Davide Franceschetti

Started: He decided to focus on shooting Para sport in 2020. (ilgazzettino.it, 16 Oct 2021) Reason: He practised swimming before switching to shooting. "I had tried shooting at a sports fair some years earlier and this idea of practising it remained in my head because I have always liked archery as well. Switching from swimming to shooting was complicated because swimming is a very physical sport, while pistol shooting is a mental one." (ilgazzettino.it, 16 Oct 2021) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (ilgazzettino.it, 16 Oct 2021) Awards: In 2023 he received the Bronze Medal for Sports Merit from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional branch of the Italian Paralympic Committee. (uits.it, 04 Dec 2023) Additional Info: WEAPON He has named his pistol 'Marina' after his sister, who died just three days after she was born. "I was told that by giving my pistol a name it would be something more personal, so I did it. I named it after my sister who was born before me and died three days later. I never had the chance to meet her but surely we would be very close and would have a nice relationship. So I named it Marina. It's like my sister is next to me at every competition, giving me strength and helping me to guide my arm and my hand, my focus and my attention." (Facebook profile, 07 Jul 2022)