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{{Short description|Argentine sports club}}
{{infobox
|title  = Sociedad Italiana (SITAS)
|image  = [[File:Sitas logo.png|130px]]
|label1 = Full name
|data1  = Sociedad Italiana de Tiro al Segno
|label2 = Nicknames
|data2  =
|label3 = Location
|data3  = [[El Palomar, Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
|label4 = Founded
|data4  = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1895|5|14}} <ref name=URBA>[http://www.urba.org.ar/clubes/guia-de-clubes/club/85/SOCIEDAD-ITALIANA-DE-TIRO-AL-SEGNO-(S.I.T.A.S.)/ SITAS on URBA website]</ref>
|label5 = Dissolved
|data5  =
|label6 = Club colors
|data6  = {{Color box|#008000|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#ff0000|border=darkgray}}
|label7 = Activities
|data7  = {{collapsible list|
*[[Artistic gymnastics]]
*[[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
*[[Basque pelota]]
*[[Basketball]]
*[[Bowls]]
*[[Bowling]]
*[[Cestoball]]
*[[Field hockey]]
*[[Association football|Football]]
*[[Judo]]
*[[Paddle tennis]]
*[[Roller skating]]
*[[Rugby union]]
*[[Shooting sport|Target shooting]]
*[[Show jumping]]
*[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]
*[[Taekwondo]]<ref name=activities>[http://www.infositas.com.ar/institucional/actividades/actdepycul.htm Actividades del Club SITAS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114121856/http://www.infositas.com.ar/institucional/actividades/actdepycul.htm |date=2012-01-14 }}</ref>
}}
|label8 = Chairman
|data8  = Juan José Follati
|label9 = Website
|data9  = [http://www.infositas.com.ar infositas.com.ar]
}}
'''Sociedad Italiana de Tiro al Segno''' (in English: Italian Target Shooting Society), mostly known for its acronym '''SITAS''', is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[sports club]] located in [[El Palomar, Buenos Aires]]. A wide range of sports are practised at the club, such as [[artistic gymnastics]], [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]], [[basque pelota]], [[basketball]], [[bowls]], [[bowling]], [[cestoball]], [[field hockey]], [[Association football|football]], [[judo]], [[paddle tennis]], [[roller skating]], [[rugby union]] [[Shooting sport|target shooting]], [[show jumping]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[taekwondo]].<ref name=activities/>
The senior rugby union team currently plays in Primera A, the second division of the [[Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires|URBA]] league system. The club has also a women's rugby team competing in "Torneo Femenino", organised by the same body.
Apart from sports, SITAS also hosts other activities such as the teaching of [[English (language)|English]], [[French (language)|French]], [[Choir]] and [[Yoga]]. The club also has a library and a gym.
==History==
The club was founded by a group of [[Italy|Italian]] immigrants who were enthusiasts about [[Shooting sport|target shooting]]. On September 20, 1895, the institution opened its first [[shooting range]] in [[Villa Devoto]] with the celebration of a shooting contest. Then-President of Argentina [[Marcelo T. De Alvear]] and some of his ministers attended to the act.
After the closure of the range in 1926, SITAS acquired a land to [[Ramos Mejía]] family, where on December 4, 1938, the club opened its sports facilities. Since then, SITAS has added many activities becoming a multi-[[sports club]].<ref>[http://www.infositas.com.ar/institucional/historia/historia.html Historia del Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107135507/http://www.infositas.com.ar/institucional/historia/historia.html |date=2012-11-07 }}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
{{URBA Tournament 3}}
{{Metropolitano de Hockey Primera B Women's}}
[[Category:Multi-sport clubs in Argentina|s]]
[[Category:Rugby union clubs in Buenos Aires Province|s]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1895|s]]
[[Category:Field hockey clubs in Buenos Aires Province|s]]
[[Category:1895 establishments in Argentina]]
[[Category:Women's rugby union teams in Argentina|S]]