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What made the targets in the 1900 Olympic pigeon shooting event different from the clay targets used in modern trap shooting?
Answer
Live pigeons were released into the air and shot in flight
Unlike modern trap shooting, which uses clay 'pigeons,' the 1900 Paris Olympics event used real, live birds released to fly before being shot, killing hundreds of pigeons.
💡 Did you know?
Live pigeon shooting was an Olympic sport in 1900 Paris; athletes shot real birds in flight, with over 300 pigeons killed during competition.
Other options people guess
- Clay disks were launched from mechanical traps
- Wooden decoys were mounted on spinning poles
- Paper targets were fixed at a set distance
Topics
- olympics
- 1900-paris
- shooting
- discontinued-sports
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