2019 European Clay-Pigeon Championship: Danka Bartekova conf

A year passed since the 2018 European Championship in Leobersdorf yet the result is still the same: Danka Bartekova gets again to the top step of the podium reconfirming her position as European Champion in Women’s Skeet.

On the platforms at the Trap Concaverde shooting range in Lonato del Garda, the Slovak athlete achieved a performance bordering on perfection. After the very long tie-break during the preliminary phase, Barteková obtained access to the final phase with dorsal number 3. A final that saw six high level athletes face off, among whom we also recall our shooters Diana Bacosi and Barbora Sumova. The athlete hailing from Trencin (SVK) attained the victory with a 56 out of 60 hit targets outcome, always in the lead of the competition. The Cypriot Andri Eleftheriou’s snatch for her first place was unsuccessful, as the latter ranked the second by just one clay pigeon (55/60).

A final which brought us a double satisfaction also for the result of Barbora Sumova, an athlete of the Czech Republic employing Gemini chokes, who reached the third step of the podium. Thanks to an excellent 42 out of 50, Sumova managed to win the bronze medal and sealed the pass to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Unfortunately, Italy missed the chance to gain a medal: Bacosi classified fourth in the competition while Chiara Cainero couldn’t advance to the final for merely one clay target less.

The Slovak anthem resonates and a new gold medal is added to the collection of Bartekova, following the continental achievements in Nicosia (2008), Kazan (2010) and Leobersdorf (2018). Congratulations Danka and Barbora for the medals you won: we are glad you have joined our family!