From the Kinder Fetta al latte advert European podium of the long jump the step is short. Who of the two would have ever imagined that fourteen years later the Daughter it would have been rewarded from the mother? The report of Larissa Iapichino and of Fiona May that’s all enclosed in a hug and in those tears what did they do excite all Italy. The jump from 6.94 meters gives Iapichino one silver medal than in that discipline He had been missing for 16 years. L’last to succeed? Own his mother. The European Athletics Championships in Rome end like this: in the best possible way genuine possible, in the middle of a domain unprecedented gods blue.
Fiona May’s hug and tears
“He told me: be proud of yourself And enjoy it because a medal is never a given. Mom era super agitated“. Fingers crossed to hope, then the roar of the Olimpico. Iapichino puts the Italian flag on his shoulders and lets himself go Hugs movingwith his father (and coach) Gianni and with his mother. Fiona Mayvisibly moved, Not she managed to hold back the tears for his daughter’s success.
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Sixteen years later, a circle that closes family. The symbolic handover takes place a few moments later when, during the awards ceremony, it is precisely there mother to crown there Daughter. A rare and treasured snapshot. Because things like this don’t happen every day.
Trionfo Italia: record number of medals
A medal table dominated with 24 podiums: a triumph which has no equal in the history of Italian sport. And the last day of the European Championships also ends, obviously, with other medals. In addition to thesilver Of Larissa Iapichino in the long jump, there is also joy in the men’s 4×400 relay that goes up the second step of the podium. To Fiona May’s tears of joy are added those of Pietro Arese, bronze in the 1500. The icing on the cake comes in the most anticipated race of the evening: Melluzzo, Jacobs, Flap And Tortu they win gold in 4×100 relay with great ease. At this moment the Italian sprinters seem to be from another planet compared to the rest of Europe. In Paris the challenge will be against the giants USA and Jamaica: we’ll see… Meanwhile, five days have come to an end in which Italy has won 11 gold, 9 silver and 4 bronze. A domain.
