{"id":17369,"date":"2024-04-09T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corsivia.com\/?p=17369"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:44:23","slug":"fitasc-57th-fitasc-european-championship-sporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corsivia.com\/en\/2024\/04\/09\/fitasc-57th-fitasc-european-championship-sporting\/","title":{"rendered":"FITASC 57TH FITASC EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Some notes, after my visit of de las Yedras Shooting Range, during the 57th European Championship Sporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
April is not only an excellent month to celebrate the Semana Santa in Malaga, the Feria in Seville or Athletic Club Bilbao winning the SM el Rey Cup after 40 years of drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
April is also a wonderful month to celebrate the 57th Fitasc European Championship Sporting<\/a>, and even more so given the location where it is being held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is being held at Las Yedras Shooting Resort<\/a>, Antequera, Malaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Excellent location, unbeatable estate of 800 hectares, just 30 minutes from Malaga International Airport. With an infrastructure of hotels, restaurants and tourism around the Resort that is difficult to beat for many shooting complexes where continental or world championships are held. And I say this from my own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the championship, the weather could not be more favourable, 22 degrees, sunny days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Days in which, after throwing away “your” fifty clays, it is delicious to enjoy a delicious snack on the terrace of the Resort: soft drinks, salads, grilled meat …. can you ask for more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps the most unfavourable part of the weather during the championship is the wind. This prevailing wind is making unimaginable clay target trajectories. Beyond those traced by our friend Jos\u00e9 Manuel Perea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Hard, difficult target” was the most generalised comment from the more than 800 shooters….<\/p>\n\n\n\n No! No, they were referring to the quality of the Corsivia clay target, the official clay target for the competition. They were referring to the difficulty of the course, the excellent work of the tracer Jos\u00e9 Manuel has been “improved” by the gusts of wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, the performance of the Corsivia target was highly praised by the shooting community and organisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the shooters valued very positively the stability of the flight (even in windy conditions), its excellent paint and ease of breakage, the organisers mentioned the quality of the packaging; it was very much appreciated that the cardboard, the packaging of the target, had perfectly withstood the downpours of the days before the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The championship is concentrating almost 800 shotguns. Despite being a European championship, shooters from Brazil, Thailand, Venezuela and the U.S.A. are visiting us, what a resounding success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although the list of great shooters would be very long, impossible to detail here, we would like to highlight the presence of people like George Digweed, Beatriz Laparra, Ben Husthwaite\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0There is no doubt, all the shooters are enjoying the facilities provided by Las Yedras Shooting Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the words of experts in the sector and shooters who have “traveled” around the five continents, these facilities have nothing to envy to the best in the world. The 8 shooting lanes that host the championship are proof of this. Each firing line is equipped with four stands, each stand with four Promatic machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the 8 shooting lanes, the 800 hectares of the complex also include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – An area to enjoy a pool. It is beautiful to watch the shooters compete head-to-head for a place in Saturday’s final. This competition area combines clay pigeon shooting (100% natural clay targets of the VIVAZ Clay target brand<\/a>) with helice shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Various training stations, where the shooters enjoyed the days before the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – 5 permanent compak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can you ask for more from a resort like this? But what’s more, it is open all year round, with the possibility of housing the shotgun, making it easier for foreign shooters to travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just imagine!\u00a0 You don’t have to worry about having to travel with your shotgun “on your back”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from the 57th European Championship Sporting itself, there are four aspects of the sporting aspect that have attracted my attention the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n A spectacle. The Antequera bullring served as the stage for the parade of national teams, I lost count of the number of nationalities, 30? 35 countries represented? Few sports concentrate such many nationalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the parade, in addition to the words of welcome from the president of the Fitasc, Mr. Palinkas, we were able to enjoy the best Spanish art; equestrian art of first level and best sevillanas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secondly, the social \/ hospitality area of the resort. Throughout the championship we have a first-class food and beverage service. I have already mentioned it before, how nice it is to be able to eat a good grilled meat on the terrace, with the Malaga mountains as the main protagonist, a view like no other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Third, an impeccable armory service. Armeria Percofan<\/a> not only supplied, in an agile way, any brand of cartridge to the shooter, but has also contributed to providing added value to the shooter, is a guarantor of immediate resolution of any anomaly, a luxury to have their services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that the Percofan Gun shop is located just 25 minutes from the shooting ground is a guarantee of service for the Yedras Shooting Range; any shooter from abroad will have any need satisfied in little more than an hour. Can you ask for more?<\/p>\n\n\n\nLAS YEDRAS SHOOTING GROUND RESORT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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THE CLAY TARGETS OF THE COMPETITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ALMOST 800 SHOOTERS TOOK PART IN THE COMPETITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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THE SHOOTING GROUND<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First, the “open ceremony”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The social area<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Gun Shop service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The commercial area<\/h3>\n\n\n\n