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

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

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...
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