Skeet shooting

Skeet shooting
Men
Number of targets125 + 60
Olympic GamesSince 1968
AbbreviationSK125
Women
Number of targets125 + 60
Olympic GamesSince 2000
AbbreviationSK125W
Aerial view of a skeet shooting range in Cuxhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Skeet shooting is a recreational and competitive activity whose participants use shotguns to attempt to break clay targets which two fixed stations mechanically fling into the air at high speed and at a variety of angles.[1]

Skeet is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay shooting—alongside trap shooting and sporting clays. There are several types of skeet, including one with Olympic status (often called "Olympic skeet" or "international skeet"), and many with only national recognition.

  1. ^ "ISSF General Regulations" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.