Three golds in 42 minutes, six medals in one night. Followed closely by two others on Sunday morning. The second day of the European Athletics Championships in Rome ended with the loudspeakers of the Olympic stadium playing “Nights of magic”, the anthem of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, which began on 8 June […]
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Three golds in 42 minutes, six medals in a single night. Followed closely by two others on Sunday morning. The second day of European Athletics Championships in Rome ended with the speakers of the Olympic stadium playing “Magic Nights“, the anthem of the Italy ’90 World Cup, which began on 8 June 34 years ago. And Saturday was a truly magical night for the Italian team: Marcell Jacobs29 years old, already an Olympian in Tokyo 2020, confirmed himself as the one hundred meter champion with a time of 10″02 in front of another blue, Chituru Aliwith 10″05 (bronze to the British Romell Glave with 10″06).
Right before the 22 year old Lorenzo Simonelli had won gold in 110 meters hurdles with the time of 13″05a new Italian record, while the 27-year-old Leonardo Fabbri came first in shot put throwing 22.45 meters. To complete the picture the silver of Mattia Furlani In the long jump and the bronze of Francesco Fortunato in the twenty kilometers of gear. Then came a double on Sunday half marathon: Yeman Crippa he won the gold medal ahead of his compatriot Pietro Riva, who took silver, finishing ahead of the German Petros. This consolidates Italy’s lead in the medal table: we have a record number of golds and medals, already 13 in total.
Furthermore, our country rises for the third time to the roof of Europe’s one hundred meter height after the successes of Pietro Mennea in Prague 1978 and Jacobs himself in Munich 2022: however, two Italians had never stood on the podium together. “This is Italy stronger than ever, with Ali we are gambling the future,” Jacobs said. The Italian-American athlete also became the fifth sprinter to win more than a European gold on the distance: at two there are also the Portuguese Francis Obikwelu (2002 and 2006) and the French Christophe Lemaitre (2010 and 2012), while the Soviet Valeriy Borzov (1969, 1971 and 1974) and the British Linford Christie have reached three (1986, 1990 and 1994).
