Trap, Skeet and Double Trap - Shenzhen (CHN) - Everything is ready at the Shotgun Venue in Shenzhen to officially kick off the Trap, Skeet and Double Trap races of the 26th Summer Universiade.
17/08/11 - Chinese metropolis of nearly nine million inhabitants, located one step away from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Shenzhen has been reorganized and invaded by an army of 26.000 volunteers working in the Village and in the sports facilities to welcome the athletes of 150 nations engaged in competitions.
Those interested in the shooting competitions will be 445 representing 45 countries and, only for the Skeet shooting specialties, 125 shooters will descend on the platform who will defend the colors of 21 states.
The history of our discipline in university events is not very long, but the res palm conquered in just three editions is decidedly very nourished: 3 gold and 1 silver at the 2007 Universiade in Bangkog (THA), 3 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronzes at the University World Championships in Beijing (CHN) 2008 and 3 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes in those of 2010 in Wroclaw (POL).
Today the competitions of these University Olympic Games were inaugurated by the specialists of the Olympic Trench who faced the official training sessions. The Italian delegation, in Chinese territory from 13 August to acclimatize to the time zone and atmospheric conditions (30/35 ° of temperature and humidity always around 80%), is led by the two Olympic champion Luciano Giovannetti, gold medal in the Olympic Pit in Moscow. '80 and in Los Angeles '84, and by Pierluigi Pescosolido.
For the occasion, Andrea Miotto (Fire Brigade) from Ciliverghe (BS), student of Political Science at the University of Parma, Marco Panizza (Fiamme Azzurre) of Alessandria, enrolled in the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the University of Piedmont were chosen. Orientale, Simone Lorenzo Prosperi (Fiamme Oro) of Artena (RM), student of Motor Sciences at the IUSM in Rome, for the male sector and Erica Marchini (Fire Brigade) of Cigliano (TO), student of Foreign Languages and Literatures at 'University of Turin, Marina Moioli (Fiamme Oro) of Azzano San Paolo (BG), enrolled in the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Milan Polytechnic, and Erica Profumo (Army) of Genoa, student of Biological Sciences at the University of Eastern Piedmont, for the female one.
For them the competition will be divided into two days: Thursday 18 August 75 qualifying targets for men and 75 more final targets for women, Friday 19 August last 50 targets and final for men. Highlights on the Universiade races are broadcast by EuroSport2 throughout the day.
The women's final will take place at 8.00 am Italian time THE BLUE TEAM OF FOSSA OLIMPICA Men: Andrea Miotto from Ciliverghe (BS), Marco Panizza (Fiamme Azzurre) Alessandria, Simone Lorenzo Prosperi (Fiamme Oro) from Artena (RM), Women: Erica Marchini (Fire Brigade) Cigliano (VC), Marina Moioli (Fiamme Oro) of Azzano San Paolo (BG), Erica Profumo (Army) of Genoa.
THE BLUE TEAM OF SKEET Men: Stefano Battaglia from Mozzo (BG), Giancarlo Grimaldi from Crispano (NA), Giancarlo Cup (Fiamme Oro) from Caserta. Women: Mhabel Becchi from Marcaria (MN), Nausicaa Cirillo from Milan
THE BLUE TEAM OF DOUBLE TRAP Senior: Antonio Barillà (Navy) of Villa San Giuseppe (RC); Alessandro Chianese (Navy) of Casandrino Napoli; Ferdinando Rossi (Navy) of Montefalco (PG).
PROGRAM Wednesday 17th August Official Trap Training Thursday 18th August Trap Men Competition (75 targets) Trap Women Competition (75 targets) 8.00 am Final Trap Women Friday 19th August Official Training Skeet Trap Men Race (50 targets) 6.30 Final Trap Men Saturday 20 August Skeet Men match (75 targets) Skeet Women match (75 targets) Skeet Women final Sunday 21 August Double Trap Official Training Skeet Men match (50 targets) Skeet Men final Monday 22 August Double Trap match (150 targets) Double Trap final All times I'm in Italian time.
Source: Fitav