ISSF Olympic skeet

Olympic Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience. The competitors use shotguns of 12 bore or smaller. allowed are all actions, including double barrel breech loaders, semi-automatic or others, but not pump action guns.

ISSF Olympic skeet
Men
Number of targets125 + 60
Olympic GamesSince 1968
AbbreviationSK125
Women
Number of targets125 + 60
Olympic GamesSince 2000
AbbreviationSK125W

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