“I am so determined because I know that this is an opportunity that will never happen again in my life: running a European Championship here, at almost 26 years old. I have good chances and I want to make the most of them, I want to go home without regrets and therefore I must definitely give the best of myself in these 4-5 days. ” She said it Philip Tortu, Olympic gold in Tokyo in the 4×100, on the eve of his debut in the 200 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. And on his relationship with Livio Berutti he added: “It’s more of an honor than a pleasure when he writes to me, we talk often and it always makes me happy. Simply also good luck, even if it’s never just that because with his style and his class, every message would really be worth framing, tomorrow I will try to run like him and for him. Then I am fond of everyone, I have a special relationship with each one, but at the moment we share the room with Bobbi, we are always together, so. we like to joke. Our relationship is based on making fun of each other, yesterday he was very good and I wish him to do even better.”
Crippa: “Europeans first goal, then Olympics”
“This is the match we have been waiting for for two years and to do it at home is an incredible emotion – were the words of Yemen Crippaengaged in the half marathon -. I can’t wait to do this tour of Rome, this is the first goal of this year, then there will be the Olympics. We must take example from yesterday’s boys and win as many medals as possible. It was an emotion to see Nadia Battocletti win the gold and I am proud of the fact that we can bring Trentino to the top of Europe”. And on the possibility of running the 10,000 meters he explained: “The idea exists, tomorrow I will understand if I will be capable of competing”. Among the possible protagonists, then, there is also Sara Fantinihammer thrower, who admits to “feeling the responsibility, in my opinion the women’s throwing sector suffers from the stereotypes we have in our society. I am well aware of the best of my possibilities, I know what to win. We are a strong team and I am convinced that we will surprise many people.”
