The Butterflies enchant Pesaro; Aviere Capo Federica Isola is the Italian champion in the women's fencing; athletics is also doing well; and beach volleyball is heating up in anticipation of the World Championships.
Rhythmic gymnastics
On Saturday, June 4, the World Cup of rhythmic gymnastics took place in the beautiful city of Pesaro (PU). In front of the home audience The Blue Butterflies continue to amaze by playing Mameli’s anthem at the Vitrifrigo Arena for the gold medal in the general competition. On Sunday, the Butterflies dominate the Word Cup, winning both the final with the 5-circles and the final with ribbons and balls. Three times that give us great hope for the upcoming European Championships. Moreover, the Butterflies win the silver medal in the overall ranking of the World Cup circuit. On an individual level, the 1st Aviere Milena Baldassarri wins silver in the general classification, second behind the other Italian competitor, the phenomenon Sofia Raffaeli who also wins three finals of the specialty in four. The Bulgarian gymnast Nikolova Stiliana, silver medalist in the final on the circle, had the pleasure of being awarded by General Giovanni Francesco Adamo, President of the Military Aeronautics Sports Center, present at the competition, together with Lieutenant Colonel Milko Pieri, Head of Sports Office V of the Reparto.
Athletics
In Rieti the Perseo Trophy was held where the 1st Chosen Aviere Dariya Derkach won the triple jump race and despite the reduced competition he achieved an excellent 13.95 m, which statistically represents the 8th best European performance of the year. The next competition will be the meeting in Turku (Fin) in two weeks. In Mondovì (Cn), instead, the XXII Spring Meeting was held and the 1st Chosen Aviere Martina Merlo won the 3,000 m race with 9’10’37, significantly improving her personal record (previous 9’21“71 Milan 2020) and rising to 14th place in the European rankings of the year. On Saturday 4 June in Stockholm (Swe) the 1st Chosen Aviere Giuseppe Gerratana made his debut convincingly in the marathon distance. On the 42.195 km of the ”43rd Adidas Stockholm Marathon’ held in the Swedish capital with the finish in the stadium that hosted the Olympic Games in 1912, the Air Force athlete came in 6th place overall (1st European) with 2h18”33”. More than 20,000 athletes from about 100 countries are taking part.
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Head Coach Aviere Federica Isola wins the gold medal and becomes Italian champion in the women's individual fencing at the Italian National Fencing Championships The competitions took place in Courmayeur, while Aviere Capo Alessandra Bozza won the bronze medal. In the men’s individual sabre, 1st Aviere Enrico Piatti won the bronze medal and the men’s and women’s sabre teams both won the silver medal. Moreover, on Saturday, 1st Aviere Michela Battiston won the bronze medal in the women’s individual sabre. On Sunday, the women’s sabre team won the bronze medal.
Canoe
On Sunday in Castel Gandolfo the national selection race for Under 23 Canoe Speed took place. Flavio Spurio’s Aviere placed second in the 200m K1, only one hundredth of a second behind the first place winner. He also won the 500m K1 race, earning him a place in the national team.
Horse riding
A splendid victory for the Italian team in the CSIO Nations Cup in Athens. Within the blue team, there are two excellent routes by 1° Aviere Capo Emilio Bicocchi on Delirio delle Secce.
Sail
The Chosen Avire Leonardo Chiste’ with Simone Ferrarese (Circolo della Vela Bari) finished the Hempel World Cup in Almere (Netherlands) in 9th place out of 40 participants. The first Italian crew of three. The Chosen Avire Elena Berta with Jacopo Izzo finished the Hempel World Cup in Almere (Netherlands) in the 470 mixed class in 7th place out of 14 participants: it is the second Italian crew of 3. The 1st Chosen Avire Sveva Carraro with Carlotta Omari (Fiamme Gialle) finished the Hempel World Cup in Almere (Netherlands) in the 49erFX class in 7th place out of 26 participants becoming the third Italian crew of 5.
Beach volleyball
At the Jurmala Beach Volleyball Pro Tour Elite (LAT), the stunning victory of the 1st Aviere Selected Paolo Nicolai in pairs with the federal athlete Samuele Cottafava wins the gold medal. After climbing up the qualifying group, they surpass the main table and eliminate their compatriots. The 1st Aviere Chosen by Daniele Lupo with Aviere Capo Alex Ranghieri win the tournament, defeating Qatar in a splendid final. An injection of adrenaline in view of the upcoming World Championships that will take place in Rome starting next Friday.
Badminton
At the Italian International Badminton in Milan, the 1st Aviere Fabio Caponio finished the tournament in 9th place in the singles category. An excellent performance, considering the participation of athletes of the highest international level.
Clay pigeon shooting
In the ISSF World Cup competition, skeet specialty held in Baku (AZE), Aviere Scelto Martina Bartolomei, after qualifying in the semifinals as the second in the ranking, fails to advance to the Gold Match due to a questionable jury evaluation on two plates, finishing the competition in the individual event in fourth place out of 40 participants. In the Mixed Team competition, she finishes in fourth place failing the bronze shootoff. With these results, the Air Force athlete ranks fourth in the world ranking..
