Lipták is leading after Day 1

2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion Jiří Lipták is leading in Trap Men event after Day 1 of Qualification with 74 targets at the 2022 European Championship in Larnaca, Cyprus.

He is followed by the local favorite Andreas Makri, Erik Varga from Slovakia, Rickard Levin-Andersson from Sweden, Nathan Hales and Matthew John Coward-Holley representing Great Britain who have all hit just 1 target less.

6 athletes are following the leaders with 72 targets. Next ten shooters – with 71 targets – will try to fight for a place in the Final as well.

There are two leaders in Trap Women event: Giulia Grassia from Italy and Maria Inês Coelho de Barros from Portugal. Both hit 73 targets. Another Italian athlete – 2012 Olympic Champion Jessica Rossi – is on the 3rd position with 72 targets. She’s followed by Lucy Charlotte Hall from Great Britain who has hit 71 targets, and five more athletes – Silvana Stanco (Italy), Kirsty Hegarty (Great Britain), 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion in Trap Mixed Team even Fátima Gálvez (Spain), Carole Cormenier (France), and Mar Molné Magriñà (Spain) – have shot 70 targets each. Three more athletes – Jasmina Maček (Slovenia), 2020 Tokyo Silver medalist in Trap Mixed Team and Bronze medalist in Trap Women Alessandra Perilli (San Marino), and Olena Okhotska (Ukraine) – have a good chance to become finalists as well.

Complete results of both Qualifications after Day 1 can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

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