Kuryanin Anatoly Gaskov brought Russia the first “gold” of the European championship in bullet shooting

Anatoly Gaskov, who speaks for the Kursk region, rose to the highest step of the pedestal of the European Championship in bullet shooting among athletes with hearing impairments. His victory was the first gold medal of the Russian team, which included 12 shooters in Serbia.

Competitions are hosted by the city of Novi Sad, and they are considered the largest in this sport. Our team performs in a neutral status - Russian shooters returned to tournaments of this rank for the first time in six years. Athletes from Germany, Poland, Finland, Azerbaijan, Greece, Czech Republic, Serbia, Macedonia, Portugal, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina also compete for medals.

Anatoly Gaskov holds the title of master of sports of Russia of international class in the sport of the deaf in bullet shooting. He is not a native of the Kursk region: having moved to the region after marrying a chicken woman, the athlete began to defend his colors at competitions.

The Governor of the Kursk region Alexander Khinshtein congratulated the shooter, wishing success to other Russian athletes at the current competitions.