The work carried out in Viterbo, at the municipal athletics facility, the school sports field, by Oney Tapia, blind pitcher of the Fiamme Azzurre di Roma and of the Italian national team who on 4 May in Macerata, during of the regional phase of the FISPES Championships increased his season record in the discus throw by throwing 43.03m. Followed on the trip by prof. Sergio Burratti and the FISPES coach Antonino Morabito, also his coaches since 18 January 2024, the athlete showed significant athletic and technical improvements, the result of the good work carried out on the throwing platform and in the gym of the Viterbo School Camp, after almost year of inactivity. The measurement obtained in Macerata places him in 1st place in the world ranking of the specialty on the eve of the World Championships which will take place in Kobe, Japan from 17 to 25 May 2024 which could allow him to get on the podium again as in the past in the important event iridescent. The stage of the World Championships will also represent an important springboard in view of the appointment in Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024 where the 2024 Paralympic Games will take place, an event which Tapia naturally cares a lot about and which he is preparing in Viterbo with great care. attention and care. Also in Macerata was the competitive return of Mauro Cratassa from Vitorchia, throwing the javelin at 13.70m. and in the disc at 14.50m. he obtained the minimum participation for the next Italian Championships by wearing the jersey of the Aniene Rowing Club of Rome; the athlete who in the past achieved excellent results in the hand bike has currently dedicated himself to the throwing specialties of athletics, always coached by Burratti and Morabito. (GM)
