It’s Marcell’s night Jacobs: garlic European Athletics Championships Rome 2024 they run semi-finals and the men’s finals. The Olympic champion is looking for a victory that will serve as a springboard for the Paris Games. The spotlight at the Olimpico is all on him, but also watch out for the 25-year-old giant from Como Chituru Wings (49 feet and two meters tall), ready to do battle for an all-Italian rivalry. Follow the evening in real time.
8.58pm
It’s time for the shot put final
For Italy Zane Weir and the highly anticipated Leonardo Fabbri, favorite for gold.
8.48pm
The Greek Tentoglu scores 8.49 in the second jump
Tentoglu does 8.49 in the second jump, there are eleven centimeters between him and Furlani, who only does 8.00 in the third jump: Mattia takes off too early to avoid the null jump.
8.39pm
Mattia Furlani, second zero jump
Red light in Mattia Furlani’s second jump, it is null.
8.22pm
Furlani, crazy jump: 8.38!
Fulani does 8.38, the first jump is crazy. The Olimpico goes crazy, he is currently second behind the Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou who jumped 8.42. Mattia’s is the new Under 20 world record, beating the previous record of 8.36 also set by him.
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8.20pm
Furlani is the next to jump
The Olimpico is on fire for Mattia Furlani, he will be the next to miss. The evening comes to life.
8.07pm
It’s Mattia Furlani’s time
Mattia Furlani is at home, a huge Roma fan, this evening he will try to make the crowd at the Olimpico explode with the long jump final. Everything is ready, let’s go.
8.04pm
Tecuceanu in the final in the 800
The Italian Catalin Tecuceanu won the 800m final at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Tecuceanu won his semi-final by running in 1’46″30 ahead of the British Elliot Gilles (1:46:60) and the Spanish Alvaro de Arriba who ran in 1’46″57.
7.55pm
Fortunato: “It’s beautiful, now head to the Olympics”
“It’s beautiful, I’m enjoying this result, these are unique moments, I hope to continue indefinitely, I hope to get this first individual medal.” Thus at Raisport Francesco Fortunato, bronze in the 20 km race walk at the European Championships in Rome. “The first two have personal bests of 1’17” I knew they were the favorites (Karlstrom and McGrath, ed.), I had to fight for the bronze medal, I’m satisfied and happy, I’ll head to the Games from tomorrow”he concluded
7.44pm
Tortu prepares debut in Rome: “It happens once”
“It will happen once in my life to compete at home and I want to demonstrate that I can achieve great results. I feel alone, but not abandoned by those around me, alone with myself, I have to think about my lane and what I can do, run calmly and happily. I’m sure I can do a great European.” Philip’s words Tortu, Olympic champion in Tokyo in the 4×100, on the eve of his debut in the 200 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Tortu will make his debut at the Olimpico on Sunday 9 June.
7.28pm
Fortunato: “How exciting the medal in Rome”
“First of all, thanks to everyone, it was wonderful, these are occasions that happen few times in life, and I am happy to have taken the first international medal here in Rome, in front of my family and this special audience, thank you very much”are the words of an emotional Francesco Fortunato after winning the bronze in the 20 km race walk.
7.22pm
Francesco Fortunato bronze in the 20 km walk
Francesco Fortunato placed third in the men’s 20 km race walk, and won bronze: gold for Karlstrom (Sweden), silver for McGrath (Spain). That’s five medals for Italy. “Thank you Francesco”, this is how the Olympic stadium welcomes the Italian athlete. Fortunato finished the race in 1:19:54.
7.15pm
What time does Jacobs run
The men’s 100 meters program
9.10pm semi-finals
10.53pm final
7.07pm
Not just Jacobs, the Italians competing
Super Saturday at the European Championships in Rome. Tonight the highly anticipated blue night at the Olympic stadium: in the race, in addition to Marcell Jacobs and Chituru Ali in the 100 metres, Leonardo Fabbri and Zane Weir in the shot put, Mattia Furlani in the long run, Lorenzo Simonelli in the 110 hurdles, Francesco Fortunato in the 20 km walk . After last night’s four medals (2 gold, 2 silver) we can continue to dream. Without forgetting the presence of the Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 5000 meters.
7.02pm
Jacobs under 10 seconds: that’s when the last time
Twenty months ago at Munich the last time under 10 seconds: 9″95, which was enough for Marcell Jacobs to also grab the European 100m crown after the sensational exploit of 2021 at the Tokyo Games, when in 90 minutes he clocked 9″84 in the semi-final and 9 ”80 which was worth gold. Tonight the double Olympic champion chases the encore in Europeon paper well within his reach despite the uncertainties manifested in his three seasonal outings, the last of which in Oslo marked by a more comforting 10”03.
