The first blue gold at the European Athletics Championships is Tuscan: Leonardo Fabbri on the evening of Monday, August 10 wins the shot put final dominating the competition from the first throw (21.36), then extending to 22.31, the mark with which he seals his second consecutive continental triumph on the day Italy emotionally remembers Livio Berruti, who passed away Sunday, August 9 at 86 years old. For the twenty-nine-year-old from Bagno a Ripoli it is a test of maturity: “Fortunately, I am the man to beat. I tried to practice a lot of meditation, to stay in the present instead of thinking about the future, which creates anxiety,” he said on the eve. A masterpiece by coach Paolo Dal Soglio completed with the second place of the other Italian Weir (21.12). The bronze goes to the Swede Wictor Petersson (20.97). Sixth place for the third Italian in the competition Nick Ponzio, who stops at 20.76.
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The competition
The first day of the European Championships ends with the 100 meters final where Dosso tries but does not go beyond seventh place. In the long jump, Francesco Inzoli takes off with 8.34 wind-aided (+3.1) which is the best qualifying mark, achieved on the third and last attempt. A fundamental jump to move forward: the 21-year-old Milanese, of Fiamme Gialle, making his debut in the senior National team and having grown this season up to 8.27, would have been out with his initial 7.89. He is the older brother of the Under 20 world gold medalist Daniele Inzoli, who triumphed just two days ago in Eugene at the youth world championships. In the final tonight, Mattia Furlani will not be present, exiting after the 7.73 (+1.8) of the first jump, sore in the right thigh. Double Italian pass for the women’s triple jump final. Dariya Derkach and Erika Saraceni brilliantly pass the qualifications. Now the Italian born in Ukraine (Aeronautica Militare) and the Lombard (Fiamme Azzurre) will compete for the medal positions on Friday evening. Derkach needs only the first jump to reach the qualifying mark of 14.42; while the very young Saraceni, born in 2006, signs a splendid 14.50 on the second attempt.
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Three out of three
Three out of three for the Italian women engaged in the first round of the 100 meters hurdles at the European Athletics Championships, ongoing in Paris: all advanced to the semifinals. Making her debut in the senior National team, Celeste Polzonetti breaks the ice with a win in the first heat in a demanding 12.80 against the wind (-1.2): the twenty-year-old from Brianza changes gear in the second part of the race with her fluid action between the hurdles and achieves the second overall time. Also advancing are the Italian record holder Giada Carmassi (from Friuli), with 12.94 (+0.6) finding her rhythm after some uncertainty in the initial steps, and the Brescia native Elena Carraro, with the last qualifying time of 13.01 (+0.5), both finishing fourth in their respective heats.
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