European 10-metre pistol: Monna becomes champion in Győr and wins an Olympic pass

Arms in the air: Paolo Monna wins the European 10-metre championships in Győr.

The Italian triumphed in the air pistol competition and also won an Olympic pass for Paris 2024.

This marks the second guaranteed national spot for the Italia Team in the shooting category for the Olympic Games, following the one secured by Danilo Dennis Sollazzo in the 10-meter air rifle event.

Having qualified for the final with the seventh best score, Monna (photo ISSF) gave a fine showing in the last act in the European event in Hungary: at the end of a thrilling head-to-head with Juraj Tuzinsky, the 25-year-old from Puglia took the gold medal by finishing with 239.9 points. Behind him was the Slovakian (239.8). Completing the podium, third, was German Robin Walter with a score of 216.3.