Sara Fantini won the hammer throwing competition went on stage in Banska Bystrica (Slovakia). The Italian record holder won the stage of the World Continental Tour (silver level, the third most important international traveling circuit), sending the tool to 70.80 meters and thus beating the Irish Nicola Tuthill (70.32). The Italian remained far from the seasonal score of 73.67 obtained a few weeks ago in Modena, but she seemed in excellent condition in view of the European Championships in Rome, now only a couple of weeks away.
In the same context, Linda Olivieri finished second in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.59, after dueling for the victory with the Norwegian Amalie Iuel (55.47). Third place for Edoardo Scotti over 400 meters (46.12) in the race won by the Czech Matej Krsek (45.69). Marco Fassinotti he finished fourth in the high jump competition (2.15, then three errors at 2.20). Photocopy time of the Italians in the 100 meters: Alessia Pavese fifth with 11.52 (+0.5) to replicate the battery time (in that case +0.9 the wind) where Gloria precedes Hooper. In the long jump, sixth place for Filippo Randazzolanded at 7.49 meters with zero wind.
Giada Carmassi improved on the 100 hurdles in Dessau (Germany): 13.07 (1.0 m/s tailwind in heat) in heat, improving by one hundredth the time achieved twice last year and recently in Savona, then he finished in second place with 13.10 (zero wind) in the final won by Polish Klaudia Wojtunik in a light rain. On a busy Friday of international meetings, the personal victory by Ilaria Accame over the 400 meters in Gorzow (Poland) with a time of 52.29 and the fourth place of Riccardo Meli in the 400 meters with the seasonal time of 46.26.
