Rimini, 13 August 2017 - The last stage of the National Championship took place from 11 to 13 August on the shooting ranges of Rimini, coinciding with the 30th Conchiglia d'Oro Trophy. Beretta Excellence, 2017 edition, dedicated to the 10 Olympic medals won by the Beretta Team in Rio 2016. The almost 4.000 total participations, and 600 at the Grand Final, testify to the liveliness of the response of the Italian shooting world to the formula proposed by the company. The competition circuit of Fossa Olimpica, this year in its fourth edition, has consecrated the best shooters of the 2017 season who in six months have been engaged on the 23 best fields of the peninsula with the constant support of Pietro Beretta Arms Factory and the patronage of Italian Shooting Federation.
After six stages and 300 targets, with continuous changes of leader in the category and qualification rankings, the last 100 targets in Rimini were decisive in decreeing the 2017 Champions, awarded for the occasion by Jessica Rossi, who recently celebrated 5 years of the extraordinary London 2012 Olympic Gold and the year of the prestigious Rio 2016 final.
The following athletes graduated Beretta Excellence 2017 National Champions:
- Paolo Cavarzan - Beretta Excellence 2017 National Champion with 390 targets out of 400
- Renzo Baldinotti - National Champion Beretta Excellence Cat. Excellence with 389 targets out of 400
- Walter Cattaneo - National Champion Beretta Excellence Cat. First with 375 targets out of 400
- Marco Paolini - National Champion Beretta Excellence Cat. Second with 379 targets out of 400
- Andrea Chiavini - National Champion Beretta Excellence Cat. Third with 360 targets out of 400
- Mario Gatti - Beretta Excellence Master National Champion with 353 targets out of 400
- Bruno Bonini - Beretta Excellence Veterans National Champion with 374 targets out of 400
- Federica Caporuscio - Beretta Excellence Lady National Champion with 373 targets out of 400
- Edoardo Antonioli - Italian National Youth Sector Champion with 370 targets out of 400
- Davide Fedrigucci - Italian National Paralympic Sitting Champion with 320 targets out of 400
- Giorgio Marrozzini - Italian Paralympic Standing I National Champion with 360 targets out of 400
- Christian Ciocchi - Italian Paralympic Standing II National Champion with 246 targets out of 400
Absolute novelty of the 2017 edition, to the 4 winning athletes of the individual categories, the company offered the dream of becoming part of the Beretta Shooting Team with an annual contract, while for the first time, in the broader framework of the company's commitment to the Paralympic project, the company celebrated the 3 winning parathletes of the circuit. Sunday evening at the end of the race, the athletes' awards ceremony was a great moment of celebration, which Beretta wanted to dedicate to all the protagonists and to those who made the exciting circuit possible. A satisfied Ing. Carlo Ferlito, General Manager of the Pietro Beretta Arms Factory, comments on the final stage as follows: “My warmest congratulations to Paolo Cavarzan Absolute Champion of Beretta Excellence for the second time. The enthusiasm with which the athletes have embraced this fourth edition gratifies us and encourages us to relaunch an even more exciting 2018 edition. A special thanks to our Jessica, a splendid ambassador of Beretta and our sport, at FITAV and to the shooting ranges that have accepted and won this bet with us. The response of the enthusiasts confirms that by creating a system and offering innovative proposals, the world of clay pigeon shooting finds its way to express the love for our sport with infinite passion. "
Alberto Bastianelli, creator of the circuit, is also fully satisfied with the large participation in the final which corresponds to another historic milestone for his family: "I thank Beretta for his continuous desire to create, together with the Federation of Shooting, new stimuli for our fans and above all opportunities to attend and animate the shooting ranges. Supporting such a long and articulated circuit, with the precise aim of bringing shooters to the fields more often and perhaps even taking them to try their hand at fields they did not know, is the lifeblood of the whole system. The exciting response of the 600 shooting friends, who with their presence beyond all expectations have answered the call of the 30th Conchiglia d'Oro, are the best possible gratification for me and for my family who, we work, love and believe in the future. of this sport. "
Jessica Rossi, an icon of world skeet shooting, in preparation for the World Cup in Moscow, rewarded the winners of the circuit by declaring: "I gladly accepted my company's proposal to be close to shooters in this project, which above all has a great merit: that to encourage people to try their hand at long distances and to encourage movement and encounters with different structures and clubs. I congratulate not only those who won but also those who, with tenacity and determination, participated in the individual stages of the 2017 edition of the Beretta Excellence National Championship. As a shooter, I know that shooting at a high level for an entire season requires sacrifices and commitment, well rewarded by the enthusiasm that reigns on the fields of this event. The fact that this edition has attracted such a large number of participants makes me happy and even more proud. "
Beretta wanted to name this fourth edition of the circuit, Olympic Edition, to celebrate the successes of Beretta and the Italian Shooting Federation in Rio 2016. The 5 fantastic blue medals and 10 in total with BERETTA, 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze of the athletes of the Beretta Team with theirs DT11, represent an unprecedented success, the result of careful planning. Beretta also paid out to the 260 finalists who participated in at least 4 stages of the circuit over € 50.000 in vouchers valid in the best armories in Italy for the purchase of Beretta clothing and accessories, fully covering their registration costs for the individual stages. The invitation to participate, compete and win is therefore already launched for 2018 with a new edition of the Italian Beretta Excellence Championship # 1choiceofchampions Edition, with still many new features.