Thank you Minsk! World Cup’s Records and Medal Standings
The medal standings and the records of the third leg of this year’s ISSF World Cup Stage in Minsk. China ended up in first, but Italy won the highest number of medals. China’s HU Binyuan equalled the Double Trap World Record and set a new Final World Record.
The third stage of this year’s ISSF World Cup in Shotgun events was officially closed by the ISSF Vice President and Technical Delegate Mr. Medhat Wahdan, who thanked the participants and the organizers of the competition in behalf of the ISSF family.
“Thank you for your hospitality, and for this successful competition” Said Mr. Wahdan, while speaking at the closing ceremony “Minsk weather did not help us: we experienced the four seasons within ten days, but this turned out to be a successful world cup stage in spite of the difficulties. Thank you all!”
The medal standings: China grabbed the first place
The People’s Republic of China grabbed the first place of this ISSF Shotgun World Cup stage by shooting two Gold medals in the Trap Women and in the Double Trap Men events.
Italy placed in second in spite of winning the overall higher number of medals. Italian shooters secured one Gold medal at the Trap Men event, one Silver at the Trap Women event, and one Bronze at the Skeet Women final, for a total of three podiums.
The Russian Federation followed in third place thanks to the Gold medal won by the veteran Svetlana Demina at the Skeet Women final and to the Bronze gained by the Double Trap specialist Vitaly Fokeev.
During this ISSF World Cup in Minsk, the Chinese Double Trap shooter HU Binyuan equalled the Double Trap World Record of 147 targets and set a new Final World Record of 196 hits out of 200 targets, shattering the long-lasting 194-target record set by Italy’s Di Spigno at the 1999 World Championships of Tampere.
Next step: the last 2009 Wolrd Cup stage in San Marino
The fourth and last ISSF Shotgun World Cup Stage of the year will take place in San Marino, next week. Starting from June the 16th, the ISSF World Cup Series will move to the shooting range of the Republic of San Marino.
Trap Men – Olympic protagonists face to face.
Trap Women – World Champion Liu won in the rain
Double Trap Men – HU shot a 196-target final world record
Skeet Men – Olympic medallist Terras shot gold at the 22nd shoot-off target
Skeet Women – Russia’s Demina won the first final
ISSF World Cup in Shotgun events kicked-off in Minsk
