Skeet shooting - Changwon (KOR) - Daniele Di Spingo was elected as a member of the ISSF Athletes Commission. The voting carried out during the 52nd World Championship and the result of which was ratified today by the Executive Committee of the International Shooting Sports Federation have decreed the entry of the Double Trap world champion in the Commission as second for number of preferences. Better than him only the American Kimberly Rhode, six times Olympic medalist and a real monument of international shooting, whose candidacy was supported and supported by Italy, today appointed President of the Commission and for this new Member of the ISSF Executive Committee . The policeman from Terracina, World Champion in Tampere in 1999 and Lahti in 2002 and seven times European Champion, was nominated by the Italian Shooting Federation and had to compete with 20 other shooters in the race for the four seats assigned by voting. In addition to Rhode and the blue, both representatives of the world of clay pigeon shooting, the German Christian Reitz (Pistol) and the Brazilian Cassio Cesar Rippel (Carbine) were also elected (in order of votes received, ed.).
A full success for Di Spigno, which certifies the international credibility of the Italian Shooting Federation also in view of the new and imminent future challenges. I am very happy with this election which falls on the XNUMXth anniversary of the beginning of my international activity as a shooter - commented Di Spigno - It is undoubtedly the best recognition that the shooting world, both skeet shooting and target shooting, could give me. for what I have done as a competitor and a sign of confidence for what I can do in my new role to improve our sport and make athletes an integral and proactive part in the decision-making mechanism of the International Federation ”. “It was also a great affirmation of the Federation - continued the Italian shooter - Among the candidate shooters I was the second most voted after Kimberly (Rhode, ed), a real monument of skeet shooting. This is an important signal above all because most of the voting shooters come from the target shooting world and with their preference they have certified the credibility we also enjoy among them ".
As for the first official commitments, he explained to us “We don't have a work plan yet. At the moment I am the only one of the elect still here in Korea. In addition to an exchange of mutual compliments, we have promised ourselves to call an operational meeting soon. Our common goal is to ensure that athletes' requests are given greater consideration. As a first idea I want to propose the creation of an application to which all shooters can access to report any problems and propose advice. A sort of permanent international forum that can rattle off any type of issue related to the world of shooting. In this way we will be able to have the pulse of the situation in real time and intervene promptly, avoiding limiting our action to the two annual meetings normally scheduled ".
The Commission will also include Ukrainian Olena Kostevych (Pistol), Anglo-Russian Elena Allen (Tiro Volo) and Croatian Petar Gorsa (Carabina), appointed today by the Executive Committee.
Source: Fitav