The first jump was enough for Mattia Furlani to place himself in second position in the long run and never give up. The Greek Miltiadīs Tentoglou, Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020, world champion in Budapest 2023 and world indoor champion in Glasgow 2024, was uncatchable. At the European Athletics Championships in Rome “Miltos” jumped 8.42, 8.49, 8.45 and, with the last two, reached 8.65. The 19 year old blue lights up the Olympic Stadium and after reaching 8.38 in the first jump he continues to ask for encouragement from the public. Furlani, who also took silver in Glasgow, was no longer able to replicate the good result of the first attempt, but it was enough for him to keep second place. Bronze to the Swiss Simon Ehammer. This is the sixth medal for Italy in this edition of the European Championships. «Tentoglou is a champion, he encourages you to always do better», declared Furlani after the medal, «it was the best race of my life, with some small technical errors also due to the heat of the race. We can do much better but I am convinced that with time and by working well these improvements will come. We must continue on this path, the results will come. Tranquility and precision are the key to achieving them.”
