At the U18 European Championships in Rieti, two Italian medals were won in the women's 5000m track walk: Rebecca D'Alessandro (22:58.95), representing Polisportiva Tethys Chieti (who turns 17 in ten days), won the European title in Rieti, and Caterina Carissimi (23:21.37), from Bergamo, took third place for Atletica Brescia 1950. The Abruzzo walker made the decisive break with two kilometers to go, with split times of 4:31 and 4:30 that made her uncatchable for all the others, succeeding her friend and training partner Serena Di Fabio after two years. Carissimi of Lombardy (Atl. Brescia 1950) also put in a quality performance, fighting until the final lap…