Sebastian Långström ruled the stormy wind best

Finn Sebastian ruled the difficult weather conditions best when the 300m Lapua European Cup continued in Viljandi today. The rough wind made the 3 x20 competition really challenging.

It was really challenging competition.I haven´t shoot for a while in this kind of stormy wind.  I didn´t catch nearly any help from the flags at the range, I tried to find out the calmest moment and make the shot. The wind increased even more during the standing position. During the first series in standing the wind waved me and then some rubbish flew against my cheek. I frightened a little bit when I was just fireing. The result of the hit was four (4). Fortunately anything else interesting didn´t happen, explained The winner Sebastian Lånström, who finally won the event with the number of inner tens before Swedish Kim Jönsson . Långström(19X) and Jönsson (17X) made the same 575 result. Third was Finn Riku Koskela with result 566.

Norwegian Jenny Tovseth Vatne best in the windy weather in 3 x 20 Women

Jenny Tovseth Vatne ruled best the windy weather in 300m Lapua European Cup in 3 x20 women Competetition. The wind was as strong as in Men´s competition.

Oh, that was terrible. Fortunately I managed someway in the windy weather. Anyway, it was nice to shoot in these conditions, said happy Jenny after her shooting.

The wind changed quite a lot during the competition and it made me difficulties. I tried only to find some calm moments. Terrible! sighed the winner.

Jenny´s victory came with the 3 points difference before Polish Karolina Romanczyk and Estonian Anzela Voronova. Vatne´s result was 573 (16x), Romanczyk and Voronova shot the same result 570, but Romanczyk won the silver with better number of inner tens (20), Voronova had 14.

Photos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi

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