Skeet shooting - Changwon (KOR) - The first day of the Men's Skeet competition has just ended and the shooters have gone to recharge their batteries waiting for the last 50 qualifying targets they will face tomorrow. Leading the provisional classification is the American Vincent Hancock, two Olympic champion (Beijing 2008 and London 2012, ed) and three times World Champion, who closed the three series today with a perfect 75/75. Like him, only the English Ben Llewellin. An excellent partial result was also achieved by the blue Riccardo Filippelli (Army) of Pistoia, European Champion in 2016 in Lonato and winner of last year's World Cup Final in New Delhi, at rest with only one error and the total of 74/75. Slightly late, but still in full swing for tomorrow's final, the outgoing World Champion and Olympic Champion in Rio 2016 Gabriele Rossetti (Fiamme Oro) from Ponte Buggianese (PT) with 73 and Tammaro Cassandro (Carabinieri) from Capua (CE ), this year bronze medal in the First Round of the World Cup in Guadalajara (MEZ) with 72. Tomorrow we will continue with the last two series thanks to which the six shooters who will face each other in the final for the world title and the four Olympic Cards up for grabs.
On the platform today for the first three series also the Junior Giada Longhi (Army) of Roccaranieri (RI), European Junior Champion this year in Leobersdorf (AUT), who went to rest with 62/75 and ten targets behind the first, the Yufei Che, in the lead with 72/75. RESULTS Male Skeet: Vincent HANCOCK (USA) 75/75; Ben LLEWELLIN (GBR) 75/75; Riccardo FILIPPELLI (ITA) 74/75; Gabriele ROSSETTI (ITA) 73/75; Tammaro CASSANDRO (ITA) 72/75 Skeet Junior Female: Giada LONGHI (ITA) 62/75. THE BLUE TEAM OF SKEET Senior: Tammaro Cassandro (Carabinieri) from Capua (CE); Riccardo Filippelli (Army) of Pistoia (PT); Gabriele Rossetti (Fiamme Oro) of Ponte Buggianese (PT). Junior Ladies: Giada Longhi (Army) of Roccaranieri (RI).
Coach: Andrea Benelli PROGRAM Thursday 13 September Skeet Female Junior Competition (75 targets) Male Skeet Competition (75 targets) Friday 14 September Female Junior Skeet Competition (50 targets) Male Skeet Competition (50 targets) 08.15 Female Junior Skeet Final 09.30 Final Male Skeet NB: All times are indicated in Italian local time (local time in Changwon +7.00)
Source: Fitav