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Sale a 33 medaglie il bottino dell’atletica azzurra a Taranto 2026

03 September

The Italian athletics team's medal tally at Taranto 2026 rises to 33.

Ala Zoghlami., Alessandro Sibilio., Alex Fabbri, Alice Muraro, Alice Pagliarini, Ayomide Folorunso, Clarissa Vianelli, Daisy Osakue, Dalia Kaddari, Elena Cambiolo, Eric Marek, Federico Bruno, Federico Falsetti, Philip Cappelletti, Philip Dezza, Philip Tortu, Ginevra Ricci, Ilaria Accame, Lapo Bianciardi, Luca Sito, Ludovica Cavalli, Matthew Oliveri, Richard Meli, Sara Cirillo, Sara Fantini, Thomas D'Este, Vittoria Fontana

TARANTO - The fourth day of athletics at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto brought Italy five gold, three silver, and three bronze medals, for a total of 33 medals (13-9-11). Sub-23 seconds for the third time in her career, her second best ever, Vittoria Fontana led the 200 meters with a time of 22.93 (wind speed +1.5), fourteen hundredths of a second off the time that earned her gold at last year's Universiade in Bochum (22.79). Sub-23 seconds for the third time in her career, Fontana finished ahead of Greece's Rafaela Spanoudaki (23.07) and Turkey's Sila Kologlu (23.12), who finished sixth.

A Taranto 2026 oro per Tamberi nell’alto, Erika Saraceni nel triplo e Nick Ponzio nel peso

02 September

In Taranto 2026, gold for Tamberi in the high jump, Erika Saraceni in the triple jump and Nick Ponzio in the shot put

Adele Toniutto, Alessandra Bonora, Alessandro Sibilio., Alice Mangione, Alice Muraro, Ayomide Folorunso, Christian Falocchi, Elena Cambiolo, Erika Saraceni, Philip Dezza, Philip Tortu, Gaia Colli, Gianmarco Tamberi, Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026, Konjoneh Maggi, Lorenzo Benati, Nick Pontius, Paola Padovan, Peter Arese, Sebastian Parolini, Taranto 2026, Vittoria Fontana

TARANTO - Gianmarco Tamberi won the gold medal in the high jump at the Mediterranean Games with a jump of 2.25m, before unsuccessfully attempting to set a world-best performance of 2.35m. He will be able to try again on Friday, September 4th, in Brussels at the Diamond League final and then in Budapest for the Ultimate Championships the following weekend. He was joined on the podium by Greece's Antonios Merlos (2.19m) and fellow Italian Christian Falocchi, who took bronze with 2.15m. Day 3 of the Taranto 2026 athletics season saw seven medals, for a total of 22 in the first three days (8-6-8). Erika Saraceni won…

Altre otto medaglie e doppietta nei 100 hs donne a Taranto 2026

01 September

Another eight medals and a double in the women's 100m hurdles at Taranto 2026

Alessio Mannucci, Arianna Battistella, Celeste Polzonetti, Damiano Dentato, Elena Carraro, Enrico Saccomano, Federica Del Buono, Philip Cappelletti, Philip Randazzo, Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026, Pieroni Idea, Lorenzo Ianes, Sara Verteramo, Taranto 2026

TARANTO - The Italian athletics haul at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto added three golds, one silver, and four bronzes on day two. The Italian team won eight more medals, and the 100m hurdles celebrated a double: Celeste Polzonetti won in 12.75 (wind -1.0), just one hundredth of a second off her twice-season personal best and six shy of the Italian record. Close behind was Elena Carraro's silver medal, tying her career best of 12.79 set last summer. Federica Del Buono celebrated gold in the 10,000m with a comeback time of 35:02.28 in…

Prime 7 medaglie degli azzurri di atletica leggera a Taranto 2026

31 Aug

The Italian Athletics Team's first seven medals at Taranto 2026

Athletics, Athletics, Eric Marek, Federico Falsetti, Francesco Ettore Inzoli, Mediterranean Games, Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026, John Frattini, Ilaria Elvira Accame, Italy Team, Michael Fina, Micol Majori, Richard Meli, Roberto Rigali, Sara Cirillo, Sonia Malavisi, Taranto 2026

The Italian national athletics team closed the opening night of the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with a haul of seven medals (two gold, four silver, and one bronze). With four days of competition remaining, the Italian team has now won 49 gold medals, narrowly surpassing the last edition in Oran 2022 and equaling that of Split 1979. It also surpassed Casablanca 1983 (142) in medals. Taranto 2026 has therefore entered the top 10 of the best Italian editions ever in terms of total medals. At the 'Giuseppe Valente' Stadium, the first sign of Italy's success came from Sonia Malavisi, who won bronze in the women's pole vault with 4.45m, behind Slovenia's Tina Sutej (gold with 4.60m).

StraordiNadia Battocletti fa suo anche il record italiani dei 1.500

30 Aug

Extraordinary Nadia Battocletti also sets the Italian record for the 1,500

Marta Zenoni, Nadia Battocletti, Sintayehu Vissa

BELLINZONA - Nadia Battocletti also took the Italian 1500m record with a time of 3:57.54 in Bellinzona, completing her collection of national middle-distance records. She now holds all the records in the 1500m to 10,000m track. She improved by more than half a second on the mark set in 2024 by Sintayehu Vissa (3:58.11 at the Paris Games), and had already missed it last year by just four hundredths of a second (3:58.15 in Rovereto). Battocletti won with her usual splendid finish, a change of pace two hundred meters from the finish line when she found an opening to take the lead and launch her sprint. In the…

Lesione muscolare di media entità per Marcell Jacobs

19 Aug

Marcell Jacobs suffers moderate muscle injury

Bernardino Petrucci, Marcell Jacobs

ROME - Marcell Jacobs's MRI scan in Rome revealed a moderate tear, already healing, affecting the pectineus muscle in his left thigh. However, a return to the track this season appears unlikely, and full recovery is expected next season. The results of the diagnostic tests were announced by Dr. Bernardino Petrucci, deputy federal physician. The Italian athlete, forced to withdraw from the 100-meter final at the European Championships in Birmingham last week, will continue his treatment in the capital, following initial treatment immediately following the injury in...

Larissa Iapichino 7 metri di gloria, 4×400 trionfale, Italia prima nel medagliere degli Europei

16 Aug

Larissa Iapichino 7 meters of glory, 4x400 triumph, Italy first in the European Championships medal table

Alessandra Bonora, Alice Mangione, Anna Polinari, Edward Scotti, Eloisa Coiro, Larissa Iapichino, Lorenzo Benati, Luca Sito, Mohamed Soudassi

BIRMINGHAM - Historic triumph at the European Championships in Birmingham, Italy reigning supreme against Great Britain. For the second consecutive year, Italy topped the medal table and also the points standings. It's a memorable feat: 10 golds, 6 silvers, 6 bronzes, a total of 22 medals. More golds than anyone else, more medals than anyone else. Italy also leads the points standings, with 226 points, equaling a record of 45 finalists, confirming its position at the pinnacle of European athletics two years after Rome 2024. Everything was decided in the final race of a final, incredible evening: the legendary first gold medal in the Italian men's 4x400 at the European Championships...

La maratona di Pietro Riva brilla d’argento come quella del team femminile

16 Aug

Pietro Riva's marathon shines silver, as does the women's team's.

Alessia Tuccitto, Amanal Petros, Gashau Ayale, Giovanna Epis, Peter Riva, Rebecca Lonedo, Sofia Yaremchuk

BIRMINGHAM – Italy secured a double silver medal in the marathon at the European Championships in Birmingham: Pietro Riva took the men's race, while the Italian women won the team classification. Riva took second place by initiating the decisive move on the final uphill stretch just a few hundred meters from the finish line, finishing in 2:09:18. The Italian finished seven seconds behind the gold medalist Amanal Petros of Germany, last year's world runner-up, who attacked at the 26th kilometer mark and built up a nearly minute lead, winning in 2:09:11, a championship record on a challenging course filled with ups and downs and twists through the city center. Two years…

Triplo da leggenda con Andy Diaz oltre i 18 metri e Dalla Valle di bronzo

15 Aug

Legendary triple with Andy Diaz over 18 meters and Dalla Valle bronze

Andrea Dalla Valle, Andy Diaz

BIRMINGHAM - At the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Andy Diaz performed a legendary leap, landing a jump of 18.15 meters (+1.7), improving his Italian record (17.87 meters at the recent Italian Championships in Florence) by 28 centimeters and approaching Jonathan Edwards' historic mark (18.29 meters in 1995). The two-time world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medalist broke the 18-meter barrier for the first time, becoming the fourth fastest man in the world. Thus, after last season's European Indoor Championships title, Diaz also claimed the European Outdoor Championships title. Having beaten Portuguese world champion Pedro Pichardo...

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…