DORCHESTER’S world number one Peter Wilson and former double Olympic champion Richard Faulds will lead Great Britain’s 10-strong shooting squad at London 2012.

The team will compete across all three disciplines on the Olympic shooting programme – shotgun, pistol and rifle – at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich.

Wilson, who claimed first place and a new world record at the World Cup in Tucson earlier this year, and veteran Faulds joined Team GB chef de mission Andy Hunt at the announcement, held at the New Armouries in the Tower of London.

Faulds, 35, has been selected for his fifth consecutive Olympics, having claimed double trap gold at the 2000 Games in Sydney, which was Britain’s triumph in trap shooting since 1968.

Wilson, 25, won the 2011 World Cup and European Championship titles.

The Dorset sharp-shooter, who lives in Sherborne, is relishing the opportunity to shine at London 2012.

He said: “I have been training relentlessly for the last six years just to have this opportunity, and it really is a dream come true.

“Having a crowd of any size right behind you is always very special, but it’s going to be such a boost to have the home nation behind me. Thankfully I tend to raise my game when it matters.”