Gold medal for Antonella Palmisano at the European Championships in Rome

Gold medal for Antonella Palmisano in the 20 kilometer walk at the European Championships in Rome. Silver for Trapletti

ROME – Extraordinary triumph for Italy’s athletics team a magnificent double in the first final that awards medals at the European Championships in Rome. The first title is by Antonella Palmisanomaster of the 20 kilometer walk at the end of a race dominated and won with a time of 1h28:09 on the route in the Foro Italico park, around the Stadio dei Marmi with the arrival on the track of the Stadio Olimpico.
Behind him is the fantastic silver of Valentina Traplettithe most experienced of the Italian team, second in 1h28:37 with her personal best improved by over a minute.
The Olympic champion Palmisano, a 32-year-old from Puglia of the Fiamme Gialle, makes the decisive breakthrough at the twelfth kilometer and adds another gold to her wonderful collection which also includes two world bronzes (2017 and 2023) and a European bronze (2018), in addition to five-ring gold of 2021. Crowning the queen of the march, immediately after the finish line, is her husband and coach Lorenzo Dessi.
The Milanese Trapletti, bearer of the Army, at 38 years old is rejoicing in a season that has already seen her achieve success in the relay at the World Team Championships.

In the history of the European Championships, it is the third gold for the Italian women’s race walk after the two victories of the unforgettable Annarita Sidoti over 10 kilometers (1990 and 1998) and the second double (in 1998 silver for Erica Alfridi).
Bronze to Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovska in 1h28:48. Antonella Palmisano wins the gold medal in the 20 kilometer race walk at the European Championships in Rome. “It’s absolute domination between the Marbles and the Olympic stadium! Fantastic silver for Valentina Trapletti”, comments the Italian Athletics Federation (Fidal) on

“I MISSED THE GOLD, NOW PARIS”

“I experienced the race with a smile, I enjoyed it to the hilt: I am aware of the path I took to get here. I missed this gold: before today I was a bit sad because I had seen little attention for the march, but instead I found a really enthusiastic audience. I came from a series of physical problems and characterized by a technical change. The European title demonstrates how the path chosen is right. I dedicate the medal to Massimo StanoI know how difficult it is to watch from home and I also know that this gold will give him the motivation to go strong at the Games. Now we try to win again in Paris“. Antonella Palmisano’s joy after the gold medal in the 20 km race walk at the European Championships in Rome.
Splendid Italian double with silver by Valentina Trapletti: “I’m incredulous and super happy – she said – I believed it, I’ve always believed it, but I didn’t expect such a great result. Rome is a magical city, the audience was crazy, they pushed me so much that at a certain point I no longer understood anything.”