15/04/2022
FRENCH AND CZECH ARE FEATURE AT ISSF WORLD CUP RIFLE/PISTOL RIO DE JANEIRO
On the seventh day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Rio de Janeiro, two young athletes stood out: Frenchwoman Camille Jedrzejewski, 19, and Czech Jiri Privratsky, 21.
Upon reaching the top of the podium, both guaranteed, respectively, the first gold medal for France, and the second for the Czech Republic in the competition, which is being held at the Military Shooting Sport Centre.
After finishing the 25m Pistol Women qualifying round in third place, Camille was accurate in the final round and outperformed her opponents. In the series that won the gold medal, the Frenchwoman showed even more concentration to defeat Germany’s Doreen Vennekamp. The bronze medal went to the Austrian Sylvia Steiner.
In the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Rifle, Jiri Privratsky secured the last spot among the eight finalists in the classification phase. And it was in the final series that the Czech showed his talent. With the score 16-10, Privratsky beat 30-year-old Norwegian Simon Claussen and secured the gold medal. The bronze went to Jon-Hermann Hegg, from Norway.
In the medal table, Germany keeps in first place, with four gold, two silver and two bronze (eight in total). In second place is the Czech Republic, with two gold and one silver (three in total). France and Iran appear in third place, with one gold, one silver and two bronze (four in total).
The ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol Rio de Janeiro is organized by the Brazilian Shooting Sport Confederation, with the support of the Brazil Olympic Committee, the Brazilian Army, the Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, the Sellier&Bellot and the ECOS Turismo.