What did Lorenzo Simonelli do? The Italian hurdler in the 110 hurdles wins gold with an incredible time: 13”05 which is also the new Italian record (the previous one, which already belonged to him, was 13”20). The blue starts like a rocket and then takes off and resists in the final. Simonelli has no rivals. “I’m incredibly enthusiastic, I have no words to describe my state of mind – says the hurdler – in Tokyo I told myself that I also wanted to get to the top of the world and step by step I’m getting there. Winning at home, in Rome , it’s truly magical. I grew up because all of Italian athletics grew up.”
blacksmiths domain
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Act of strength for Leo Fabbri. The Florentine giant throws the weight at 22.45, wins the European gold and also sets the championship record. Race without history, the technical gap between the Italian record holder is unbridgeable. Fabbri is the only one to have exceeded 22 metres. “I’m happy because now I’ve won something. The first throws, the warm-up ones, were terrible. But then I had a lot of fun. I knew I would be competing against myself and I say this with all due respect for my opponents. I’m not yet at the top, I struggle to force throws, there is still a lot of margin, I almost get scared to think about what I can do”, Fabbri told Rai microphones at the end of the match.
lucky bronze
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The Italian march continues to be a medal factory. Always and also in these European championships in Rome. After the gold and silver won yesterday by Antonella Palmisano and Valentina Trapletti in the 20 kilometers, here comes the bronze, today in the same distance, in the men’s race. The winner was Francesco Fortunato who placed third behind the Swede Karlstrom and the Spaniard McGrath. Good race also for Orsoni, sixth.
SIMONELLI FLY!
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Act of strength Lorenzo Simonelli! The Italian hurdler, despite a rather slow start and some small technical errors, wins his semi-final with a time of 13”20 which is the new Italian record. “I can’t wait to go back again – said Simonelli -. Competing here at the Olimpico for me being Roman. All my friends and my girlfriend were there at the start. But now I want to have fun and have fun, racing hard in the final “.
Well done Sveva!
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Gerevini, applause! He finishes the heptathlon in sixth place with 6379 points, reaching the Italian record (almost 200 points less than the previous record)
the lucky race
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After the team world championship in Antalya won together with Valentina Trapletti, today Fortunato from Puglia receives a heavy medal on an individual level. The 29-year-old from Fiamme Gialle also achieved his seasonal record with 1h:19.54. Fortunato, on the fascinating one kilometer circuit set up at the Stadio dei Marmi, adopted a prudent but effective tactic. He didn’t compete with Karlstroem and McGrath who went on the run with the German Linke, but he let them let off steam only to then (after the tenth) recover ground to overtake Linke. This was enough to snatch the bronze, the fifth medal for the Italian national team. The Swede won with 1h19:13, 1h19:31 for the Spaniard.
the words
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“It was my goal and today the fourth official, the crowd, was wonderful. Italy was missing a bronze, I took it! I’m tired but happy. The first two Karlstrom and McGrath have better personals than me by a minute , the Swede who I am very good friends with, has never lost yet this season. So, I knew I had to fight for the bronze. Now I’ll enjoy the moment, but then I’ll see you in Paris!”.
in the 800s
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Meanwhile, Catalin Tecuceanu flies to the final in the 800 meters. The Italian won the first semi-final with a time of 1’46″31. Simone Barontini was eliminated and Francesco Pernici was disqualified for pushing an opponent.
