In the splendid scenery of the Shotgun Il Botto di Orvieto took place, from 14 to 17 July, on 44 ' Sporting World Championship. Record of entries with 1000 participants from 40 nations who competed for the world title in the various categories up to the last target. Among the athletes of the Italian national team there was also Alessandro Gaetani, Pisan hunter of the Marti Section, who at the end of 4 flawless days managed to close the race with an absolute score of 195 out of 200 and to graduate Sporting Absolute World Champion. That Alessandro could be one of the protagonists of this world championship in the Senior category was predictable.
In Santiago de Compostela in Spain just over a month ago, in fact, he had triumphed inCompak European, therefore the expectations were so high, but that he could even win the absolute title, nobody really would have expected it. In 44 editions of the World Cup, I have almost always contended for the absolute title British and American, no Italian had ever reached so high. Our Alessandro managed in this way and in one stroke, to win 3 gold medals: that of the title of Senior World Champion, that of Senior Team World Champion and the most important of Absolute World Champion.
Gaetani's race was perfect, 4 flawless days with a first day closed with 48/50, with two initial errors resulting from the strong emotion that one feels to compete for a world championship at home, from then on three days closed with three incredible 49/50. An infallible war machine who has been able to manage not only the infernal heat, but also the psychological tension of those who have the awareness, plate after plate, of being able to do something sensational. And that's exactly where Alessandro showed the world what he's made of when, despite already having a large margin of advantage in his category, he did not give up an inch aware of being able to get where no fellow countryman had yet reached.
Knowing how to control one's body and head from inevitable tensions and emotions in those last clay pigeons led Alessandro to be the new absolute World Champion !!! Great enthusiasm in our Marti Fidc section where the President Fabio Costagli exalts Gaetani's result "Having the San Carlo shooting a few kilometers from our headquarters, we have many shooting partners who over the years have accustomed us to important victories nationwide, but what Alessandro did is something incredible. We can only be honored to have him with us. "
The President then lets us know that in this week to be framed for Gaetani there was another wonderful news, in the last few days his son Lorenzo passed the exam for the hunting qualification. Lorenzo has already started this year a follow in the footsteps of his father in the world of clay pigeon shooting and now he can also share wonderful hunting days with him. Bravo Lorenzo !!! In the Federcaccia Pisana another gold arrived from the Orvieto world championship. The very young Federico Vitarelli, member of the section Fidc of Strada Capannoli, climbed to the top step of the podium for the team victory in the Junior category (source: FIDC).