10m Running Target Mixed Men Junior
10m RT Mixed Men Junior - Azarenko brought Russia on the podium
ISSF World Championships Running Target · Heinola, FIN
Mikhail Azarenko won his second, consecutive, World Championship title. Together with his teammate, he brought the Russian Federation team on the highest step of the teams podium.
Mikhail AZARENKO, 18-year old, from Russia,
won the 10m Running Target Mixed Men Junior competition, confirming the World
Champion title he had won at last year’s World Championship in Plezen.AZARENKO won his second, consecutive, title
with a total score of 379 points, only one point more then what scored by the
Silver medallist MATSKEVYCH of Ukraine. Igor MATSKEVYCH, 19, turned out to be
one point shy of grabbing the Gold medal, finishing in second place with a
total score of 378 points. The young athlete had arrived here in Heinola as one
of the favourites, after winning this year’s European Championships in Prague.Today’s 10m Running Target Mixed Men Junior
competition turned out to be a stage of success for the home team, Finland. The
19-year old Tomi-Pekka HEIKKILÄ exploited the home-court advantage and claimed
Bronze with a total score of 371 points. “It feels great to win a World
Championship medal in my country! – said HEIKKILA
after the last competition series – Today’s is my best placement ever, in a
world-level competition. But I feel I can shoot even better then this!"“There is no time to celebrate, now. I
am looking forward to the next competition!”
concluded Tomi-Pekka, who will take part in the 10m Running Target Men Junior
competition starting tomorrow.Check the results of the 10m Running Target
Mixed Men Junior.Team Podium: Azarenko lifted Russia in the leadThe World
Champion Mikhail AZARENKO, together with his teammates Alexsander NAUMENKO and
Yuri DOVGAL, brought Russia on the highest step of the team podium, with a
total score of 1114 points. Team Finland
placed in second, winning Silver 12 points behind Russia. Tomi-Pekka HEIKKILÄ,
Marten WESTERLUND and Sami HEIKKILÄ scored a total of 1102 points, securing
Silver with four points of advantage on the Bronze medallist Ukraine (Igor MATSKEVYCH, Lev ZAPOTICHNYY, Oleg SALAMAKHA).
Marco Dalla Dea