The ready position for Olympic Skeet is unique to this discipline and adds considerably to the difficulty. The rules
state that the toe of the stock must be on or below a line 25-30cm long marked on the shooter’s outer garment to indicate the top of the hip bone. This
low starting position places a premium on a smooth and consistent gun mount.

Competitors move through a semicircular range featuring eight shooting stations. At each station, single or double targets are thrown at least 65 meters (213 feet) from either the high trap house, which is 3.05 meters (10 feet) above ground level, or the low trap house, which is 1.05 meters (3 feet, 5¼ inches) above ground level. The houses are positioned 36.8 meters (120 feet, 9 inches) apart on either side of the range. Each target weighs 105 grams (3.7 ounces), measures 11 cm (4¼ inches) in diameter, is 25-26 mm (just less than one inch) thick and travels up to 55 mph. The competitors must hold their shotguns at hip level until the target appears and may fire one shot per target.

For the men's event, the preliminary round consists of 125 targets shot in five rounds of 25 over two days. Three rounds are fired on the first day and two rounds plus the final are shot on the second day. For the women's event, the preliminary round consists of 75 targets shot in three rounds of 25 over one day. The final is shot the same day.

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After the preliminary round, the top six competitors advance to a 25-target final round. The order of finish is based on the combined score from the preliminary round and the finals.