Shooting: 15 gold medals claimed at Beijing Olympics

Shooting event has ended at the Beijing Olympics. Of the 15 gold medals, China bagged five.

  Fledging shooters shine at Olympic arena amid veterans' pressure

    At the Beijing Olympics, Chinese shooters bagged five gold medals, two silvers and a bronze. Some medals were grabbed by up-and-coming youngsters while the rest were gained by those troubled by unprecedented pressure of so-called "home disadvantage". Full story

Day 9, one gold medal in men's rifle three positions

China receives men's rifle three positions Olympic gold from Emmons again

    American shooter Matthew Emmons just needed a 6.6 to be crowned in the men's 50-meter rifle three positions at the Beijing Olympic Games. The title went to Chinese shooter Qiu Jian, with 1,272.5 points. Full story

Sharp shooter Emmons in last-shot nightmare again

The nightmare recurred.American shooter Matthew Emmons just needed a 6.7 to be crowned in the men's 50-meter rifle three positions at the Beijing Olympic Games. Full story

Oh No, not again!

The American shooter who shot at the wrong target and gifted Chinese a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics, blew his last shot and a huge lead again, giving the Olympic men's 3-position rifle gold to Chinese Qiu Jian on Sunday. Full story

Day 8, two gold medals in men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol, men's skeet  

Ukrainian Petriv wins men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol gold as late birthday gift

    Oleksandr Petriv from Ukraine grabbed the Olympic gold medal in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol at the Beijing Shooting Range on Saturday, 10 days after his 34th birthday. Full story

American Vincent Hancock wins men's skeet gold

Vincent Hancock of the United States took the title of mens' skeet at Beijing Olympic Games with a total of 145 hits.  Full story

Day 7, one gold medal in men's 50-meter rifle prone

Ukrainian Ayvazian wins men's 50-meter rifle prone gold

Ukrainian shooter Artur Ayvazian led all the way in the men's 50-meter rifle prone to win the Olympic gold at the Beijing Shooting Range here on Friday. Full story

Day 6, two gold medals in women's skeet and women's rifle 3 positions

Italy's Cainero wins Olympic women's skeet gold

Italian shooter Chiara Cainero won the gold of the women's skeet after a shoot-off at the Beijing Shooting Range on Thursday. Her score, 93 hits, set an Olympic record for the rule changing. Full story

Du Li of China wins women's rifle 3 positions gold medal

Chinese shooter Du Li staged a comeback after a failure on Saturday to smash the Olympic record in the women's 50-meter rifle three positions at the Beijing Shooting Range on Thursday. Full story

Feature: After tears and hesitation, shooter Du Li is back

Day 5, one gold medal in women's 25m pistol

China's Chen Ying wins Olympic women's 25m pistol gold

China's Chen Ying shot 793.4 points to win the Olympic women's 25m pistol gold medal here on Wednesday. Full story

Day 4, two gold medals in men's double trap, men's 50-meter pistol

American shooter Eller breaks Olympic record to win men's double trap gold

American shooter Walton Eller broke two Olympic records on his way to winning the men's double trap gold at the Beijing Shooting Range on Tuesday. Full story

Jin of South Korea surges to win men's 50-meter pistol gold 

Jin Jong Oh from South Korea surged up in the men's 50-meter pistol final, winning the Olympic gold at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall on Tuesday with 660.4 points. Full story

Day 3, two gold medals in men's 10-meter air rifle, women's trap

Bindra grabs hard-won gold in men's 10-meter air rifle

Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra totaled 700.5 points to win the men's 10-meter air rifle title after a hot chase in the final on Monday, winning India's first gold medal at the Beijing Games, and also its first individual title in Olympic history. Full story

Finlander Makela-Nummela wins women's trap gold with stable performance

Satu Makela-Nummela, a shooter fromFinland, won the Olympic gold medal of women's trap with 91 hits atthe Beijing Shooting Range on Tuesday. Full story

Day 2, two gold medals in women's air pistol, men's trap

Chinese Guo wins women's air pistol gold

Chinese Guo Wenjun won the women's air pistol gold medal with 492.3 points at the Olympic Games, a new Olympic record, on Sunday. Full story

Czech Kostelecky wins men's trap Olympic gold

Czech shooter David Kostelecky downed all 25 birds in the final of men's trap despite heavy rain at the Beijing Shooting Range, presenting his country a second shooting gold with 146 hits on Sunday. Full story

Day 1, two gold medals in women's 10-meter air rifle, men's 10-meter air pistol

Czech markswoman snatches first Olympic gold

Czech markswoman Katerina Emmons led all the way to snatch the gold medal in women's 10-meter air rifle, the first gold of the Beijing Olympics. Full story

Olympic debutant Pang Wei grabs men's 10-meter air pistol gold

Pang Wei, a Chinese Olympic debutant, nailed down gold medal in men's 10-meter air pistol event with 688.2 points at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall on Saturday. Full story

  Shooting Roundup: From Two Poles to Three Kingdoms

    The Shooting Range of the Beijing Olympics has witnessed a change of confrontation from the traditional Two Poles, Russia and China, to the emerging Three Kingdoms including the rising United States. Full story

Editor: Lu Hui