2026 competitive season
The 2026 Italian Skeet Championship, ISSF format , hosted by the Concaverde Shooting Complex in Lonato del Garda (BS), has just concluded. 136 specialists from all categories and qualifications competed on the shooting ranges. Among the shooters in the highest category, Excellence, the best was Cristian Ciccotti. Seventh in qualifying with a score of 121/125 +16, the Roman Carabiniere approached the final with absolute concentration, knowing he had to give his best to prevail over his opponents. Throw after throw, he managed to maintain control even when some clays flew away intact, and found himself dueling for the gold with Olympian Gabriele Rossetti (Fiamme Oro) from Ponte Buggianese (PT). In the end, he prevailed with a final score of 33/36, forcing Rossetti to take silver with 32/36. Tammaro Cassandro (Fiamme Oro) from Capua (CE) won the bronze medal, third in qualifying with 123/125 +11 and third in the final with 28/32.
A very high level final
In the women's event, Sara Bongini confirmed her title as Italian Champion with a highly technical final. The police officer from Impruneta (FI), fresh from her victory at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto just over twenty days ago, finished the qualifying rounds with a score of 117/125 +2, earning the number two spot in the medal race. Only Martina Maruzzo (Army) from Nanto (VI) had performed better, scoring 119/125. In the final round, Bongini made her intentions clear from the start, taking the lead from the first rotation. Having comfortably navigated all the preliminary rounds, she reached the head-to-head showdown with Martina Bartolomei (Italian Air Force) from Laterina (AR), tied at 28/32. The final four clays proved decisive, with Bongini swatting them all, while Bartolomei missed one. With a total of 32/36, Sara Bongini confirmed her title as Italian Champion, while Martina Bartolomei had to settle for the silver medal with 31/36. Diana Bacosi (Army) from Cetona (SI) took third place with 28/32.
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Junior Sector
Moving on to the Junior division, Francesco Pio Caporaso took top honors, taking first place with a 115/125 +7 in qualifying and a 31/36 +4 in the final. Behind him, the silver medal went to Francesco Fortunati with 120/125 and 31/36 +3, while the bronze medal went to Patrizio Tuzi with 119/125 and 27/32. Congratulations also to Pietro Pileri, gold in the First Category ranking with 119/125 and 34/36, to Luigi Sardo, Italian Champion of the Second Category with 116/125 +6 and 29/36 +2, to Gianni Bachisio Ruzittu, best among the Third Category shooters with 11/125 +0 and 29/36, and to Alberto Fattorini and Sergio Forlano, gold respectively among the Veterans with 118/125 and among the Masters with 114/125 (source: FITAV).
