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New, great international result for an athlete-student from Insubria: Sara 23 year old Isonzo who is part of the archery college of the Varese university, got the medal of team bronze in the compound specialty female ai European Championships of Antalya. An amazing podium, made even more difficult by the fact that the final for third place was played against host Turkey.
Ret, Irene Franchini and Marcella Tonioli however they got the better of it 224-221 at the end of an always balanced race: Turks ahead by 2 points after the first volley, then overtaking blue in the second and I extend in the next one. In the fourth and final volley the team of coach Flavio Valesella he managed the small margin in favor, closing with a three-point lead. The final for the third place was the revenge of the previous European edition when Turkey won gold on the blue Franchini-Tonioli-Anastasio.
In Antalya this time the title went to France who clearly beat the Netherlands 224-216 in the final. The hosts have turned to the masculine overcoming the French 225-219 with Greece bronze in front of Spain. Belgium first in the mixed team ahead of Estonia (folded to the play-off) and Germany.
I individual titles they went to the Danish Tanja Gellenthien and the Turkish Yakup Yildiz: that of Sara Ret and her companions was therefore the only medal obtained by the Italian expedition.
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