How are shooters grouped, and what if one is late?

• Squad size: six, except when the draw does not divide evenly. Squads of fewer than five are not permitted, apart from cases such as an absence.
• The draw: by lot, under the jury's supervision, with no more than one athlete from each nation in a squad.
• Fillers: the organisers may add proficient non-competing athletes to fill a short squad. Their names are not listed on any official document.
• Order: the shooting order of squads, and of athletes within them, changes from day to day.
• Absent: the referee has the athlete's bib number and name called loudly three times within one minute. If the athlete does not appear, they are declared "ABSENT" and shooting starts without them.
• The make-up round: the absent athlete must go to the chief referee before the squad finishes that round and ask to shoot it. The round is shot later with a deduction of three points, taken from the last three targets hit.
• Beyond the athlete's control: if the lateness is proved to be due to circumstances beyond their control, the athlete shoots the round with no penalty.
• Withdrawal: an athlete who has fired a shot in the competition and must withdraw may not be replaced.
• Interruptions: once shooting has started it continues without interruption, except for safety, mechanical breakdowns, poor light, extreme weather or similar.

Shotgun rounds are shared: a squad moves round the field together, and everyone waits for the athlete on the station. A squad cannot hold a place for a latecomer without making the others wait or changing their rhythm, so the latecomer shoots alone afterwards and pays for it.