European Athletics Championships 2024 in Rome: today’s programme, times and athletes competing. Gold for Palmisano in the race walk and Battocletti in the 5000 meters

He had won the Olympics (in Tokyo, in 2021), there is time for world gold (but he won two bronzes, the second in Budapest last year), Friday evening in Rome Antonella Palmisano she actually won her first European title by a landslide, confirming – assuming it was needed – that she was the strongest Italian walker of all time and one of the greats of our sport. And the bonus came from the 39-year-old Valentina Trapletti, who after a life as an athletics worker achieved an extraordinary second place after having done the race of his life.

The hug between the two after the finish line was the most emotional moment of the race. A race dominated with enormous ease from the first to the last meter on the beautiful Foro Italico circuit, with only one moment of confusion around the 12th km when the Apulian lost the lucky tricolor hair clip sewn by her mother Maria which then reappeared four kilometers from the finish line, picked up by a friendly hand: at that moment the Fiamme Gialle athlete trained by her husband Lorenzo Dessi, also a former walker, was already completely alone in command.

Gold (with record) for Battocletti in the 5000 meters

After the Palmisano show, he thought about lighting up Rome Nadia Battocletti, who in the last final of the day (the 5000 metres) crossed the finish line ahead of everyone with a great 14’35″29, which is the new Italian record. Silver for the Norwegian Grovdal with 14’44″04, bronze for the Spanish woman Garcia with 14’44″04.

Silver 4×400 mixed relay

A gold that closed a wonderful day for Italian athletics, already with 4 medals in these European Championships. In fact, shortly before here is the silver of the blue 4×400 mixed relay (the second after Trapletti’s in the march). Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti and Alice Mangione they finished with a time of 3’10″69, a new national record; gold atIreland in 3’09″92 (new championship record), bronzeHolland (3’10″73). This is the third medal for Italy in the continental event.

Fabbri and all the Azzurri qualified for the final

So they started very well in Rome i European Athletics Championships for Italy (113 Azzurri competing until Wednesday) who are immediately playing important cards. Also in the evening, Leonardo Fabbri qualified for the weigh-in finalwho launched easily at 21.10 (also good Zane Weir with 19.71). Already in the morning a lot of satisfaction had arrived from the qualifications in the 800 meters (Tecuceanu, Barontini And Partridges all in the semifinals), at the Heptathlon with Gerevini (who finished the first four races with an excellent fifth), passing through the triple jump with Derkach until the length of Furlani, the very young vice world champion, for whom the first jump is enough to qualify for the final.

The results of the morning session

Also worth mentioning is the heptathlete Sveva Gerevini, who runs the 100 hs in 13″35, demolishing the personal best.

In the triple Dariya Derkach she doesn’t make any mistakes and her first jump (14.10) earns her direct qualification to the final. Besana, Carmassi and Carraro they enter the semi-final of the 100 meters hurdles. Other heats in the morning: in 1500 women per Marta Zenoni hypothesis of a direct repechage in the final since the fall in which she was the protagonist was caused by a spike from an opponent who was following her. Horseshowever, qualified with a good 4:06.76, while Long live He did not make it.

The Bergamo man is very good Francesco Pernici in the first heat of the men’s 800m, he qualified for the semi-final with second place with a great comeback in the last 50 metres. But she is a trio of qualifiers in these 800m: after Pernici they also advance to the semi-final Simone Barontini (2nd with a good finish) and also our best fast middle distance runner, Catalin Tecuceanu, 3rd in a very fast third series with three athletes under 1’45”.

Excellent Mattia Furlani: with 8.17 meters he qualifies for the long distance final with minimal effort.

The program is on Friday 7 June

Morning session
9.35 Disco M Qualification (Gr. A)
9.40 100 Hurdles F Heptathlon Gerevini (13″35, personal best time)
10.03 Peso F Qualification
10.10 100 Obstacles F Heats Besana (13”05 qualified for the semi-finals), Carmassi (13”13 qual. semi-final), Carraro (13”23 qual. semi-final)
10.40 110 Obstacles M Batteries Fofana (13”70 – 7th qualified for the semi-finals)Giacalone (13”86 – 15th out)
10.55 Disco M Qualification (Gr. B) Mannucci (1st throw 60.28, 2nd throw 61.73 out)
11.10 Triple F Qualification Derkach (14.10 qualified for the final)
11.35 High F Heptathlon Gerevini (1.65 al 1st attempt – 1.71 per 1st attempt – 1.74 on the 2nd attempt – 1.77 on the 2nd attempt – 1.80 on the 1st attempt – 1.83 failed)
11.45 1500 F Batteries Horses (2nd in 4:06.76, qualified), Vissa (10th in 4:11.22 out), Zenos (fall)
12.15 Disco F Qualification (Gr. A) Osakue (1st throw 60.10, 2° launch 58.48), Strumillo (1st throw 53.81, 2nd throw 57.04)
12.20 800 M Batteries Pernici (2nd in 1:45.87, qualified for the semi-finals), Barontini (2nd in 1:46.30, qual. semi-final), Tecuceanu (3rd in 1:44.93, qual. semi-final)
12.55 Lungo M Qualification Furlani (1st jump 8.17, qualified for the final), Mersal (1st jump 7.17, 2nd jump 7.55, 3rd jump zero, out), Randazzo (1st jump 7.38, 2nd jump zero, 3rd jump 7.94, out)
13.05 3000 Siepi F Batteries Curtabbi (10:05.30 out)
1.35pm Disco F Qualification (Gr. B) Conte (1st throw null, 2nd throw null)

Evening session
6.35pm 20km walk F Final (1st Palmisano, 2nd Trapletti)
18.40 Weight F Heptathlon (5th Gerevini)
19.55 Peso M Qualification (Qual. Fabbri, Weir)
8.30pm High F Qualification (Out Vallortigara, Vicini)
21.10 100M Batteries (Qual. Melluzzo, Rigali)
10.30pm 5000 meters F Final (1st Battocletti in 14’35″29)

Where to watch the European Athletics Championships on TV

The European Athletics Championships in Rome will be broadcast by Rai, Sky and Eurosport. It will be possible to follow them in streaming on Rai Play, Now, SkyGo, Discovery+ and Eurosport.it.

June 7, 2024 (changed June 8, 2024 | 00:07)

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