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WVU’s Tucker begins Olympic competition in Paris this Saturday

By Chris Coombs (WVU Sports.Com)

MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University rifle All-American Mary Tucker will compete for the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
 
Tucker will take part in three events over the course of a week, competing in mixed team air rifle, women’s air rifle and women’s smallbore. Below is the full schedule. All rounds will take place at the Chateauroux Shooting Center.
 
Schedule:
Saturday, July 27, 3 a.m. ET: Mixed Team Air Rifle Qualification
Saturday, July 27, 4:30 a.m. ET: Mixed Team Air Rifle Bronze Match Final
Saturday, July 27, 5 a.m. ET: Mixed Team Air Rifle Gold Match Final
Sunday, July 28, 3:15 a.m. ET: Women’s Air Rifle Qualification
Monday, July 29, 3:30 a.m. ET: Women’s Air Rifle Final
Thursday, August 1, 6 a.m. ET: Women’s Rifle 3-Position Qualification
Friday, August 2, 3:30 a.m. ET: Women’s Rifle 3-Position Final
 
NBC will have full coverage of events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Peacock, the official live streaming service for NBC will cover all of the action in real time. Check out the full schedule for Paris 2024 Olympics shooting events at the NBC Olympics website: nbcolympics.com.
 
A complete competition recap will be available at WVUsports.com following the finals of each event Tucker competes in.  

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