The International Shooting Sport Federation has met with stakeholders to discuss introducing new technology for shotgun disciplines.
Held at Concaverde Shooting Range in Lonato, the ISSF spoke with technology company Travision in a round-table meeting with others in the shotgun community such as Fitav, Beretta, Eurotarget, Gestgare, Elfipa, Promatic and Elettronica Progetti.
Secretary General Alessandro Nicotra di San Giacomo, Chair of the Shotgun Committee Mohamed Wahdan and Executive Committee member Melis Giraud were in attendance.
Parties involved assessed whether it would be possible to use the new features during qualification and finals at ISSF competitions.
Here, Travision showcased a system - that has been trialled at Concaverde - which produces faster results on the range, new video coverage and detection in FullHD and the ability to use video replay.
During the visit to Concaverde, there was a test event to trial this new system which includes giving the judges or referee a tablet that records the progression of the scores on a digital scoreboard, automatically updated after each target. It also allowed them to check the target to see if it has been hit or if it counts as a miss.
This check had a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) replay to further confirm if a target has been clipped or not, providing better clarity over close calls for athletes, judges and the viewers in attendance live and at home.
Travision's technology is also collectable, meaning it can be archived to re-examine at later dates if necessary.
Alessandro Nicotra di San Giacomo said: "We were very impressed with the new system and believe this could represent a solution for the ISSF.
"We understand the need to explore VAR in shotgun events and remove any ambiguity from decisions made on the range.
"The ISSF is always striving to improve technology in our sport and our discussions with Travision were very fruitful."
The software company, based in Norway, focuses on AI and video camera programmes to deliver solutions in clay pigeon shooting.