Olympic shooting venue completion on target

Three ranges for pistol and rifle shooting and three open-air shotgun ranges are contained within the venue at Woolwich.

By Barnaby Dracup

Monday, 23 January 2012

Construction in south-east London of the shooting venue for this summer’s Olympics is almost complete.

The temporary venue, in the grounds of the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, will also host Paralympic archery events before sections of it are transported to Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Woolwich residents had their first look inside during a guided tour last week.

Its strange design — brightly coloured circular openings are dotted over the structures to “help create tension and provide natural ventilation and light” — caused controversy, with one local describing it as “like something out of Teletubbies”.

The venue, which includes three enclosed ranges for pistol and rifle shooting and three open-air shotgun ranges for Trap and Skeet events, will be tested for the first time at the ISSF Shooting World Cup on 17 April.