Shooting was one of the founding sports of the 1896 Athens Olympics and has featured at every Games since, apart from 1928.
At Beijing 2008, shooting runs from August 9–17 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field.
Chinese shooters have historically performed very well, so there's every reason to expect more Chinese medals at the 2008 Games.
Chinese medalists in shooting since 1984:
2004 Athens
Jia Zhanbo: 50m rifle three positions, gold
Li Jie: air rifle, silver
Wang Chengyi: 50m rifle three positions, bronze
Wei Ning: air pistol, gold
Wang Zheng: double trap, bronze
Wu Qinan: skeet, silver
Wang Yifu: air rifle, gold
2000 Sydney
Gao E: trap, bronze
Gao Jing: air rifle, bronze
Wang Ling: running target, bronze
Tao Luna: air pistol, gold
Tao Luna: sport pistol, silver
Wang Yifu: air pistol, silver
Niu Zhiyuan: running target, gold
1996 Atlanta
Wang Yifu: air pistol, silver
Li Duihong: running target, gold
Yang Ling: running target, gold
Xiao Yun: sport pistol, silver
Zhang Bing: double trap, bronze
1992 Barcelona
Li Duihong: sport pistol, silver
Wang Yifu: air pistol, gold
Wang Yifu: free pistol, silver
Zhang Shan: skeet, gold (x2)
1988 Seoul
Xu Haifeng: running target, gold
Huang Shiping: air pistol, silver
1984 Los Angeles
Xu Haifeng: running target, gold
Wu Xiaoxuan: free pistol, bronze
Wu Xiaoxuan: rifle three positions, gold
Wang Yifu: air rifle, bronze
Li Yuwei: free pistol, gold
