By Michael Molinaro
USAMU PAO

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Smallbore (.22-caliber) Shooting start today, June 1 at Fort Benning on the ranges of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and will run through June 11.

The seven remaining slots to be filled on the U.S. Olympic shooting team will be awarded during the trials. Shooters will shoot three qualification rounds and finals per event over the course of three days and the Olympic qualifier will be announced at an awards ceremony following the last final for that event.

The schedule is as follows:

May 31-June 2 Men's 50m Free Pistol-One slot awarded after final round on June 2 June 3-4 Women's Prone Rifle - One slot awarded after final round June 4 June 3-5 Men's Prone Rifle - One slot awarded after final round June 5 June 6-8 Women's Three-Position Rifle - One slot awarded after final round June 8 June 6-8 Men's Rapid Fire Pistol - Two slots awarded after final round June 8 June 9-11 Men's Three-Position Rifle - One slot awarded after final round June 11 Media interested in covering the trials, please go to http://www.usashooting.org/7-events/olympictrialsmedia for media accreditation. For more information on the trials including times for each event, please call USAMU PAO Michael Molinaro at (706) 545-5436 (office) or (270) 304-9410 (cell), or email Michael.Molinaro@us.army.mil during business hours.