Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 12 October. The events took place at the Parque Sarmiento in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 athletes, 1 per each event. As hosts, Argentina is given a spot to compete in boys’ 10 m air pistol and girls’ 10 m air rifle events, however they declined to compete in air pistol. A further 24, six per each event will be decided by the Tripartite Commission, though only five were allocated, the remaining will be given out as wild cards. The remaining 54 places shall be decided by qualification events, namely continental qualification tournaments.

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003. Furthermore, all shooters (including hosts and tripartite invitations) must have achieved the following Minimum Qualification Score (MQS).

Boys 10 m Air Rifle: 60 Shots, Score of 552 / 580.0 Boys 10 m Air Pistol: 60 Shots, Score of 540 Girls 10 m Air Rifle: 40 Shots, Score of 368 / 385.0 Girls 10 m Air Pistol: 40 Shots, Score of 355

The MQS must be achieved between 1 April 2017 and 23 July 2018 at an ISSF registered event.

Summary Nation Men Women Athletes Rifle Pistol Rifle Pistol X X 2 X 1 X XX 3 X 1 X X 2 X 1 X 1 X 1 XX 2 X 1 X 1 X XX 3 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 XX 2 X 1 X 1 X 1 XXXX 4 X 1 X 1 XXXX 4 X 1 XX 2 X 1 XX 2 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 XXXX 4 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X XX 3 X X 2 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 Total: 58 NOCs 20 2020 2080

10m Air Rifle

Event Location Date Total Places Qualified Boys Qualified GirlsHost Nation - - 0 | 1 - 2017 African Championship Cairo 19 Apr–3 May 2017 1 2017 European Championship Baku 21 Jul–4 Aug 2017 3 Oceania Qualification Tournament Gold Coast 27–30 October 2017 1 2017 Asian Championship (10m) Wako City 6–12 December 2017 4 | 3 2018 European Championship (10m) Győr 16–26 February 2018 3 American Qualification Tournament Fort Benning 14 May 2018 2 Tripartite Invitation - - 6 Reallocation - - TOTAL 20 20

10m Air Pistol Event Location Date Total Places Qualified Boys Qualified GirlsHost Nation - - 0 - 2017 African Championship Cairo 19 Apr–3 May 2017 1 2017 European Championship Baku 21 Jul–4 Aug 2017 3 Oceania Qualification Tournament Gold Coast 27–30 October 2017 1 Reallocated* 2017 Asian Championship (10m) Wako City 6–12 December 2017 3 | 4 2018 European Championship (10m) Győr 16–26 February 2018 3 American Qualification Tournament Fort Benning 14 May 2018 2 Tripartite Invitation - - 6 Reallocation - - TOTAL 20 20

* The quota was reallocated due to no athlete reaching the MQS. It will be given out as a wild card.

Medal summary

Medal table

India were the most successful country in the sports discipline of shooting in 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, as they won a medal in every shooting disciplines they participated. They won a total of 4 medals including 2 golds and 2 silvers.

10m Air Rifle

Boys' 10m Air Rifle Girls' 10m Air Rifle Mixed Teams' 10m Air Rifle

10m Air Pistol

Boys' 10m Air Pistol Girls' 10m Air Pistol Mixed Teams' 10m Air Pistol

References

External links Official Results Book – Shooting