First medals and Quota Places during the first day of Shooting Competition in Baku

THE FIRST GOLD WENT TO BELARUS, THE OLYMPIC QUOTA PLACE – TO ISRAEL

Vitaly Bubnovich from Belarus won the first gold medal of the shooting competitions at the 1st European Games in Baku. With 206,6 points in the Final he finished on top of the podium in 10m Air Rifle Men.

Niccolo Campriani from Italy, who was leading the competitions till the last shot, ended up on the second place and won the silver medal with 206,4 points.

Sergey Richter from Israel finished third, but, perhaps, was the happiest person in the Finals hall. His bronze medal secured him the Quota place for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro.

THE GOLD IN WOMEN'S 10M AIR RIFLE WENT TO SERBIA, THE SILVER AND OLYMPIC QUOTA PLACE – TO SWITZERLAN

Andrea Arsovic from Serbia won the gold medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle with 207,8 points, which is the first Finals European Games Record.


Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl
Source - ESC Website