Surprise silver medal for Italy in the final of the 4X400 mixed relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome: Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti and Alice Mangione take second place behind Ireland, demolishing the previous record Italian.
A amazing surprise silver medal she arrived forItaly at the European Athletics Championships in Rome 2024 in the final of 4X400m mixed. There blue relay composed of Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti and Alice Mangione Surprising everyone, it managed to take second place behind Ireland and just ahead of the most accredited Dutch team (bronze ahead of Belgium) with each of the four relay runners giving their all, always leading the race from the first. fraction e ultimately demolishing the Italian record with an amazing 3:10.69. In fact, the previous record was lowered by almost three seconds (3:13.56 set at the European Team Championships last year).
The boys of the mixed relay therefore give Italy what was momentarily the third medal of this first day of the European Athletics Championships taking place in Rome after the fantastic Italian double in the 20 km women’s race walk where Antonella Palmisano won gold ahead of her compatriot Valentina Trapletti. And she preceded the other gold achieved by Nadia Battocletti in the 5000 meters by a few minutes.
A medal therefore obtained with one chronometric performance that brings the Italian relay team formed by Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti and Alice Mangione closer to the Paris 2024 Olympics: the Azzurri now boast the best repechage time which makes the last two passes for the Olympic event available for those who have not qualified through the World Championships and the World Relays (just like our national team) and which will expire on June 30th.
