(Adnkronos) – New Italian medals at the European athletics championships currently taking place at the Olympic stadium in Rome. Leonardo Fabbri is European champion in the shot put. The 27-year-old Tuscan won at the Olympic stadium in Rome with a time of 22.45, a new record of the continental event, ahead of the Croatian Filip Mihaljević (21.20) and the Polish Michał Haratyk (20.94). Fabbri’s is Italy’s third gold.
Mattia Furlani wins silver in the long jump. The 19 year old achieves a measurement of 8.38 which is the new Under 20 world record. Gold medal for the Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou with the excellent measurement of 8.65. Bronze for the Swiss Simon Ehammer with 8.31.
Francesco Fortunato wins bronze medal in the 20 km race walk at the European championships in Rome. The Italian crossed the finish line in 1h19’54, behind the Swede Perseus Karlstroem, winner in 1h19’13” and the Spaniard Paul McGrath (1h19’31”). Sixth place for the other Italian Riccardo Orsoni (1h21’08”). “I wanted this medal, my opponents are top class but I wasn’t afraid. I felt the tension in recent days, but I knew that in the race I would transform it into positive energy, the help of the public was fundamental”. Thus Francesco Fortunato, on the microphone of Sky Sport, after the bronze. “We are very good friends with the winner Karlstrom, he has a unique consistency, last year I beat him and I hope I can do it again. Racing with him is an honor. I enjoy this result, I hope to get other medals in the future but this is the first individual and I’m happy. I had to fight for the bronze and so it happened, I am satisfied and happy. Starting tomorrow I’ll be thinking about the Olympics.” Lorenzo Simonelli wins the final of the 110 hurdles at the European athletics championships, currently taking place at the Olympic stadium in Rome. The blue achieves the best time in 13″20, a new Italian record. Marcell Jacobs and Chituru Ali easily qualify for the 100 meters final of the European Athletics Championships in Rome. The 29-year-old Olympic distance champion wins the third semi-final in 10″05, while the 25-year-old from Como wins the second in 10″11. —[email protected] (Web Info)
