Paris 2024 Olympics: Diana Bacosi and Gabriele Rossetti give Italy its ninth gold medal
Shooting, results
After its triumph in gymnastics, Italy is also smiling in mixed skeet shooting at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The pair composed of Diana Bacosi and Gabriele Rossetti è won by a narrow margin against the USA in the mixed skeet with a score of 45-44, winning the ninth gold medal for the Italian national team in this Paris expedition.
What made the difference were the two mistakes made by Jewell Austen Smith, who missed two targets during the competition. The two Italian shooters, on the other hand, managed to be moreù continuous by getting off to a strong start with an 8 out of 8 at the start.
Italy won a total of 40 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting a new record for haul in a single edition of the Games. Ten gold medals, as many silver medals and 20 bronze medals as well.
In Japan, Manfredi Rizza – Canoeing, K1 20, Vanessa Ferrari – Artistic gymnastics, individual free body, Elisa Longo Borghini – Cycling, women’s road race, Gregorio Paltrinieri – Swimming, men’s 800m freestyle, Men’s 4×100 freestyle relay – Alessandro Miressi, Thomas Ceccon, Lorenzo Zazzeri and Manuel Frigo, Diana Bacosi – Shooting, women’s skeet, Daniele Garozzo – Fencing, men’s individual foil, Men’s saber team – Luca Curatoli, Aldo Montano, Enrico Berrè and Luigi Samele, Maria Centracchio – Judo, -63kg female r Giorgia Bordignon – Weightlifting, 64kg female.
