Malta’s Gianluca Chetcuti came within one place of a medal at the XX Mediterranean Games in Taranto, finishing fourth in the men’s trap final on Wednesday, 26 August.
Chetcuti reached the eight-man final and hit 17 of his 20 targets before being eliminated in fourth place.
At that stage he was level with Italy’s Emanuele Buccolieri, but the tie went the Italian’s way, leaving Chetcuti just outside the podium places.
Spain takes gold after shoot-off
Spain’s Andrés García García went on to take gold after finishing level with Greece’s Ioannis Chatzitsakiroglou on 28 hits. Buccolieri secured the bronze medal with 21.
Malta’s William Chetcuti also came close to reaching the final but finished just outside the qualification places.
Gianluca’s fourth place capped a strong shooting campaign in Taranto after he successfully came through qualification to earn his place among the eight finalists.
Malta also advances in mixed doubles tennis
Elsewhere at the Games, Elaine Genovese and Alex Degabriele opened their mixed doubles tennis campaign with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Kosovo’s Learta Muharremi and Florent Limani.
The Maltese pair now face Spain’s Lucia Cortez Llorca and Alejo Sanchez Quilez in their next match.
Thursday’s programme will also see Malta represented in sailing and badminton, with Mia Busuttil and Katrina Micallef competing in the ILCA 6 class, Matthew Flores and Benjamin Vassallo in the ILCA 7 class, and Martina and Francesca Clark in the women’s doubles badminton event.
