Athletics, Chituru Ali opens the season in the 100. Desalu and Vallortigara in Nairobi, Tebogo is there

Three Italians will be engaged in Nairobi (Kenya), where the first stage of the Continental Tour (gold level, the second most important international circuit behind the Diamond League). Chituru Ali, finalist in the 60 at the last Indoor World Championships, will run the first 100 meters of the season after warming up his engines with the 150 in Florence. The sprinter from Como will meet the American Kenny Bednarek (10.01 Saturday in Florida), the host Ferdinand Omanyala, the British Jeremiah Azu, the Ivorian Arthur Cissé.

Fausto Desalu he will compete in the 200 meters. The 4×100 Olympic Champion, who had already achieved a time of 20.40 in South Africa in February. The Lombard sprinter will meet the wild Botswanan Letsile Tebogo, already capable of a seasonal 19.94 on the half lap of the track and 44.29 on the 400. Also competing are the American Courtney Lindsey and the Canadian Brendon Rodney.

Elena Vallortigara she will be involved in the high jump, in her first competitive outing after undertaking the new technical path together with the Italian record holder Antonietta Di Martino. The 2022 World Championships bronze medalist is looking to return to the top after an extremely difficult season.