Evanston’s Caroline Colianne was named the first Special Olympian to join the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. “For them to recognize what our athletes bring to the world is fantastic,” said Peter Beale-DelVecchio, president and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Illinois. “So often they’re told, ‘You can’t do thi...
READ MOREItaly topped the medal table at the European Under-18 Athletics Championships: seven golds, three silvers, five bronzes and a total of 15 laurels taken home by the Azzurri. The Azzurri widely outdistanced Poland and Czechia (four titles apiece), while Germany (3) and France (2) lagged even further behind. Our national team demonstrated a genuine ov...
READ MOREAt the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Italy stunned the world by winning 40 medals, a record for the Azzurri since they have been participating in the Olympics. Above all, it amazed with its five victories in athletics, the queen of Olympic sports. From July 26, in Paris, for the third time in history, athletes fr...
READ MOREMore medals for the Azzurri on the final day of the European Athletics Championships in Rome, starting with gold for the men's 4x100, with Melluzzo, Jacobs, Patta and Tortu dominating from the first to the last meter and finishing at 37″82, a new European season record. Great silver for the men's 4x400 (Meli, Sito, Scotti, Aceti). Also very good L...
READ MOREAt the European Athletics Championships in Rome last night Nadia Battocletti dominated the 10,000 meters, taking the Italian record to 30'51"32. Gimbo Tamberi in the high jump almost lost, then won on an evening that sent the Olympic Stadium into a frenzy. There are now 20 medals, thanks to Alessandro Sibilio's silver in the 400 hurdles with the It...
READ MOREIt's never enough for us. At the European Athletics Championships in Rome came more medals (five), more Italian records (two and beautiful ones), more authoritative performances. On the day that had opened with the Yeman Crippa-Pietro Riva one-two over the half-marathon, along with also the team gold medal, Italy's athletics took another fine slice...
READ MORETwo days of competition out of a total of six and Italy with ten medals, five of them gold, is all alone in first place in the medal table of the XXVI European Championships in Rome, outclassing every opponent. Road, track and platforms, outside and inside the Olympic stadium, are the land of successes and very important results for Italian athleti...
READ MOREAntonella Palmisano handed Italy the perfect start as hosts of the European athletics championships by winning the opening medal event, the 20km race walk, on Friday. The 32-year-old reigning Olympic champion timed 1hr 28min 09sec around a stunning course in roasting conditions that saw many race walkers using ice packs around their necks. Palmisan...
READ MOREAthletics is the noblest and purest expression of sport, and its performers, namely the athletes, are as beautiful as can be admired during competitions. Running, jumping and throwing, every competition conveys strong emotions. Then there is also the fascination of a stadium where at the same time there are athletes who pole vault over 6 meters, wh...
READ MOREThree new records in one afternoon. Italian athletes carve them during the Savona International Meeting in the shot put, women's 100 meters and long jump. Leonardo Fabbri, Zaynab Dosso and Mattia Furlani the protagonists of the different disciplines who added another page to Italian sports history. An exciting path ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024...
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