Italy finishes atop of the medal standings, while ten new world record and junior world records were set or equalled during this first World Cup Stage of the year, featuring the new ISSF finals rules.
Vincent Hancock’s victory at today’s Skeet Men Gold medal match concluded the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico, the first world cup stage of the season.
I was Italy’s time to finish atop of the medal standings. The European team secured two Gold medals, at the Trap and Double Trap events, as well as two Silver and three Bronze medals, for a total of seven podium placements.
USA was pushed up in second place thanks to Hancock’s Gold medal, and follows Italy in the overall medal standings with 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze.
Great Britain ranked in third place, thanks to the 15-year old Trap Women Gold medal winner Hill, and to her teammate Gilligan, winner of a Silver at today’s Skeet Men Final.
The first World Cup Stage of the season will be remembered also for the number of new or equalled World Records. As the new rules cancelled the previous world records for Double Trap and Skeet events, 10 records were set or equalled this week.
The medal standings of the ISSF World Cup in Acapulco:
|
Rank
|
NAT - Nation
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
|
1
|
ITA – Italy
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
|
2
|
USA – United States of America
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
3
|
GBR – Great Britain
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
RUS – Russian Federation
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
DOM – Dominican Republic
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
UAE – United Arab Emirates
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Total
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
15
|
World Records
|
Event
|
Phase
|
Old / New
|
Name
|
Nat
|
|
Double Trap Men
|
Qual
|
--- / 136
|
MOHD Asab
|
IND
|
|
Double Trap Men
|
Qual
|
--- / 136
|
PINERO Sergio
|
DOM
|
|
Double Trap Men
|
Qual
|
--- / 136
|
RUPERT Ian
|
USA
|
|
Skeet Women
|
Qual
|
--- / 72
|
GRINNELL Jaiden
|
USA
|
|
Skeet Women
|
Qual
|
--- / 72
|
KVARTALOVA Landish
|
RUS
|
|
Skeet Men
|
Qual
|
--- / 123
|
HANCOCK Vincent
|
USA
|
|
Skeet Men
|
Qual
|
--- / 123
|
TAZZA Giancarlo
|
ITA
|
World Records Junior
|
Event
|
Phase
|
Old / New
|
Name
|
Nat
|
|
Double Trap Men J
|
Qual
|
--- / 136
|
RUPERT Ian
|
USA
|
|
Skeet Men J
|
Qual
|
--- / 107
|
SILVA Victor Manuel
|
VEN
|
|
Skeet Women J
|
Qual
|
--- / 68
|
HILL Amber
|
GBR
|
ISSF Shotgun World Cup Acapulco - Medallists
|
Event
|
Medal
|
Name
|
Nat
|
|
Trap Men
|
GOLD
|
GRAZINI Valerio
|
ITA
|
|
SILVER
|
BURROWS Brian
|
USA
|
|
BRONZE
|
FABBRIZI Massimo
|
ITA
|
|
Double Trap Men
|
GOLD
|
DI SPIGNO Daniele
|
ITA
|
|
SILVER
|
PINERO Sergio
|
DOM
|
|
BRONZE
|
RUPERT Ian
|
USA
|
|
Skeet Men
|
GOLD
|
HANCOCK Vincent
|
USA
|
|
SILVER
|
GILLIGAN Michael
|
GBR
|
|
BRONZE
|
BIN FUTTAIS Saif
|
UAE
|
|
Trap Women
|
GOLD
|
PSHENICHNIKOVA Liudmila
|
RUS
|
|
SILVER
|
ROSSI Jessica
|
ITA
|
|
BRONZE
|
STANCO Silvana
|
ITA
|
|
Skeet Women
|
GOLD
|
HILL Amber
|
GBR
|
|
SILVER
|
BACOSI Diana
|
ITA
|
|
BRONZE
|
CAINERO Chiara
|
ITA
|