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33 Olympic Quotas, the passes to the 2012 London Olympic Games, were distributed during the Pan American Games, the African Championship and the Oceania Championship.

Three Continental events distributed the last 2012 Olympic Quotas of the year. The XVI Pan American Games – taking place in Guadalajara (MEX) from the 14^th to the 23^rd of October, the 10^th African Championship in 10, 25 and 50m events – held in Cairo from the 15^th to the 25^th of October, and the Oceania Shooting Championship – hosted in Sydney from the 26^th of November to the 2^nd of December, distributed a total 33 Olympic Quota Place, the entrance tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Quotas that were not assigned during these events will be redistributed in accordance to the rules.

Three-hundred-ninety shooters will participate in the 2012 Olympic Games, which will be opened in London on the 27^th of July 2012. The first shooting competition, the 10m Air Rifle Women, will take place on the 28^th of July, and will assign the very first medal of the Games among all sports.

Most of the 390 Quota Places available for shooting have already been distributed. Starting from the 2010 ISSF World Championship in all events in Munich – where the first Olympic qualification slots were distributed- athletes from all around the world have tried to secure a pass to the Games throughout the 2011 ISSF World Cup Series and World Championship and the Continental Championships.

The last available Quota Places will be distributed at the beginning of the 2012 season, at the 12^th Asian Championship taking place in Doha (QAT) from the 11^th of January, and at the European Championship in 10m events held in Vierumaeki (FIN) kicking off on the 14^th of February.

Pan American Games – Distributed Quotas

African Championship – Distributed Quotas

Oceania Championship – Distribute Quotas

Schoolchildren will have access to Shooting tickets at the 2012 Olympic Games, in the frame of the London 2012 Tiketshare programme. LOCOG officially stated its position on the topic by addressing a message to the ISSF last Friday.

Shooting tickets will be available to a range of groups – schools, BOA/BPA and Tickets for Troops – in the frame of the London 2012 Ticketshare programme, LOCOG confirmed.

“We are aware that a recent article in the London Evening Standard’s report on shooting tickets and their availability for schoolchildren has given rise to concern from within the shooting family. The newspaper published an article suggesting that the London 2012 Ticketshare programme would not offer shooting tickets to schoolchildren in London.

LOCOG reiterates and makes quite clear that it has no issues with children attending the Olympic and Paralympic shooting events. This is demonstrated by the fact that we offered discounts for children attending many of the shooting sessions, and actively promoted this in our ticketing guide.”

LOCOG’s position remains;

– Shooting tickets are included in the Ticketshare programme

- The Ticketshare programme includes a range of groups – schools, BOA/BPA and Tickets for Troops;

- There are a small number of shooting tickets in the Ticketshare programme, and we plan to issue tickets where the demand is greatest;

- Our initial consultation with schools suggests that there isn’t a great demand for shooting tickets;

- However, if schools request shooting tickets, we will provide them, subject to availability;

Where the article was misleading was that it noted that we had excluded schools from applying for shooting tickets. This is certainly not the case and if schools request shooting tickets, we will of course provide them, availability permitting.

We are absolutely clear that children are allowed into the shooting venue at Games time – indeed, shooting is one of our Pay Your Age sports, and we have sold tickets to children and will continue to do so dependent upon availability.” LOCOG communicated to the ISSF.

The 2012 Olympic Games will kick-off on the 27th of July 2012, in London. 390 shooters will be there, competing in the 15 Olympic events of Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun Shooting.

When the Games open on 27 July 2012, London will become the first city to host three editions of the modern Olympic Games. It will be a very special homecoming – far different from London’s previous Olympic experiences in 1908 and 1948.

The 2012 Olympic Games will kick off on the 27th of July, for 19 days of Olympic games events, including two days of early football competition before the 27July Opening Ceremony, and 12 days of Paralympic Games events.

More then 200 National Olympic Committee and about 10500 athletes are expected to participate in the world largest sport festival. Athletes from all around the world will meet to compete in 26 sports, comprising 302 medal events, in 34 different competition venues. Approximately 21,000 media and broadcasters will deliver the Games to a global audience, while more then 8 millions of tickets were made available for spectators.

The 15 Olympic shooting events will take place at the Royal Artillery Barracks – RAB – venue from the 28 of July through the 6 of August 2012 on a temporary venue. The location in the river area was highly supported by the ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña, as it will maximize the presence of spectators, and will turn in favour of the shooters. Located in the Woolwich area, in the so-called River Side, East London, the shooting venue will indeed be placed in the heart of the 2012 Games, just 20 minutes far from the Olympic village, and relatively close to other sport venues.

The 10 and 50m Rifle and Pistol competition hall, the 25-meter and the Final halls, are being constructed with innovative techniques, and for the first time the 10m and the 50m halls where combined in one single venue, in order to rationalize the construction costs.

The Shotgun range will provide three combined layouts for Trap, Skeet and Double Trap events, and an innovative 26-meter high green net will be placed 80 meters far from the shooting posts, creating an amphitheatre background.

The Olympic Qualification path is undergoing, with 390 Olympic Quota Places to be awarded. The 2010 ISSF World Championship in Munich, and the 2011 ISSF World Cup Series, have already assigned most of the available Quotas. Now, with one year to go the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Games, the last Quotas are being distributed at Continental Championships around the world and at the next ISSF Shotgun World Championship kicking-off in Belgrade on the 3rd of September.

Check out who won a pass to London 2012 at the fourth and last ISSF Shotgun World Cup of the year

Ten Olympic Quota Places, the qualification spots for the next 2012 London Olympics, where assigned during the fourth and last ISSF Shotgun World Cup, held in Maribor (Slovenia) from the 7th to the 17th of July.

Olympic Quota Places assigned in Maribor:

The next Olympic Quotas will be assigned at the continental championships.

Check who won an Olympic pass in which event, during the last ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup held in Munich from the 16 to the 23 of June.

The 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich distributed 24 Olympic Quota Places out of ten events.

Munich’s was the last chance to secure Quota Places within the frame of the ISSF World Cup Series. The remaining Rifle & Pistol Quotas for London 2012 will be now distributed through the Continental Championship. Learn more about the Quota Places distribution path here http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_event.ashx

Olympic Quota Places distributed in Munich