High jump at the European Championships in Rome 2024: it’s the Gianmarco Tamberi show!
“Gimbo” enters the race at 2.22, exceeding the measurement on the first test.
On the first attempt at 2.26, the bar narrowly falls after being grazed in the descending phase of the jump. She will then manage to do it on the second attempt, moving to the top together with the Ukrainians Oleh Doroshchuk And Vladyslav Lavskyyin Czech Jan Stefana and to the Belgian Thomas Carmoy.
The first and second tests at 2.29 are unsuccessful. With his back against the wall, at the last attempt, he pulls off the jump like a champion and surpasses the quota. Only Lavskyy remains with him.
The two compete for gold at 2.31. The driver from the Marche hits the target on the first try, placing himself in the lead at this point.
The Ukrainian tries to equalize but fails and is forced to raise to 2.33, where he however misses his other two remaining attempts.
Tamberi already knows he is a gold medalist, but gives himself a jump at 2.34 with two errors behind him at 2.33. Again, he passes the bar on the first attempt amidst the general delirium of the fans. Immediately afterwards he celebrates by faking an injury, making everyone present tremble, but they can breathe a sigh of relief.
It’s not over yet. The Italian captain is doing very well, he raises the bar to 2.37 and, once again, surpasses it on the first attempt. The race ends and he goes to celebrate in the crowd, but not before giving his wife Chiara a kiss.
Once he has received all the affection of the enthusiasts crowded in the stands of the Capitoline stadium, he goes up to the grandstand to greet the military and political officials present and, above all, to embrace Sergio Mattarella between big smiles from both.
A night impossible for him to forget.
