The Championship of Europe in trap shooting continues in Maribor (Slovenia). On the 6th day of the Championship women competed for medals in the Olympic task “trap”. The IEML student, the master of sport, a reigning champion of Russia Ms.Ekaterina Rabaya has won a silver medal.
The Championship of Europe in trap shooting continues in Maribor (Slovenia). On the 6th day of the Championship women competed for medals in the Olympic task “trap”. The IEML student, the master of sport, a reigning champion of Russia Ms.Ekaterina Rabaya has won a silver medal.
In the qualification Ekaterina shoot 71 targets from 75, in the semi-final – 13. Fighting for the victory, the Russian sportsman made 8 target rounds and has won her first medal of European Championships.
The Slovenian sportsman Ms.Zuzana Rehak-Stefechekova has become the champion. She hit 71 targets in the qualification, 14 in the semi-final and 11 in the medal-match for the gold. The third champion has become a girl from Italy Ms.Jessica Rossy. She hit 71 targets in the qualification, 12 in the semi-final and 13 in the match-medal for the bronze. Для справки:
Trench stand (or trap) is a court where 5 numbered pegs are located at the straight line. The shooting is making at the targets by 15 espringals one-by-one, which are fixed in a trench under the shooting court in a distance 15 meters from a number peg. The target moves away from a shooter in three different flight lines (straight, on the right, on the left) and has a different flying height. One shooting series includes 25 targets.
Competitions at the trench stand are included in the Olympic Games program since 1900.
Competitions program:
Women – 75 targets (qualification);
- 15 targets (semi-final);
- 15 targets (medal match).
The standard of the sport master is 67 hit targets, for the sport master of international class – 70 hit targets.