Another gold. Nadia Battocletti the present and future of not only Italian, but European middle distance running is confirmed.
Garlic European Championships 2024 of athletics, the blue wins the 10,000m with Italian record (30:51.32), improving the record that was already his.
The 24 year old from Trentino leads an impeccable race. He places himself in the leading group, pulled for three quarters of the race by the Slovenian Klara Lukan. The athletes run at paces from 3.07 to km. On the penultimate lap Battocletti pulls away, pulling away from her rivals and crossing the finish line after a final lap on the run.
Already in the 5,000m the Italian middle-distance runner had improved the Italian record, also valid as a record for the European Championships. A time that had earned her the first gold of her review.
The Dutchman climbs onto the podium with her Diane Van Es and the British Megan Keith. Fourth is the other blue one Federica Del Buono. The British retired shortly after the sixth kilometre Eilish McColganone of the favorites.
Immediately after the victory and the ritual photos, the 24-year-old went up to the grandstand to greet the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.
In addition to her, they also thought about climbing to the top step of the podium for the Azzurri Antonella Palmisano in the march, Leonardo Fabbri in the shot put, Lorenzo Simonelli in the 110m hurdles, Yeman Crippa and then the men’s blue team in the half marathon, Marcell Jacobs in the 100m dash, Sara Fantini in the hammer throw and the captain Gianmarco Tamberi in the high jump.
