagan | United States |
| Medal | Women’s trap | Country |
| Gold | Carole Cormenier | France |
| Silver | Zuzana Rehak-Stefecekova | Slovakia |
| Bronze | Catherine Skinner | Australia |
| Medal | Women’s skeet | Country |
| Gold | Austen Smith | United States |
| Silver | Wei Meng | China |
| Bronze | Francisca Crovetto | Chile |
| Medal | Mixed team air rifle | Country |
| Gold | China | China |
| Silver | United States | United States |
| Bronze | Italy | Italy |
| Medal | Mixed team 10m air pistol | Country |
| Gold | China | China |
| Silver | France | France |
| Bronze | United States | United States |
| Medal | Mixed team skeet | Country |
| Gold | United States | United States |
| Silver | China | China |
| Bronze | Egypt | Egypt |
Projected medal count:
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tommy A. Phillips 