Week after week the numbers of Italian skeet shooting set records. Two weeks ago the 3 thousand subscribers were close to as regards the FITAV Regional Championships, while the days of 30 and 31 January last were characterized by over 2400 athletes who participated. The weekend that has just ended went even better, with almost 4 thousand shooters (3895 to be precise) took to the platform at the same time in the various regions. The number is very respectable and the federation itself did not hesitate to define it as "very important", also because it is the best ever of 2016. The umpteenth two days of the Winter Championships saw 2561 shooters enroll in the specialty Trap, followed by those that characterized the Hunting Course (527), the Universal Trench (372), the Sweet (302) and the Double Trap (133).
What is the main reason for such an increase? According to the FITAV it is the fruit of very careful planning and planning and managed in the best way by the regional delegates. Once again it is possible to examine the figures on a territory by territory, in order to understand what the trends have been in the North, Center and South. Lombardy confirmed its position as the first Italian region of the Winter Championships in terms of overall attendance.
It is 620 athletes who signed up for the competitions of Olympic Trench, Universal Trench, Skeet and Hunting Course, involving the TAV Mattarona, Accademia Lombarda, Mesero, Cieli Aperti and Fagnano. The second square of the regions was instead "conquered" by Veneto with its 400 shooters, while the square of honor went to Sicily for a few appearances (390). They should also be underlined the 30 shooters of the Aosta Valley who were the protagonists of the Olympic Pit competition organized by Carisio Shooting: 45, on the other hand, were the athletes from Molise who took part in the competitions.
Other regions performed well in terms of attendance, as well evidenced by those registered by Tuscany (302 members), Abruzzo (261) and Lazio (258). It is also worth analyzing some data relating to the most popular specialties. The Olympic Pit was present in practically all the Regional Winter Championships in Italy, on the contrary Sicilia has decided to organize (the only one among the regions considered) two races of the Path of Trace specialty: the organization was organized and managed by TAV Etna Shooting and Il Tiro, with 80 shooters in total (40 in both competitions). The next appointment is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 February.