Livorno, 25 April 2024 – Absolute domination of Borgo Cappuccini in the eighth edition of the Liberation Trophy. Rowing race which effectively inaugurates the season of the traditional sport of the city of Livorno: rowing. The black and white women return to win the trophy after the successes of 2015 and 2017, beating Ardenza’s gozzo in the photo finish with a time of 3’16”. The mini palio instead, again from Borgo, prevails over Venezia with a gap of three seconds (in 2’56”).
In the race will be men with 10-oar boats, under-18 mini palio and women with 4-oar boats. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals, the competition formula. For the first time in the history of the Trophy, the Borgo he scored a hat-trickwinning in all categories with the goiters of Costante Neri.
The body of water of the Darsena Nuova, the regatta field. Slightly asymmetrical, for a pursuit race with a double turning point: 850 meters for men, 600 meters for mini palio and women. The start, however, saw the pair of boats lined up pointing in opposite directions, land side and sea side, with the respective helmsmen holding the line in tension with one hand.
Certainly, however, the most significant news of the day was the non-competitive but very symbolic rowing which saw two women’s 10-oared boats competing for the first time ever in the history of rowing competitions. In this case, with Borgo winning again against OvoSodo with 4’15”. A clear and unequivocal message aimed at promoting a sport that exudes Labronian folklore, in years in which wineries have difficulty recruiting new talent to carry on the city tradition.
Order of arrival and race times for the 10 oar:
Quarter finals
Salviano: 3’51”
Pontino: 3’49”
Venice: 3’41”
Ardence: 3’45”
Ovosodo: 4’00”
San Jacopo: 3’54”
Labrone: 4’03”
Borgo: 3’47”
Semifinal
Borgo: 3’44”
San Jacopo: 3’52”
Venice: 3’45”
Pontino: 3’50”
The final
Borgo: 3’39”
Venice: 3’41”
