In many sports the performance is determined largely by the age of the competitor. Elderly shooters can still compete very well in matches. Sports shooting is for men and women, it is a summer- and a wintersport. One can compete both in teams as individually. Also physically handicapped can compete in sports shooting.
Shooting is a very individualistic sport.
All alone on the shooting stand only the shooter, through perfect control, can shoot the perfect shot. Nobody but the person pulling the trigger is responsible for the result.