Larissa Iapichino also enters the heart of Italian athletics with a fairytale silver. At the last jump in the women’s long distance event, in an Olympic team that pushed and supported her all evening, in front of her mother Fiona May and constantly advised by her father-coach Gianni, Larissa wins a silver that at one point seemed bewitched , cursed. And instead on the last attempt the daughter of art flies at 6.94, putting all her opponents behind except the unreachable German Malaika Mihambo, gold with 7.22. Bronze for the Portuguese De Sousa with 6.91.
iapichino progression
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Larissa had started the race in the best way, printing a 6.82 which immediately earned her first place, an injection of confidence to enter the race and break the emotion. bad eyes in the run-up, the blue continued to improve with a 6.84 on the second jump, but at the same time her opponents had also grown, so much so that the size wasn’t enough to stay in the top three. When Mihambo flew well over 7 meters there was the most difficult moment, with Iapichino slipping to fifth position and a null on the third attempt. But the comeback began there, with a constant growth to 6.86 then 6.90, a centimeter less than the medals. At the last jump came the moment of truth: the fans at the Olimpico were all for Fiona May’s daughter, and she gave her all. Very good jump for a 6.94 – very close to the personal 6.95 outdoors established in 2023 – which took on the color of silver.
