THE 15 EVENTSMen (9 events)Pistol class (3 events): Air pistol (10m), Rapid-fire pistol (25m), Pistol (50m)Rifle class (3 events): Air rifle (10m), Rifle prone (50m), Rifle three positions (50m)Shotgun class (3 events): Trap, Double trap, SkeetWomen (6 events)Pistol class (2 events): Air pistol (10m), Pistol (25m)Rifle class (2 events): Air rifle (10m), Rifle three positions (50m)Shotgun class (2 events): Trap, SkeetTHE FORMATFor each event there are qualifying rounds, with 6 or 8 competitors advancing to the final, depending on the weapon. Cheap NBA Jerseys . There are 2 different formats for the final.The first format involves 2 phases. After a determined number of shots, there is an elimination phase, in which competitors are eliminated until the awarding of the gold medal.The second format is also in 2 phases. After a semi-final round, the competitors with the best 2 scores advance to the gold medal final, while the competitors with the 3rd and 4th best scores advance to the bronze medal final.MILESTONES1410Founding of the first company of arquebusiers.1710Target shooting gains popularity in the United States.1814Introduction of live pigeon shooting in England.1858American Samuel Colt develops the revolving cylinder system for the pistol. In Switzerland, the first shooting clubs appear and the first rules are drawn up.1880Introduction of clay pigeon shooting in England.1888The Clair brothers of France submit a patent for the first automatic pistol.1896Shooting makes its Olympic debut. It will only be absent from the programme twice: in St. Louis (1904) and Amsterdam (1928).1968Women are allowed to compete in Olympic shooting events for the first time. There are no separate womens events, so they participate in certain mens events.1984The first women-only events are added to the Olympic programme.STARSOscar Swahn (Sweden)The great veteran. In 1912, he became the oldest Olympic gold medallist by winning the team running deer event, aged 64 years and 258 days. The record stands to this day. He also took silver in the event in 1920, aged 72 years and 280 days, which means he is also the oldest Olympic medallist. He and son Alfred won 3 gold medals apiece at the 1908 and 1912 Games, all in running deer.Karoly Takacs (Hungary)A world-class pistol shooter, the Hungarian was involved in a terrible accident in 1938, when a faulty grenade exploded in his right hand (and shooting hand). Undeterred, Takacs switched to shooting with his left hand, and won team world championship gold in 1939. He went on to take Olympic gold in rapid-fire pistol in 1948 and 1952.Zhang Shan (China)A true champion. At the 1992 Games in Barcelona, the Chinese woman won gold in the skeet, which was open to both men and women. She thus became the first woman to win a mixed shooting event at the Olympics. However, Zhang was controversially unable to defend her title, as the skeet was open only to men in 1996 (the womens event was introduced in 2000). Wholesale Nets Jerseys . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. CTV Edmonton also says Pocklington gave a $100,000 cash deposit as part of the conditions of his bail, and that he will be out on bail until his appeal is heard. Cheap Swingman Nets Jerseys . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. http://www.cheapnetsjerseys.com/ . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. MIAMI -- Jay Ajayi has a chance to become the first NFL player to rush for 200 yards in three consecutive games when the Dolphins play the Jets, so imagine the stir he created while visiting New York last weekend during his teams bye week.Lots of attention, right? Wrong.A couple of people at the hotel, maybe, Ajayi said with a grin, but Im still just me, I guess.Not to the Jets. Theyll be geared to stop Ajayi and deny him a rushing record.Were not going to be a footnote in history, defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said.The Dolphins (3-4) and Jets (3-5) have each revived their season with two consecutive victories, but one of those streaks will end Sunday.Here are some things to know about the 102nd meeting of AFC East rivals:RECORD RUSHER: Ajayi was the Dolphins Mr. October, tying an NFL record by topping 200 yards rushing in consecutive games before the bye.The second-year pro more than doubled his career rushing total, and a lot of his yards in the two games were hard-earned. Ajayi forced 12 missed tackles in 53 carries, and 277 of his 418 yards came after contact, according to Pro Football Focus.Now he and the Dolphins face a Jets run defense ranked No. 1 in the league at 74 yards per game.We know were going to have a good challenge, Ajayi said. At the same time, were not worried about anybody else. Were worried about ourselves. If we do our jobs and we go out there like we know we can play, I think were going to have a good day.The Jets are confident, too. The only previous time they faced Ajayi, he carried three times for 6 yards.Hes a decent back, Richardson said.IT STARTS UP FRONT: While Ajayi has been tough to tackle , he has also benefited from gaping holes courtesy of a group of blockers paving the way for the teams turnaround.It was like we were searching for an identity, first-year Miami coach Adam Gase said, and they basically said, `Well, this is going to be our identity, whether you like it or not. You better start calling runs, because were going to get you yards.The offensive line includes first-round pick Laremy Tunsil, who has become a force at left guard and is coming off his best game yet against the Bills.If you watch his first pull in the game, I think he could have played for Vince Lombardi and run tthe Green Bay sweep, offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen said. Cheap Brooklyn Nets Jerseys. FITZ REBOUNDS: Ryan Fitzpatrick got off to a rough start to the season with 11 interceptions in the first six games, and was benched in favor of Geno Smith. After Smith was lost for the season because of a knee injury, the Jets turned back to Fitzpatrick, who had a brutal first half last week against the Browns, going 3 of 14 for 30 yards.Joe Namath, among others, took to social media to call for Fitzpatrick to be benched again in favor of Bryce Petty. But Fitzpatrick turned things around in the second half and helped lead the Jets to a 31-28 victory.Hes confident he can lead the Jets on the type of run that got them within a win of the playoffs last season.Expectations for us are weve got to win them all, Fitzpatrick said. I mean, thats what we hope to do. I think we have the right guys in the locker room to do it.FORTE FEELS FINE: Matt Forte has put to rest -- at least for now -- any concerns about whether he had anything left in his 30-year-old legs.He had 82 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries last week at Cleveland, a week after rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries against Baltimore.Forte ranks ninth in the NFL with 542 yards rushing, and his six TD runs ties him for fourth.Q IS THE ANSWER: Quincy Enunwa has stepped in for the injured Eric Decker and become a key playmaker for the Jets offense.The 2014 sixth-round draft pick out of Nebraska leads New York with 36 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns, including a 57-yarder last week in which he ran through four tackles to get into the end zone. Enunwa also broke up a would-be interception.Hes playing with so much confidence, Fitzpatrick said. He wants to be that guy, and he has really come through this year for us. We expect a lot out of him, and expect him to continue doing it.---AP Sports Writer Dennis Waszak in New York contributed to this report.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '