Where Clay Shooting Becomes a True Sporting Art

 


A Territory Designed for Competition

Larnaca Olympic Shooting Range is not just a shooting facility in Cyprus. It is a sports complex that has, in recent years, become one of the key international training centers and a major venue for FITASC competitions in Europe. Every meter of this territory — from elevation lines to logistical layout — is engineered to give shooters honest conditions and a rich variety of trajectories.



While the complex has long been recognized for stable Olympic-discipline fields like trap and skeet, it is the sporting and compak sporting infrastructure that elevated its reputation among professionals.

1. FITASC Competitions: Prestige, Challenge, Atmosphere

FITASC clays demand:

  • technically complex “hunting-style” trajectories

  • readable and honest presentations

  • a wide variety of traps

  • consistent mechanics

  • well-designed course logic

  • FITASC Competitions

Larnaca Olympic Shooting Range hosts:

  • Sporting Grand Prix events

  • regional championships

  • international team training camps

  • high-level club and open series

Courses here are known for being designed by specialists capable of combining:

  • natural hill formations

  • sky and ground backgrounds

  • high-tower presentations

  • demanding crossing birds

  • long fading lines

This makes the location ideal for shooters who want to read a target, not simply shoot repeated mechanical patterns.

2. Sporting Layouts: Terrain, Variety, and Engineering

Sporting layouts in Larnaca include:

  • full routes spread across hilly terrain

  • stations that change from event to event

  • battue, midi, mini, rabbit, vertical teal, chandelle, looper and other trajectories

  • naturally elevated shooting positions

  • combinations of open-sky and hillside backgrounds

These courses are known for being “fair but demanding”: shooters face no artificial randomness, but they must interpret distance, timing, acceleration and direction with precision.

3. Compak Sporting: Maximum Intensity in a Compact Format

The complex features multiple Compak Sporting layouts — a dense, dynamic format that challenges shooters with fast decision-making.

Each compak layout includes:

  • 5 shooting stations

  • a controlled sector of fire

  • 6–8 traps

  • structured combinations of singles and pairs

  • clear timing windows and presentation logic

Compak sporting here is widely appreciated for:

  • strong crossing lines

  • technically clean angles

  • effective use of terrain

  • well-balanced speed and difficulty

The unique backdrop of sloped hillsides gives shooters an environment rarely seen across Europe.

4. Infrastructure: Logistics Engineered for High-Level Events

Unlike many shooting ranges, this complex is built as a long, multi-zone sports corridor that accommodates parallel competitions without interference.

The territory includes:

  • large parking zones for major events

  • a restaurant and rest area

  • workshops for Mattarelli and Laporte trap servicing

  • club offices and administration

  • dedicated ISSF trap and skeet fields

The distances between sectors allow competitions to run simultaneously while maintaining safety, comfort, and smooth logistics.

5. Olympic Shotgun Disciplines: Classical Precision Without Compromise

Although the sporting formats gain the most attention, Olympic shotgun disciplines are represented at an exceptionally high level:

  • multiple ISSF Trap fields

  • dedicated ISSF Skeet fields

  • standardized heights, angles and distances

  • electronic release systems

This enables elite shooters to train for international championships without leaving the complex.

6. Why Shooters Choose This Location

For Elite Competitors

  • demanding yet fair courses

  • realistic hunting-style trajectories

  • regular large-scale international events

For Sporting Enthusiasts

  • diversity of targets and machines

  • constantly changing routes

  • training conditions identical to competitive settings

For Teams and Clubs

  • simple logistics

  • possibility to reserve full course sections

  • comfortable infrastructure for groups and coaching

Conclusion: A Place Where Champions Are Made

Larnaca Olympic Shooting Range is a complex that is both demanding and inspiring. It creates conditions where athletes reveal their true level: where every target requires thought, every shot is a decision, and every course is an honest test of skill.

This is why the location has become one of the most important destinations on the global map for Sporting and Compak Sporting disciplines.

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