Without Chituru Ali, the Como’s hopes of getting on the podium at the absolute Italian athletics championships, which will be held today and tomorrow in La Spezia, are linked to the relays: the women’s team of Atletica Brescia with the 4×100 (it has the best accreditation) with the Gaia Pedreschi from Carugha and the 4×400 (not the gold and silver in the hands of Bracco and Pro Patria) with the sisters from Oltrona, Silvia and Francesca Meletto and the men’s 4×100 of Atletica Riccardi (the only one capable of finishing under 40 seconds and with gold as the objective) with Ruskin Molinari from Tura (the last member of the team). Even in the men’s 4×400 of Cus Insubria Varese/Como (the podium is definitely far away) there is a presence from Como with Davide Marelli.
At the start, after the repechage also the 4×100 men of the Atletica Rovellasca with Cristian Dall’Ozzo, Federico Dell’Acqua, Niccolò Gerosa and Cristian Cannavò, in search of a good performance and a time to remember. Cristian Cannavò will also have the satisfaction of being at the starting blocks of the individual 100 meters race. For the red and blue jewel it will be the opportunity to try to further lower the personal record of 10”60. Gaia Pedreschi will also compete at an individual level but only in the 200 (she also had the pass in the 100) to not overload the muscles with three races in two days. The athlete from Carughese wants to go under the 24 second wall (currently she is stuck at 24”04) and the tricolors could be the right opportunity.
Silvia Meletto earned the pass in the 400 and will do everything she can to shave a few hundredths off her best time ever. With Wednesday’s fresh victory in the Como night run, Elisa Pastorelli (Cus Insubria) will be at the start in the 3,000 steeplechase. «I aim to do well and fight with the others», is the goal of the middle distance runner from Albese. You leave today at 10am to finish tomorrow with the 4×400 relays at 10.30pm.
