In Cyprus, the World Cup season begins in the sign of blue skeet couples: only the American tandem between the two Italian teams
In Nicosia (Cyprus), Italy scored twice for the World Cup in clay pigeon shooting. In the Mixed Team of skeet (Olympic specialty), both blue pairs get on the podium. Triumph for Diana Bacosi (Army) and Tammaro Cassandro (Carabinieri), third Chiara Cainero (Carabinieri) and Gabriele Rossetti (Fiamme Oro). The couple made up of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic champion and yesterday’s second place, since the first series of qualifiers has been perfect with 50/50. The two Azzurri went to the semifinal with 144/150, the best score of the day, and snatched the pass for the final by overcoming the Olympic couple Cainero-Rossetti (she in Beijing 2008 and he in Rio 2016, ed), who with the score of 44/48 to 40/48 had to settle for third place.
What a final
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Opponents of the Azzurri in the direct confrontation for the title were the Americans Catlin Connor, 2019 world champion, and Adam MC Bee. The two teams met at a high level, but the Azzurri did not allow their opponents freedom of movement and won with a clear 6 to 2. “It was a really great performance for both teams – the director told us. technical Andrea Benelli -. Good both in qualifying and in the semifinals. A special applause to Diana and Tammaro for the exceptional medal match against a demanding team like the US one. This race represents a really important first step also in view of the Olympic qualifiers for Paris up for grabs in the World and European Championships. We have worked on it and will continue to do so to get even more prepared for the events that matter ”. Tomorrow the World Cup will end with the team competition. The semifinals are scheduled to start at 2pm.
March 16 – 18:19
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