Decisive shots: how the three finals in Osijek unfolded

The competition continues with three intense finals that tested the nerves of the best young athletes. For the AIN team, it was a particularly successful day, marked by a strong medal count and a dramatic internal duel for the gold.

The competition continues with three intense finals that tested the nerves of the best young athetes. For the AIN team, it was a particularly successful day, marked by a strong medal count and a dramatic internal duel for the gold.

25m Pistol Duet Mixed Team Junior delivered the highlight of the day. In an all-AIN battle for the top spot, Valeriia Ganakova and Aleksandr Kovalev went "neck-and-neck" with teammates Sofiia Smetankina and Georgii Tarasov. The score remained tied until the final round, when Ganakova and Kovalev clinched the gold. Earlier, the Czech duo of Viktorie Sindlerova and Jan Fiedler showed great consistency to win the bronze.

In 50m Rifle 3 Positions Trio Men Junior, the Austrian team of Michail Sidenko, Kiano Waibel, and Patrick Entner showcased clinical precision, defeating the AIN trio of Kamil Nuriakhmetov, Nikita Maslenikov, and Iaroslav Klimin with a 16:6 score to take the gold. The Swiss trio featuring Dorian Saillen, Daniel Zuercher, and Lio Wickihalder secured the bronze after a tough match against Ukraine.

50m Rifle 3 Positions Trio Women final saw another triumph for Switzerland, as Ekaterina Chenikova, Alina Schmid, and Martina Herrli took the gold against the Czech team of Anna Dubska, Marie Pinosova, and Klaudie Katz. In the bronze medal match, the German trio of Xenia Mund, Finnja Rentmeister, and Katrin Grabowski narrowly defeated the AIN team by just two points.

Another successful day concludes with a heavy medal haul for the AIN team and unforgettable drama on the firing line!

More photos from yesterday you can find here. 

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