Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics for 10 metre running target, which replaced 50 metre running target on the Olympic program, as well as the first games with the new targets in all rifle and pistol events except 50 metre pistol, leading to a large number of automatic Olympic records. The shooting events at the 1992 Olympics mark the first time that Independent Olympic Participants, competing under the Olympic flag, have won medals in any sport at any Olympic competition. A total of 407 shooters, 290 men and 117 women, from 83 nations competed at the Barcelona Games: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics The shooting
Summer Olympic Games clearly affected by Parkinson's disease, lit the Olympic torch and received a replacement medal for the one he had discarded in 1960. The latter event took place not at the boxing ring but in the basketball arena, at the demand of US television. The atmosphere at the Games was marred, however, when a bomb exploded during the celebration in Centennial Olympic Park. In June 2003, the principal suspect in this bombing, Eric Robert Rudolph, was arrested. The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, and showcased individual performances by local favorite Ian Thorpe in the pool, Briton Steve Redgrave