Aaro Vuorimaa and Ida Heikkilä shot the European silver medal.
On Saturday, Finland grabbed two silver medals at the European Championships in Shooting Sports in Châteauroux, France when Aaro Vuorimaa and Ida Heikkilä He achieved a 10 -meter moving goal for the prize ball in competitions.
In the men’s series, Vuorimaa made a historical result, 581 points, the best Finnish tonoon at the European Championship and World Championships. With the result, the place came out for the top four medal matches from number one.
In the semi -final Vuorimaa fell Armenia Gor krachatryan Erin 9-7, but in the finals Swedish Emil Martinsson was a little better 6-4.
– I really tense! I went to win the finals and I was quite well with the first seven shots, but then the more experienced just found his tune and even my 10.5 shots were enough. Silver is pleasing and the medal tastes, Vuorimaa said in a news release from the Finnish Shooting Association.
Heikkilä from a historic medal
In the women’s competition, Heikkilä fired third in the basic competition with a score of 559. The third place in the basic competition was settled through a renewal where Heikkilä was Armenian Arusyak grigoryan Better with numbers 18-17.
In the semi -final Heikkilä defeated Ukraine Halina Avramenkon 7-5 and advanced to gold fighting. Ukraine in the final Victoria However, it was stronger 6-3, but the Finn had the first adult medal for adults.
– The gold match was a really good performance! I was able to keep my performance well, even though it wasn’t enough for gold. It was great to win the first adult value competition medal, Heikkilä rejoiced.
The previous Finnish medal of the women’s mobile goal is over 30 years ago, which makes Heikkilä’s performance particularly significant.
The Championships in Shooting Sports will continue in Châteauroux until Wednesday, August 6.