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Daniele Inzoli oro nel lungo U20, 4×100 mista azzurra iridata con record del mondo

09 Aug

Daniele Inzoli wins gold in the U20 long jump, and the Italian 4x100 medley champions a world record.

Alice Pagliarini, Andrea Pagliarini, Andrea Peggio, Athletics Bergamo 1959 Oriocenter, Fano TechFem Athletics, Riccardi Athletics Milan, Cus Pro Patria Milan, Daniele Inzoli, Edwin Fermin Galvan, Elisa Valensin, Fausto Frigerio, Golden Flames, Francesco Pagliarini, Kelly Doualla, Walter Monti

Exciting news for Italian track and field from Eugene. The 4x100 medley relay team, featuring Edwin Fermin Galvan, Elisa Valensin, Francesco Pagliarini, and Kelly Doualla, achieved an extraordinary feat, setting a world record of 41.21, making the gold medal even more prestigious. Twenty-two years after Andrew Howe's success in Grosseto 2004, Daniele Inzoli, who turns 18 on August 12, became the U20 world champion in the long jump with a mark of 7.97. The first competitor in the medley relay was Fermin Galvan, a native of Campodarsego, Padua, coached by Andrea Peggio, who won silver in the 100 last year at the EYOF. He passed…

Kelly Doualla riscrive la storia dello sprint con il bronzo nei 100 ai Mondiali U20

07 Aug

Kelly Doualla rewrites sprint history with bronze in the 100m at the U20 World Championships

Cus Pro Patria Milan, Kelly Doualla, Mia Maxwell, Shanoya Douglas, Walter Monti, Zaynab Dosso

Sixteen-year-old Kelly Doualla made history in the Italian women's sprint, winning the bronze medal in the 100m at the Under-20 World Championships in Eugene, competing against opponents two years her senior. This is the first-ever medal for an Italian athlete at a World Championships in the 100m. She finished third with a time of 11.27 (-0.1), behind American Mia Maxwell (11.14) and Jamaican Shanoya Douglas (11.17). At 16 years and 259 days old at Hayward Field, Kelly Doualla was the youngest of the nine athletes competing in the medal race. Her…

Kelly Doualla in finale dei 100 ai Mondiali U20, trent’anni dopo Manuela Levorato

06 Aug

Kelly Doualla in the 100m final at the U20 World Championships, thirty years after Manuela Levorato

Carlotta Suppini, Kelly Doualla, Manuela Levorato, Mariah Maxwell, Mia Maxwell, Shanoya Douglas, Theianna Terrelonge, Xenia Buri

After 30 years, an Italian athlete returns to the 100m final at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships: thanks to sixteen-year-old Kelly Doualla, who, after her heat, also won her semifinal in Eugene with a time of 11.36 (-0.2), her sixth fastest overall. The last finalist was Manuela Levorato, seventh in 1996; Giada Gallina had previously achieved the feat in 1992. The final took place at dawn in Italy on Friday, August 7, at 5:35 a.m. Kelly Doualla's status as one of the world's best under-20 sprinters was evident, and her times and consistent performances only confirmed this. She won the semifinal when all around...

Agli Europei U18 doppio podio della marcia femminile e bis Doualla in staffetta

19 Jul

At the U18 European Championships, double podium for women's walking and Doualla double in the relay

Alessandra Bighi, Alessia Succo, Athletics Brescia 1950, Caterina Carissimi, Elisa Calzolari, Georgia Castiglione, Kelly Doualla, Micol Candidi, Rebecca D'Alessandro

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…

Kelly Doualla medaglia d’oro e record sui 100 agli Europei under 18 a Rieti

17 Jul

Kelly Doualla wins gold medal and 100m record at the European Under-18 Championships in Rieti.

Cus Pro Patria Milan, Kelly Doualla, Manuela Levorato, Walter Monti

Kelly Doualla achieved a stunning triumph at the Under-18 European Championships in Rieti. The Italian dominated the 100 meters, clocking 11.14 (+0.6), improving her own European record in the category. This was seven hundredths of a second off the U18 continental record and the U20 Italian record set last season at the Eyof in Skopje. This is her second European title, following the U20 title a year ago in Tampere. The 16-year-old from Lombardy won by a staggering 32 hundredths of a second over Greece's Apostolia Antonatou, who took silver in 11.46, while the bronze went to Britain's Celine Obinna-Alo in 11.50. Kelly Doualla is the second Italian athlete ever to win the title, equaling…

Valensin e Doualla stelle della velocità agli Assoluti U20

05 Jul

Valensin and Doualla are the speed stars at the U20 Italian Championships.

Alessandra Gelpi, Cus Pro Patria Milan, Daniele Inzoli, Daniel Orlando, Elisa Valensin, Francesco Crotti, Fiamme Oro Sports Group, Kelly Doualla, Margherita Castellani, Viola Canovi

At the Italian Under-20 Championships in Caorle, two sprinters took center stage. Kelly Doualla (Cus Pro Patria Milano) won the 100 meters in 11.44 (-0.1), just twelve days after the U18 European Championships in Rieti (July 16-19). The 200 meters were also thrilling, with Elisa Valensin (Fiamme Oro) dominating the race in 23.44 against the wind (-1.5), ahead of Kelly Doualla (Cus Pro Patria Milano, 23.83), who competed at a distance she was still unfamiliar with. Margherita Castellani (Fiamme Oro, 24.21) finished third. Among the men, Daniele Orlando (Atl. Agropoli) confirmed his title in 10.50 despite…

Alperia Bolzano e Atletica Brescia 1950 campioni italiani di società

22 June

Alperia Bolzano and Atletica Brescia 1950, Italian club champions

Alexandra Almici, Alexandrina Mihai, Alice Mangione, Athletic Club 96 Alperia Bolzano, Athletics Brescia 1950, Berihun Kebede, Danilo D'Alessandro, Federico Bruno, Gloria Hooper, Kelly Doualla, Leonardo Fabbri, Leonardo Pini, Lorenzo Ianes, Mohamed Jhinaoui, Nick Pontius, Oliver Mulas

Athletics titles: Athletic Club 96 Alperia Bolzano for the men, Atletica Brescia 1950 for the women. These are the verdicts of the Gold Final of the Italian Club Championships held over the weekend in Rieti. The South Tyrolean club returns to Italian success after winning in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024. The Lombardy club, undefeated since 2019, celebrated its eighth consecutive title on a 33-degree Sunday at the Guidobaldi Stadium, ready to host the European Under-18 Championships in less than a month. Eleven podiums were achieved over the weekend for Bolzano, including victories for Lorenzo Ianes in the 100, Oliver…