Trap and Skeet Men: Snow over the qualifications
The day-1 of the Skeet Men and Trap Men qualifications took place under a severe snowfall that covered Beijing’s Olympic shooting range with 30 centimetres (12 inches) of fresh snow.
Today’s competition took place under a surprising snowfall, making the match harder for those athletes who are not used to train in a freezing snowstorm. The Trap and Skeet Men shooters started their qualifications for tomorrow’s finals, walking in and out the ranges to let the personnel to shove the facilities.
At the end of the first qualification day, Cyprus9 Georgios Achilleos and France’s Anthony Terras lead the Skeet Men ranking with 74 targets, followed by the Olympic Champion of Beijing 2008 Vincent Hancock of the USA “It’s freezing out there!” commented Hancock between the qualification rounds “I had never shoot an international competition under the snow, before! I could not imagine to come back to Beijing with this weather…”
Italy’s Giovanni Pellielo leads the Trap Men provisory ranking, with 73 hits out of 75 targets. Two targets behind him, Michael Diamond of Australia follows in second with 71 hits.
The final rounds will tale place tomorrow afternoon, to conclude the 2009 ISSF World Cup Final in Beijing. Check the schedule, don’t miss the live broadcast on ISSF TV!
