Alexandre Galgani, the only Brazilian representative of sports shooting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, from São Paulo, qualified for the World Cup, which was held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, until November 18 . On Thursday 10, in the R9 Air Rifle – 50m – SH2 Mixed Prone Position event, the shooter scored 621.3 points, the fifth mark in his series and the 12th overall.
This is Alexandre’s second dispute in the competition. Last Tuesday the 8th, during the first day of competitions with athletes from Brazil, São Paulo and Espirito Santo Bruno Kiefer achieved the best marks in the Americas in the dispute R4 Air Rifle – 10 m – Standing Position Mixed SH2. With 628.3 points, Alexandre was in 16th position, while Bruno had 625.6 points and finished in 22nd place.
The race featured other athletes from the Americas and all performed below the Brazilians. The Americans Jazmin Almlie (621.5 points) and Madison Champion (612.7 points) occupied the 38th and 50th places respectively. Canadian Doug Blessin (620.7 points) finished the competition in 42nd position. Finally, the Uruguayan Carmelo Milan, with 618.7 points, found himself in 45th position.
Another Brazilian who has already participated in the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates was André Colin from São Paulo. In clay pigeon shooting (trap), the athlete was in 12th place in qualifying, with 98 hits and did not advance to the final.
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