Closure of competitive activity
The Fitav youth sector concluded its 2026 competitive season with the Italian Championship , celebrated on the stages of the TAV Roma high-speed rail network. At the Rome facility, to show his support for all 238 young athletes competing, President Luciano Rossi was accompanied by Vice President Paolo Fiori, Federal Councilor Ferdinando Rossi, General Secretary Mario Magnanini, and many Fitav Regional Delegates. Beginning with the Olympic Trap, in the Men's Under 15 Qualification, the new 2026 Italian Champion is Jacopo Rapuano of Cautano (BN), second place went to Emiliano Mazzeo of Montagano (CB), while the bronze medal went to Silvio Tarducci of Città di Castello (PG). Among the Women's Under 15s, the Italian Championship was won by Giovanna Bressan of Rodigo (MN), ahead of Giulia Zanardini of Pian Camuno (BS), who took silver, and Giorgia Carducci of Terni, who took third.
Young hopes
In the men's Young Hopes race, Salvatore Giordano of Palermo took the Italian title, while Gabriele Duggento of San Giorgio Ionico (TA) took silver, and Pasquale Prisco of Mondragone (CE) took bronze. Among the women's Young Hopes, Francesca Iorianni of Cascinette d'Ivrea (TO) took the top spot, followed by Linda Zaina of Porpetto (UD) in second, and Laura Bardugoni of Vigolzone (PC) in third. In the men's Rookie Qualifying event, Damiano Maccaglia of Narni (TR) took first place, followed by Fabio Danese of Quartu Sant'Elena (CA) in second, and Michele Pastura of Orte (VT) in third. Among the female debutants, the Scudetto was won by Francesca Nitti from Massafra (TA), followed by Francesca Beatrice Fadda from Alghero (SS) in silver, and Ambra Filippini from Lonato del Garda (BS) in bronze.
Students and Skeet
Moving on to Skeet, the 2026 Italian Youth Men's Title was won by Michele Ascione of Ercolano (Naples). Elia Azzarelli of Foligno (Perugia) took silver, while Gioele Multineddu of Arzachena (Otoca) placed third. Among the Novice Men, the Italian Champion title went to Edoardo Marchetti of Altopascio (Lucca), followed by Lorenzo Giannanti of Ponte Buggianese (Pistoia), and Giuseppe Iacobucci of Ruviano (Caserta). The Novice Women's Championship saw Erika Cangiano of Baia e Latina (Caserta), the only participant in the Qualifying Round, emerge as the new Italian Youth Champion. The Junior Italian Grand Prix was also held in parallel with the Italian Championship. In the men's Olympic Trap, Alessandro Materazzo (Fiamme Oro) from Viterbo (VT) took first place on the podium, followed by Giuseppe Piscitelli from Altopascio (LU), while Fabio Marchiori from Rovereto (TN) returned home with the bronze.
The best shooters
In the women's skeet competition, top honors went to Aurora Rocchi (Fiamme Azzurre) of Tivoli (RM), followed by Maria De Vito Torella of Lombardi (AV), and bronze medalist Lisa Taccola of Pisa. In the Junior Men's Skeet competition, Antonio Bellu (Carabinieri) of Sant'Antonio di Gallura took the top spot, followed by Nicolò Diturco of Arzachena (OT) in second and Antonio Marasco of Foligno (PG) in third. In the Junior Women's Skeet competition, the gold medal went to Eleonora Ruta (Fiamme Oro) of Cisterna (LT), who finished ahead of Dalia Buselli (Fiamme Oro) of Pomarance (PI), who finished second, and Adela Sparapani (Fiamme Oro) of San Vincenzo (LI), who finished third (source: FITAV).
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