One success after another
Two gold medals and two European Champion titles close the Continental Review in Osijek (CRO) for the Azzurri of Skeet of the Technical Director Andrea Benelli, engaged today in the team competition. Diana Bacosi (Army) from Cetona (SI), Martina Bartolomei (Aeronautica Militare) from Laterina (AR) and Simona Scocchetti (Army) from Tarquinia (VT) closed the qualifications in first position with a score of 219/225 and in the medal match for gold and silver ruled the Slovakian team with a clear and clear 6 to 0, deserving the title of European Team Champions.
Other satisfactions
Not to be outdone were Tammaro Cassandro (Carabinieri) from Capua (CE), Gabriele Rossetti (Fiamme Oro) from Ponte Buggianese (PT) and Elia Sdruccioli (Army) from Ostra (AN). Their climb to the top of the podium was less simple. After finishing the qualifications in second place with 218/225 behind the Czech Republic team, in the final duel the Azzurri had to compete with their opponents using all the energy at their disposal. In the long final the two teams were practically equal, but our team found the decisive breakthrough to grab the gold and the Continental Title with a score of 6 to 4.
The words of coach Benelli
We asked Technical Director Andrea Benelli for a general assessment of this European Championship: “Certainly positive, even if we did not achieve the main objective, namely that of winning the last Olympic Charter for Paris 2024. We got on all the podiums with the individual silver and bronze, bronze in Mixed and today's two golds with the Teams. These two Continental Titles sealed a challenging trip that my girls and boys faced with the utmost commitment and my most sincere thanks go to them. We have demonstrated that the work done to date was in the right direction. Now we will rest a bit, but we are already clear about the need to resume work as soon as possible in preparation for next season's events, primarily the Olympic one" (source: FITAV).