The best “uniformed” sharpshooters from all over Italy have been awarded by the Prefect of Novara.
Following a well-established tradition developed over previous editions, the best shooters from the Armed Forces and State Corps from all over Italy, which for the first time included a youth sector representative, competed in an intense two-day competition at the airport sports facility. The Grand Prix is part of the sporting events promoted by the Italian Clay Pigeon Shooting Federation (FITAV), under the patronage of the Ministry of Defence, in order to consolidate the value of military sport within the national sports movement. Seventy-three shooters from the Italian Army, Air Force, Navy, Carabinieri Corps, Guardia di Finanza, State Police, State Forestry Corps, Fire Brigade, and a representation of Local Police forces participated in the sporting event.
The Carabinieri have taken the top spot on the podium with the six-shooter team, followed by the Air Force and Fire Brigades, while in the three-shooter team competition, the Air Force triumphed, followed by the Fire Brigades and Local Police.
For individual results, the podium was achieved, in order, by:
– Excellence category: App. Sc. Folesani Davide (C.C.), Car. Resca Daniele (CC), Garziani Cristian (VVF);
– 1st category: App. Sc. Gaiga Gianluca (CC), Cenna Pietro Paolo (VVF), Mocci Giuseppe Antonio (CFS);
– 2nd category: Cito Vito (PdS), M.llo Fazzari Giorgio (CC), Racca Danilo (PdS);
– 3rd category: Cont Paolo (VVF), M.llo Pieri Andrea (AM), C.M. Marrocco Antonio (EI);
– Ladies category: Mocchetti Elisa Giovanna (Pol. Loc.), Risolo Mariangela (Pol. Loc.);
– Retired category: M.llo Paciotti Agostino (AM), M.llo Ferrara Nicola (AM), Sanfelice Paolo (Pol. Loc.).
For the Skeet Speciality:
– teams: Firefighters;
– Excellence Category: Bellini Sandro (VVF);
– third category: S.M. Galloni Alessio (A.M.), Tommasin Andrea (VVF), Cidin Dario (VVF).
The awards ceremony for the winners was held on Thursday 19th April, in the presence of the Prefect of Novara, Dr. Giuseppe Amelio, the Commander of the Cameri Airport, Colonel Alessandro Tudini, the Director of the 1st Aircraft Maintenance Department, Colonel Fabio Sciorella, and numerous civil and military authorities. Among the latter, the presence of Captain Domenico Lufrano, representative of the Military Corps at FITAV, and the President of FITAV for the Piedmont Region, Giuseppe Facchini, as well as the National Councillor of FITAV, Vincenzo Cito, should be highlighted.
The FITAV regional President, Pino Facchini, at the conclusion of the event, wished to thank the Air Force and the Airport Command for “the hospitality offered to all shooters and the impeccable organisation”, highlighting that “Cameri Air Base has now become a valuable benchmark for the entire Italian Clay Pigeon Shooting Federation.”.
