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Nicolò Martinenghi oro anche nei 50 rana, Simone Cerasuolo secondo per una fantastica doppietta

15 Aug

Nicolò Martinenghi also won gold in the 50m breaststroke, Simone Cerasuolo second for a fantastic double

Alberto Razzetti, Anita Gastaldi, CC Aniene, Carabinieri Sports Center, Federico Burdisso, Golden Flames, Gregory Paltrinieri, Imola swimming, Koen De Groot, Luca De Tullio, Matthew Giunta, Nicholas Martinenghi, Sara Curtis, Sara Franceschini, Sarah Sjostrom, Simone Cerasuolo

PARIS - Nicolò Martinenghi also wins the 50m breaststroke final, repeating his success in the 100m at the European Championships in Paris and edging out world champion Simone Cerasuolo: 26.57 to 26.62. The two Italians shared the podium, as they did in the 100m (with Cerasuolo taking bronze) and at the 2022 European Championships in Rome. The 27-year-old Olympic champion from Varese—registered with CC Aniene and coached at the federal center in Verona by Matteo Giunta—demonstrated his ability to seize the opportunity to secure a historic victory. The 23-year-old Cerasuolo from Romagna—registered with Fiamme Oro and Imolanuoto, followed by Cesare…

Marcia trionfale azzurra: maratona d’oro per Stano e Fiorini, nella mezza Fortunato e Mihai d’argento, Cosi bronzo

15 Aug

A triumphant march for the Italians: Stano and Fiorini take gold in the marathon, Fortunato and Mihai silver in the half marathon, and Cosi bronze.

Alexandrina Mihai, Andrea So, Antonella Palmisano, Eleonora Giorgi, Federica Curiazzi and Andrea Agrusti in the men's category., Francesco Fortunato, Gianluca Picchiottino, Gear, Massimo Stano, Michelle Cantò, Nicole Colombi, Sofia Fiorini

BIRMINGHAM - The Italian race walkers achieved extraordinary results at the European Championships in Birmingham, winning two golds, two silvers, and a bronze, five medals in just under two hours. Italy won both marathon races: Massimo Stano triumphed in the men's race with a European record of 2:56:49, and 21-year-old Sofia Fiorini dominated the women's race with a world record of 3:15:11 over the 42.195 km distance, introduced this year. This is a historic success for Stano: after winning the Olympic gold medal in the 20 km in Tokyo in 2021 and the world gold medal in the 35 km in Eugene in…

Gianmarco Tamberi strabilia e sale a 2,32 nell’alto per il quarto oro europeo consecutivo

14 Aug

Gianmarco Tamberi stuns and climbs to 2.32m in the high jump for his fourth consecutive European gold medal.

Gianmarco Tamberi, Matthew Sioli

At the European Championships in Birmingham, sensational triumphs were achieved by Gianmarco Tamberi in the high jump, his fourth career gold medal and third in a row, and by Nadia Battocletti, who repeated her feat in the 10,000 meters three days after winning the 5,000 meters, securing her second consecutive double. Matteo Sioli also took bronze in the high jump, the same color as Fausto Desalu's 200-meter medal. Italy leads the medal table with five golds, two silvers, three bronzes, and a total of ten medals after five of the seven days. The class of Italian captain Gimbo Tamberi knows no bounds: on the most important occasion of the year, he excels and puts…

Simona Quadarella straccia tutte nei 1500 stile, oro europeo per la quarta volta

14 Aug

Simona Quadarella wins the 1500m freestyle, winning European gold for the fourth time.

CC Aniene, Gianluca Belfiore, Simona Quadarella

Simona Quadarella confirmed her status as the undisputed European middle-distance queen, also winning the 1500 freestyle. Her resounding dominance spanned Tuesday's 800 freestyle, her triple wins in 2018 in Scotland and 2021 in Hungary (1500, 800, and 400), and her double in Rome (1500 and 800), where she took silver in the 400 freestyle. The 27-year-old Roman and world championship runner-up—member of CC Aniene, coached by Gianluca Belfiore—triumphed in 15:46.22, 32 lengths behind 31:6-31:7; an unsustainable pace for all her opponents, including Germany's Isabel Gose, who finished second in 15:49.31, who tried to hold off…

Nadia Battocletti domina anche nei 10.000 ed è la regina del mezzofondo

14 Aug

Nadia Battocletti also dominates the 10,000 and is the queen of middle distance running

Elisa Palmero, Federica Del Buono, Giuliano Battocletti, Nadia Battocletti

Nadia Battocletti is phenomenal. The queen of middle-distance running once again dominates the 10,000 meters, two years after Rome 2024, once again demonstrating a crushing superiority over her rivals, running in complete control until the final lap before a spectacular sprint 250 meters from the finish line, impressively building a lead. Silver went to Dutchwoman Maureen Koster (31:45.76), bronze to Belgian Jana Van Lent (31:47.81), and among Europe's best were Elisa Palmero, fifth in 32:00.06, and Federica Del Buono, sixth in 32:01.42. "The sprint is my trump card," says Nadia Battocletti, "even if in reality…

Dariya Derkach salto triplo nell’oro agli Europei di Birmingham

13 Aug

Dariya Derkach wins triple jump gold at the European Championships in Birmingham.

Dario Dester, Dariya Derkach, Erika Saraceni, Fausto Desalu, Philip Dezza, Francesco Pernici, Saliyya Guisse, Simona La Mantia

BIRMINGHAM - Italy celebrates its first-ever triumph in the women's triple jump at the European Championships. On the Birmingham arena, Dariya Derkach wins gold with a personal best of 14.60m (+1.9m) after a commanding performance from start to finish. At 33, after undergoing three Achilles tendon surgeries last season, the Italian athlete is having an unforgettable evening. In 2023, she won silver at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul. Derkach produced a fantastic run: a slightly windy 14.53m (+2.1m) at the start, then 14.48m (+1.3m) and a no-jump over 15 meters, until her breakthrough on her fourth jump, improving her personal best.

Sara Curtis oro e nuovo record nei 50 dorso è già patrimonio dello sport italiano

13 Aug

Sara Curtis's gold medal and new record in the 50m backstroke are already part of Italian sport's heritage

Army Sports Center, CS Roero, Paul Barelli, Sara Curtis, Thomas Maggiora, Todd DeSorbo, Virginia University

PARIS - Sara Curtis is the current phenomenon in Italian swimming. She won the gold medal in the 50-meter backstroke and set the world record she set in the semifinals at 26.56, seven hundredths of a second faster than her time on Wednesday at the European Championships in Paris. Sara emerged from the water smiling, happy, radiant, and to yet another well-deserved standing ovation from the crowd at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, home of the 38th European Swimming Championships. "I'm truly delighted," she said after her second feat in 24 hours. "It was hard to handle the record-breaking emotions of Wednesday. During the race…

Agli Europei di Parigi 4×100 sl femminile d’argento, bronzo per Ceccon e Pilato

12 Aug

At the European Championships in Paris, the women's 4x100m freestyle takes silver, while Ceccon and Pilato take bronze.

Alessandra Mao, Blessed Pilate, Chiara Tarantini, Emma Virginia Menicucci, Sara Curtis, Thomas Ceccon

PARIS – The women's 4x100-meter freestyle took silver, setting an Italian record, led by Sara Curtis, who set a world record in the 50-meter backstroke semifinals; Thomas Ceccon also took bronze in the 200-meter backstroke, setting an Italian record, and Benedetta Pilato in the 100-meter breaststroke. The third day of the 38th European Swimming Championships, taking place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Paris, will go down in history. The women's 4x100-meter freestyle, led by a true champion, climbed to second place, setting a historic Italian record of 3:33.19. Only the Netherlands were ahead, clocking 3:31.89. Emma Virginia spearheaded the Italian rise…

Sara Fantini argento nel martello, terzo podio consecutivo nella rassegna europea

12 Aug

Sara Fantini wins silver in the hammer throw, her third consecutive podium finish at the European event.

Carabinieri Sports Center, Sara Fantini

BIRBINGHAM – Sara Fantini's hammer throw podium at the European Championships in Birmingham is silver, marking the Italian's third consecutive victory at the continental event following her bronze at Munich 2022 and gold at Rome 2024. With a mark of 74.35m, Fantini completed her collection of silver medals and confirmed her position among the best in the event for the umpteenth time in a career that has also included three world championship finals: fourth, sixth, and seventh in the last three editions. Finland's Silja Kosonen (76.28m) won, followed by Norway's Beatrice Nedberge Llano (72.88m), and Poland's record-holder…

StraordiNadia Battocletti sempre regina dei 5.000

11 Aug

Extraordinary Nadia Battocletti still queen of the 5,000

CS Carabinieri, Federica Del Buono, Blue Flames, Micol Majori, Nadia Battocletti

BIRBINGHAM - Nadia Battocletti wins again in the 5,000 meters and confirms her European title on the Birmingham track, where Italy completes a double with Micol Majori taking a magnificent bronze. Nadia Battocletti, queen of the middle distance, takes her second consecutive gold medal in the distance with a time of 15:37.84 in a tactical finish, adding to her gold medal in Rome 2024. With 250 meters to go, the Trentino champion, this year's world indoor 3,000-meter champion, shifted gears with 250 meters to go, having controlled the race without any problems and reaffirming her continental supremacy as she prepares to run the 10,000...