Sixty-one athletes took the shooting line in Villacidro, Sardinia, over the weekend for the 2026 Fisdir-Fitarco Regional Indoor Championship — a record number of participants for the first indoor archery competition of the season for Fisdir, the Italian sports federation for athletes with intellectual and relational disabilities, Fitarco reported.
The regional title was contested by archers with intellectual and relational disabilities, with the competition staged on a shooting line set up inside the gymnasium of Villacidro’s middle school.
Middle school gym in Villacidro hosts the season’s first indoor event
Fisdir Asd Volo Alto organized the championship in collaboration with Fitarco Arcieri Uras, the local archery club, which provided the venue setup at the school gym. The event marked the opening indoor competition of the season for Fisdir archery in Sardinia.
At the close of the meet, organizers announced the results of the 2026 Regional Indoor Championship, with the full standings determined on the line in Villacidro.
Mayor and national federation officials attend in Villacidro
Attending were Villacidro Mayor Federico Sollai, national Fisdir councilor Carmen Mura, Fitarco President Vittorio Polidori, national Fisdir archery coordinator Paolo Poddighe, regional Fisdir delegate Antonietta Mura, Fitarco Sardinia President Stefano Cau, Fisdir Sardinia archery delegate Elga Etzi, Asd Volo Alto President Giuseppina Pischedda and Arcieri Uras President Roberta Sideri.
Sardinia sits among the national leaders in Fisdir archery
The 61 athletes in Villacidro are part of a constantly growing movement that places Sardinia in the top national positions, both in organization and in the competitive value of its athletes. The record turnout in the regional indoor championship extends that trajectory into the 2026 season.
With the indoor regional title decided in Villacidro, the Sardinia Fisdir archery calendar now moves to the next scheduled competition on the regional program.
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