Italy leads in clay target shooting at European Junior Championships

Italian athletes achieved significant success at the 2026 European Junior Clay Target Shooting Championships in Malakasa, Greece. In the men's trap qualifications, Luca Gerri took the solo lead after scoring 74 out of 75 targets, ahead of Slovenia's Jan Znidercic. The Italian men's team also holds first place in the team standings with 215 points, narrowly leading France.

In the women's trap final, Italian athletes secured a double victory. Valentina Archetti won the gold medal with a score of 28/30, equaling both the European and world records for her category. Her teammate, Greta Sforzi, took the silver medal with a score of 26/30. The Italian women's team, consisting of Archetti, Martina Montanini, and Maria Iovinella, earned the silver medal in the team competition with a total of 336 hits, finishing behind the gold-medal-winning French team.