Jul 25, 2024 - Sports

Olympic spotlight: Two Colorado sharpshooters descend on Paris

Esteban L. Hernandez

A man in a baseball cap holds a rifle. — Rylan Kissell during the Division 1 Men's and Women's Rifle Championship in March 2021. Photo: Jay LaPrete/NCAA Photos/NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Littleton's own Rylan Kissell will join Keith Sanderson, who lives in Monument, as sharpshooters in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The big picture: Sanderson, a San Antonio native, is making his fourth Olympic appearance, while Kissell, a recent University of Alaska Fairbanks grad, will make his debut at the Games.

Zoom in: Kissell, 22, attended Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton before embarking on a decorated college career highlighted by a national title in 2023.

He trained at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to prepare for the Summer Games.

Sanderson began his shooting career in a U.S. Marine Corps competition in 1996.

He made his Olympic debut in Beijing in 2008, placing fifth in the rapid-fire pistol category.

What's next: Shooting competitions begin Friday.

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