Italy tops the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final medal standings

"A great competition" the ISSF President, Mr. Olegario Vazquez Ra˜a said at the closing ceremony, awarding the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

Today's Trap Men Final won by Australia's two-time Olympic Champion Michael Diamond closed this year’s ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Al Ain (UAE).The competitions, which was hosted at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club, in the United Arab Emirates, kicked-off on the last September the 30th.Five ISSF Cups, were to be assigned in the five Olympic events of Skeet, Trap (Men and Women) and Double Trap Men. Fifty-nine competitors, coming from twenty-four countries, gave their best trying to secure them.Only the top shotgun shooters of the world were eligible to participate in the event: the reigning World Champions, the 2010 ISSF World Cup Final title defenders, and the top-8 World Cup competitors selected throughout this year’s four ISSF World Cup Stages in Sydney (AUS), Conception (CHI), Beijing (CHN) and Maribor (SLO)."This had been a great competition, also thanks to hour hosts, who organized an excellent event." The ISSF President, Mr. Olgario Vazquez Raña said at the closing ceremony, awarding H.E. Mohammed Rashid Al Nasseri, President of the Organizing Committee an ISSF Silver medal."This is a beautiful shooting range, one of the best of the world, and I am sure we will be coming back here in Al Ain." The President added.Italy atop of the medal standingsIt was Italy who finished atop of the medal standings, with an overall of three medals, all won in Trap event. The 19-year old Trap phenomenon Jessica Rossi won the Trap Women event yesterday, while Rodolfo Vigano and Massimo Fabbrizi finished on today’s Trap Men podium in second and third place, behind the two-time Olympic Champ Michael Diamond.Australia, India and the USA finished atop of the overall medal standings of this event, with one Gold medal each, as well as the host country, the United Arab Emirates, that celebrated the victory of H.H. Sheik Saeed Al Maktoum at the Skeet Men event.

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