The Practical Hunting World Championships e St. Hubert, now in their thirty-ninth edition. The French city of Herm hosted the eagerly awaited dog event and the selection was made hard and thrilling by the pheasants, shrewd and in good numbers. In the three days of competitions, Italy was the absolute protagonist. Matthew Frigato won the title of World Champion Sant'Uberto: the 24-year-old was on his debut with Kurzhaar Agripa and was able to beat the German and Dutch competitor, deserving the praise from the president of the jury.
The young man was the only one capable of killing and putting two heads into the game bag, showing the confidence of a veteran. Gregory Ambrosio, also very young, finished the test in fifth place, a result that allowed Italy to obtain team silver, immediately after Germany. Marco Carretti instead won the second place in the Sant'Uberto Spaniel, without forgetting theteam gold together with Francesco Meconi.
As for the individual Sant'Uberto Donne, Paola Gobbi she had to settle for fifth place, while the rookie Maria Elena Ganadu came seventh. In this way the Italian women's team got the bronze, immediately after Germany and Great Britain. Turning instead to the Practice Hunting, the third post of Mirko Caramanti with the Athos setter. The English Team category saw Italy finishing in third place, while in the Team Continentals, Italy finished second, immediately after France. The 2018th edition will take place in XNUMX in Toledo, Spain.