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110 hurdles, gold by Lorenzo Simonelli: extraordinary time, 13″05

Sensational victory for Lorenzo Simonelli in the 110 hurdles: the 22-year-old Roman won gold in 13″05, which improves by 15 hundredths his Italian record set just over an hour ago in the semi-final and is the second best world performance of the year.

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Leonardo Fabbri gold in weight

The seventh medal arrives for Italy at the European Championships in Rome, and it is the third gold: Leonardo Fabbri dominated the shot put final with 22.45. Silver to the Croatian Mihaljevic, bronze to the Polish Haratyk.

Furlani: “The best race of my life”

“It was the best race of my life, but with some small technical errors caused by the heat of the competition. We can do much better, with time and by working well these aspects will arrive. Today was a great test, we need to continue on this street”. Mattia Furlani, silver medalist in the long jump, said it on Rai microphones. “I am proud of all those who followed me – added Furlani -. As I said in Glasgow, it is only the beginning of a long series, there is mental, biological and technical growth still to be done”. Finally on Italy’s successes so far at these European Championships: “Impressive. We demonstrated it on the pitch, everyone is focused and precise on what needs to be done. You just have to work calmly.”

Heptathlon, Sveva Gerevini breaks the Italian record after 25 years

Sixth place for Sveva Gerevini in the heptathlon: but the Italian, 28 year old from Cremona, set the new Italian record with 6,379. The previous one, 25 years old, was by Gertrud Bacher with 6,185. The Rome race was won by the Belgian Thiam.

Fabbri dominates the weigh-in final

Leonardo Fabbri is clearly leading the shot put final. The blue bowled at 22.12. The second, the Croatian Mihaljevic, is more than a meter behind at 21.10.

Jacobs in the final in the 100 with 10″05

Marcell Jacobs in the 100m final: the Olympic champion won his semi-final in 10″05, slowing down noticeably in the final after a less than exceptional start. The time under 10” seems within his reach: the final, for which Chituru Ali is also qualified, is scheduled for 10.53pm. The second, the Croatian Mihaljevic, is more than a meter behind at 21.10.

Mattia Furlani silver in the long distance, world record under 20

Another medal for Italy in Rome. It comes from 19-year-old Mattia Furlani, silver in the long jump with an extraordinary first jump of 8.38, which improves his under-20 world record by 2 centimeters. Gold goes to the Greek champion Miltiades Tentoglou with an exceptional 8.65 jumped twice. Bronze for the Swiss Ehammer. Sixth podium for the Azzurri in Rome.

Incredible Tentoglou in the long run, jumps 8.65

Extraordinary jump by Miltiades Tentoglou in the long distance final: the Greek, already in the lead, landed at 8.65 on the fifth jump, clearly the best world performance of the season. The Italian Mattia Furlani is still second with 8.38.

Lorenzo Simonelli in the final in the 110 hurdles with the Italian record

Lorenzo Simonelli was exceptional: he won his semi-final of the 110 hurdles in 13″20, a new Italian record. The blue gave the impression of being able to count for even a shorter time. He beat his previous record by one hundredth. Fofana eliminated. The final at 10.18pm.

100 hs, eliminate the three blue ones

Little luck for the Italians involved in the semi-finals of the 100 hurdles: Elena Carraro, Veronica Besana and Giada Carmassi failed to reach the final and were eliminated.

Mattia Furlani, first jump in the final 8.38

The long jump final at the Olympic stadium was immediately exciting. The Greek Tentoglou, Olympic and world champion, immediately jumped to 8.42. But the Italian Mattia Furlani, 19 years old, responded to the first jump with 8.38, thus placing himself in second position.

Tecuceanu in the 800 final, Pernici disqualified for a push

The Italian Catalin Tecuceanu qualified for the 800 final by winning the first of the two semi-finals. However, Simone Barentini and Francesco Pernici were excluded, the first of those eliminated by just two cents: the Italian was then also disqualified for a push against the Spaniard Attaoui, which in reality appeared venial. The final is scheduled for tomorrow at 10.27pm.

Fortunato: “Beautiful bronze, now head to Paris”

“It’s beautiful, they are unique things, I have won other medals, but this is the first individual one and now I hope more joys like this come.” From the microphones of RaiSport Francesco Fortunato expresses all his joy at having obtained the European bronze in the 20 km race walk. “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.

Sixth place in the race walk for Riccardo Orsoni

Good performance for Riccardo Orsoni in the 20 km walk in which Francesco Fortunato achieved bronze: the 24 year old Italian finished sixth, while Gianluca Picchiottino withdrew.

Francesco Fortunato bronze in the 20 km walk, gold to the Swede Karlstrom

The second day opens immediately with an Italian medal: Francesco Fortunato bronze in the 20 km walk, won by the Swede Karlstrom ahead of the Spaniard McGrath. It is the fifth medal for Italy in these European Championships in Rome.

The awards ceremony for the Azzurri

Awards ceremony outside the Olimpico for yesterday’s matches: the Azzurri who medaled on the podium. The Italian anthem was played twice for Antonella Palmisano and Nadia Battocletti.

The second day of the European Championships in Rome opens with the 20km race walk

Second day at the Olympic Stadium. After Antonella Palmisano’s victory it’s the men’s turn in the 20 km walk. There are many big Italians competing tonight: Mattia Furlani, Marcell Jacobs, Lorenzo Simonelli and Leonardo Fabbri.