2019 World Trapshooting Championships in Lonato Del Garda: M

Matthew Coward-Holley, a young shooter using our chokes, achieved the World Trapshooting Championship title! That’s the result of the Trap final held in Lonato del Garda (province of Brescia), the place that saw the British athlete reach one more outstanding performance and the awarding of his first gold medal in a world competition.

Despite a not too promising start, missing four out of seven clay targets, Coward-Holley managed to close the score gap then finding himself facing the Italian Mauro De Filippis in the final round. A duel that required the athletes further concentration and perseverance, also due to the strong wind that lashed in the platform. Eventually our British shooter, who had been being trained by the Italian Diego Gasperini, scored 45 out of 50, leading the athlete from Taranto by 6 clay-pingeons.
Rounding out the podium was the Kuwaiti athlete Khaled Almudhaf (33/40).

After the silver medal clinched at the ISSF Changwon World Cup and the consequent qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, this victory is proof that for Matt, the hard work and the desire to improve are two really important aspects of his path.
Congratulations from us for such result: happy to be by your side during these moments!