(ANSA) – NICOSIA, 17 MAR – The first ‘stage’ of the Skeet Shooting World Cup, in Nicosia, ends with a double gold medal for Italy in the two team Skeet matches.
The women’s trio made up of Olympians Diana Bacosi and Chiara Cainero and Martina Bartolomei finished the three qualifying series in first position with a score of 215/225, earning the final for gold against the United States team made up of Catlin Connor , Austin Jewell Smith and Dania Jo Vizzi, second with 214. In the direct confrontation the blue equalized the first platform and lost the second, but did not lose heart. Conquering the third platform, they also won the fourth and fifth, regulating the Americans 7-3.
The men’s team also had to face the US team in the ‘duel’ for gold. Tammaro Cassandro, Elia Sdruccioli and Gabriele Rossetti qualified for the gold match with a score of 218/225, one point less than the Americans Adam Mc Bee, Philip Russell Jungman and Hayden Stewart, first with 219, but in the duel for the top of the podium they managed to be right too 7-3.
“We conclude this trip with three golds, a silver and a bronze. Not a bad start to the season – the comment of the Italian coach Andrea Benelli -. It was neither obvious nor easy, even considering the strong wind and the cold temperatures that affected the whole the race. I congratulate all the team members “.
Now, while the shooting world will try to solve the puzzle linked to the presidency of the ISSF in office of the Russian oiligarch Valdimir Lisin, the international season will continue with the second ‘stage’ of the World Cup in Lima, scheduled from March 27 to 7 April, and then with the third in Lonato del Garda, scheduled from 19 to 30 April. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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