Qualification Stage
Full-ring scoring applies
Call to line: Twenty-five (25) minutes before scheduled START of relay.
Setup and Preparation time: Ten (10) Minutes
Sighting time: Fifteen (15) Minutes
Match Shots: twenty (20) shots to be fired in each of the three positions, (total of 60 shots) in a maximum time of 1 ½ hours.
The highest scoring eight (8) ranked Athletes will progress to the Final stage
Final Stage
Reporting time: 30 minutes before schedules START of Final. After Equipment Control check, equipment to be placed on allocated firing point at least 20 minutes before START time.
Entry into Final Field of Play (FOP): Athletes introduced individually as they enter the FOP and stand facing the audience until the command “Take your positions”.
One (1) Minute is allowed to take position. Safety flags may be removed, sighting and aiming allowed but no dry firing.
Part 1 - Elimination Stage
Sighting time: Five (5) minutes to fire unlimited sighting shots. After command “Stop”, thirty seconds allowed to re-set targets to Match.
Shooting procedure
All scores in the Qualification stage are not carried forwards (zeroed). Decimal scoring applies.
All eight athletes fire ten (10) shots in each position in the sequence Kneeling, Prone, Standing, as follows:
Two series of five (5) shots to be fired in each position, in the sequence, Kneeling, Prone, Standing.
The time limits for each series are as follows:
Kneeling position: 200 secs. to fire each 5 shot series
Six (6) minutes changeover from Kneeling to Prone, including sighting shots.
Prone position: 150 secs to fire to fire each 5 shot series
Eight (8) minutes changeover from Prone to Standing, including sighting shots.
Standing position: 250 secs to fire to fire each 5 shot series
After 30 shots have been fired, positions 8 and 7 are decided and both athletes must retire from the Firing-line.
The remaining six athletes fire a further series of five (5) shots in the Standing position, in a time limit of 250 seconds, after which places 6 and 5 are decided, and the athletes must retire from the line.
The remaining four athletes fire a further series of five (5) shots in the Standing position, in a time limit of 250 seconds, after which places 4 and 3 (bronze medal) are decided, and the athletes must retire from the line.
If at the conclusion of any series there are ties between the athletes to be eliminated, each will fire single shots on command, in a time limit of 50 seconds, until the tie is broken.
The two remaining athletes proceed to the Medal Match.
Part 2 - Medal Match
Athletes will fire single shots on command in a time limit of fifty (50) seconds per shot.
Points are awarded according to the decimal score of each shot, as follows:
Highest score 2 points
Tied scores 1 point
The gold-medal will be awarded to the first athlete to score sixteen (16) or more points. The other athlete wins the silver medal.
Time-Outs
A Coach or athlete may request a “Timeout” by raising a hand whilst the announcements are being made after the completion of a series.
A “Timeout” may be requested by each athlete once only during the Medal Match. The Coach may approach and speak to his athlete on the firing line for a maximum time of thirty (30) seconds. If a “timeout” is requested by one athlete, a Coach of the other athletes may also approach and speak to their athlete at the same time.
This does not affect the opportunity of the other athletes to subsequently request their own “timeout”.
Timings will be controlled by the Jury Member in Charge.