The 24th National Police Service Pistol Shooting Competition is scheduled to be held in Foshan from Aug 10 to 13, with an expected attendance of over 400 contestants and judges, according to reports from the local news outlet ycwb.com.

Two teams from Guangzhou and Shenzhen will compete with 36 others from across the nation.

A police officer shows his shooting skills at the competition. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

The Guangzhou police team is now under intensive training. There are not only police, but also SWAT members, some of them female, and they have their eyes on the championship.

The competition will serve as a tryout and those who excel will make the national team for the 2nd World Police Service Pistol Shooting Championship to be held in Guangzhou in November.

Competitors from Hong Kong wait for their turn. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Different from previous events, the competition adopts practical shooting in which agility is given the same weight as precision. The shooting range has been given a wider range to respond to the change.

A female contestant, once a member of the PLA navy marine corps, is in training. [Photo/ycwb.com]