# @paralympics on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7MFjtfAGf_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17719612-paralympics-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-20T11:37:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) — https://gondola.cc/Paralympics

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With precision and focus, it’s #ShootingParaSport week! 🔫

shooting Para sport made its Paralympic debut at Toronto 1976 with 39 athletes in three medal events. At Paris 2024, 160 athletes will compete in 13 medal events. 

At the Paralympic Games, athletes compete in rifle and pistol events from 10 m, 25 m, and 50 m. The goal is to make the most shots closest to the centre of a 10 ring target.

Jonas Jacobsson of Sweden is the most decorated Paralympian in the sport with 27 medals, including 17 golds. 

In pistol events, athletes shoot with one arm unsupported from a seated or standing position. In rifle events, athletes can shoot in a standing, kneeling, or prone position. 

At Paris 2024, Shooting Para Sport will take place at the Chateauroux shooting center. This building is one of the largest shooting venues in Europe.

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