Players to watch for the skeet mixed team at the 2024 Paris Games
According to the Olympic Qualification Tracker as of November 1, seven teams have secured at least one skeet men’s and women’s spot for the Paris 2024 Games: the United States, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Peru. Only NOC. Chance to be added to the final entry list of 18 teams for the 2024 mixed team skeet event in Paris.
Of these NOCs, the U.S. has already earned two spots in both men’s and women’s skeet due to strong individual performances in Olympic qualifying competitions.
austin smith and vincent hancock He won the world title in the mixed team skeet event at the 2023 ISSF World Championships held in the capital of Azerbaijan in August. A four-time Olympian, Hancock has previously topped the Olympic skeet podium in Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and Tokyo in 2020. His wealth of experience will be crucial as he and his teammates aim to create a new Olympic milestone in Paris. As proof of that, he was the standard bearer for his USA team at the 2023 Pan American Games, where he won the gold medal. Dania VizziAustin Smith won the bronze medal Dustan Taylor. The depth of the team makes Team USA the favorite to win Olympic gold in this new event next summer.
England He has consistently performed well in the mixed team skeet competitions at the past two world championships. amber hill and Ben Llewellyn Won the world title at the 2022 World Shotgun Championship in Osijek, Croatia. At this year’s World Championships held in Baku, amber rutter and Ben Llewellyn won the bronze medal. But Britain still needs to secure a men’s individual skeet spot in Paris to prove its strength at the mixed team skeet competition in the French capital.
Top skeet athletes also belong to Italy, Egypt, and Greece. It would not be surprising to see a mixed team from one of these countries on the podium at Paris 2024.