ISSF 25 meter pistol

Internationally, it is still only shot by women and juniors, while men have center-fire pistols instead.

However, in many countries, there are also male classes in 25 meter pistol on the national level and lower.

As 25 meter pistol is Olympic, it involves shooting a final, which the center-fire event does not.

The top eight contestants reach the final, which consists of four additional rapid-fire stage series of 5 shots each.

In its first eight instalments, one shooter has succeeded in winning two gold medals: Mariya Grozdeva from Bulgaria.