AZARENKO had won also yesterday’s 10m Running Target Mixed Men competition. The young athlete had walked into this World Championship as one of the favourite junior shooters, after winning two Gold at the 2008 RT World Championship in Plzen and two Gold medals at the 2009 European Championship in Osijek. The Russian champion is also one of the favourite of the 50 meters event, which will take place the 28th and the 29th of August.
The title defender finished in second.
Silver went to the title defender, the winner of last year’s ISSF World Championship in Plzen, Laszlo BOROS of Hungary. The 19-year old shooter finished in second with a total of 571 points, after shooting a Slow Run of 287 points and a Fast Run of 284 points. Climbing the scoreboard from the fourth position, BOROS overtook Russia’s Alexander NUMENKO, 18, who won Bronze (his first international medal) with a total of 563 points.
Russia shot Team Gold with a new World
Record.
Placing two athletes on the podium, the Russian Federation also gained the Team Gold medal with an overall record score. Thanks to Mikhail AZARENKO, Alexander NUMENKO and Yuri DOVGAL (fourth in the individual competition), the Russian team totalized a Golden score of 1702 points, setting a new Junior World Record that shattered the previous record of 1698 points set by the Czech team in 2003.
Finland made it to the Team Podium.
The home team, Finland, made it to the Team Podium of the 10m Running Target Men Junior competition, winning Silver thanks to 1165 points scored by Marten WESTERLUND, Sami HEIKKILA and Tomi-Pekka HEIKKILA. This was the second medal won by the team, following yesterday’s 10m Running Target Mixed Men Junior Silver.
Ukraine secured today’s Team Bronze medal, scoring 1660 points with Igor MATSKEVYCH, Oleg SALAMAKHA and Lev ZAPOTICHNYY.
Results:
Check the results of the 10m Running Target
Men Junior event.