Budapest, 26 May 2024 – After Baku it is once again gold. Immense joy for Sofia Raffaeli, who today won the most coveted medal in the ball specialty final at the European Championships in Budapest, ahead of the Hungarian Pigniczki and the Israeli Munits in the specialty final.
The Marche region therefore remains continental champion in charge. Already the holder of four continental gold medals in specialties won in Tel Aviv 2022 (hoop and clubs) and Baku 2023 (ball and clubs), she adds another title to her palmares, again with the ball and just missing the triumph at the ribbonwhich would lead her to dye all four of her tools gold.
The ribbon closed the individual competition on the stage Papp Laszlo Sportarena. In this final Sofia Raffaeli, coached by Claudia Mancinelli at Ginnastica Fabriano, puts together 33,950 points valid for second position in the rankings and her third silver in this European Championship. The German Darja got the better of the Italian and her other opponents Varfolomeev who, with 34,400 points, retains the 2023 title. The bronze went to the Bulgarian Elvira Krasnobaeva (33,700).
In the clubs, Milena Baldassarri overtakes her training partner at Fabriano Gymnastics, Sofia Raffaeli. The Air Force Airman, with 32,200 personnel, takes fifth place ahead of the Agent of the Gold Flames, sixth with 31,750 points. The Israeli Daniela Munits triumphed in this apparatus, putting on the board the title that, in Azerbaijan, had been won by the 20-year-old from the Marche region. Place of honor goes to the Polish Liliana who, with 32,950, places behind the Bulgarian Boryana Kaleyn, third with 32,900.
Yesterday the silvers in the All around, and with the ‘Butterflies’ in the test with the five hoops and mixed balls with ribbons. Second position in Budapest also in the team ranking, given by sum of the eight individual scores added to the two of the team, sees Italy in silver with 338,550 points (they improve their fourth place in Baku 2023) behind Bulgaria, gold with 343,150 but this time with Israel third with 334,500.
