Bird's eye view of CTF from its stand

(BEIJING, August 16) -- The Clay Target Field (CTF) for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has been completed recently.

Located at Shijingshan District in west Beijing, the venue will produce five gold medals in clay target competitions, including men's trap, women's trap, men's double trap, men's skeet and women's skeet.

The 2008 shooting program will have three events: rifle, pistol and clay target. From August 9-17, 2008, the shooters will vie for a total of 15 golds.

Shooting first appeared as an Olympic sport in 1896. Women were first allowed to compete in 1968, when Mexico, Peru and Poland entered one female contestant each. In 1984, the International Shooting Federation introduced separate events for women. Between 1984 and 1992, the number of women's events increased gradually. In addition, several of the events on the program remained open to both men and women. As of 1996 in Atlanta, men's events have been separated from women's.

Starting point decorated after the model of Great Wall

Clay target storage

CTF stand

Workers are weeding the lawn