Arianna Errigo, Italian standard-bearer for the Paris Games, triumphed at the European Championships in Basel in foil, beating the Ukrainian Dariia Myroniuk 15-10 in the final, who was literally shocked by the competitive energy of the 36-year-old from Monza who after a break broke free by landing 11 consecutive hits to zero.
Arianna drops the trio
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A test of great maturity for Errigo’s third European title, based in Frascati and mother of twins. Errigo had reached the final by beating the British Caroline Stutchbury 15-14. It is individual title number 3 for Errigo, already world champion and Olympic silver medalist (lost in London 2012 by Elisa Di Francisca). For Errigo, a very significant moment, a few days after the tears at the Quirinale where she received the tricolor from the President of the Republic together with Gimbo Tamberi.
saber
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Italian hat-trick in the saber with the triumph in the derby final of the 23-year-old from Salerno Michele Gallo, who beat the Neapolitan Luca Curatoli, one of the most experienced, in the Campania derby. For Gallo, the Italian talent, it is the first success in his career. Bronze to Samele. Yesterday at the European Championships, Italy triumphed with Tommas Marini in the men’s foil over Alessio Foconi, with the bronze in the epee by Alberta Santuccio.
