Gaia Ragazzini and Francesco Di Mari climbed the podium after finishing fourth in the qualification round, securing second place behind the United States.
Mixed Trap Final Standing in Taipei
The Italian pair of Gaia Ragazzini, representing the Carabinieri and studying at the Alma Mater Studiorum, and Francesco Di Mari of the Fiamme Oro, a law student at E-Campus, finished the qualification round with a score of 130 out of 150. In the final, the pair scored 27 out of 40 targets. The United States team of Taylor Dale and Roman Barret captured the gold medal with a score of 34 out of 40 after shooting 134 in qualification. Spain’s Mar Molne Magrina and Daniel Fernandez de Vicente took the bronze medal with 21 out of 30 targets, despite matching the American qualification score of 134.
Second Italian Team Reaches the Final Stage
A second Italian tandem also contested the final medals at the international university competition. Elena Navelli of the Fiamme Oro, a student of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, and teammate Luca Gerri, representing the Fiamme Oro and studying motor sciences at Pegaso, placed third in the qualification round with 133 out of 150 points. In the medal round, Navelli and Gerri finished fourth with a score of 14 out of 20.
National Coach Praises Overall Medal Haul
National University Team Coach Pierluigi Pescosolido summarized the delegation’s performance following the final events. Italy finished the championship at the top of the overall medal standings. The Italian squad accumulated six gold medals and world titles, four silver medals, and one bronze medal across the events, supplemented by an additional gold medal won by the shooting team colleagues.
Pescosolido credited the cooperation between the Italian Shooting Federation (FITAV) and the FederCusi for facilitating the team’s participation, while emphasizing the strong collaborative spirit displayed by the athletes both on and off the shooting ranges.
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