Skeet has been a part of the Olympics since 1968. International skeet closely mirrors the domestic event and can be shot on existing skeet fields. Squads of six shooters fire a fixed course of 25 targets per round, fired from eight different shooting stations. Shooters start with the shotgun’s butt stock held at hip level and then call for their targets. Targets emerge from throwing machines housed at each side of the field, with the two houses referred to as the low house and high house. Targets will be presented as either singles or doubles, and only one shot is allowed at each target. Men shoot a qualifying round of 125 targets over two days while women shoot a 75 target qualifying course. The top six shooters from the qualifying round proceed into the medals final round, firing at an additional 25 targets. The final round score is added to the qualifying round score to determine the medallists.

An International Skeet field has the same dimensions as an American skeet field. The main differences of the game are that the target is a bit larger (110mm versus 108mm), is thrown farther & faster than an american target (72yds@65mph versus 61yds@~50mph), there is a random 0 to 3 second delay from when the shooter calls for the bird, the shooter must shoot from a "low gun" position, and normally loads are restricted to 24.5 grams (~7/8oz).