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Shooting emerged as a sport arising from military practices, which used employees employed in firing lines in combat. The first competitions used the lante positions, kneeling and standing.
Similar to this test came the NRA, which consists of shooting with a pistol or revolver 6 (six) shots against a target at 25 meters in 4 (four) different positions, standing, kneeling, sitting and wherever, this is the most common way. , although there are variations, forms occur that are divided into CATEGORIES which are: a) Open Revolver with Optical Sight – Electronic; b) Open Revolver with Open Mechanical Sight; c) Open Pistol d) Standard Pistol; e) Checkers Open.
Probably the first shooting club appeared in 1867 in France, called Camp de Instrução de Chalôns, where the first target shooting test was held using a rifle.
In the first edition of the Olympic Games of 1896 there were already sport shooting tournament.
Brazil stood out in sport shooting in Antwerp in 1920 when it won three medals, one gold with Guilherme Paraense, one silver with Afrânio da Costa and one bronze per team.
Subsequently, Brazilian shooting never qualified again until the Rio 2016 Games, when Brazilian Felipe Wu won the silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol modality.
In addition to sport shooting, the shooting clubs added hunting, installed on rural properties, the members practiced hunting, and this modality created the target practice that simulates the flight of the duck, whose modality is part of the calendar of several competitions.
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