Monks. The 0-0 final scoreline pleased everyone: England were looking to top their group and Slovenia, who had drawn their third successive game, still qualified for the last 16 in third place. England were looking for confirmation from a game that had been a lacklustre first part of the European Championship. The game was little-watched … Read more
UPDATE. The judges appealed the decision to accept the Kenyan team’s appeal, which dropped Nadia Battocletti to fourth place, returning the silver medal to Kenya’s Kypyegon. Fidal’s protest was rejected. Therefore, the Italian’s podium glory seemed to last only two hours. However, a mockery does not diminish the technical depth of the great feat accomplished … Read more
PARISCindy Ngamba writes a different story about her life, but it coincides with the story of Olympic history. She is the first athlete from the Refugee Team to step onto the podium of the Olympics, because she reached the boxing semifinals and this meant at least a bronze medal. At 25, Cindy can tell stories … Read more
PARIS“I believe in the medal, but I have no regrets because I gave it my all. The others did very well. I’m sorry because I wanted to celebrate another gold medal with all the Italians, but Jacobs’ career does not end here.” So says Marcell Jacobs, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic 100m champion, after his fifth … Read more
BOLZANOAfter eight years, he finally returned to freestyle A-level sports.Lex SchwazerHis competitive career was interrupted on the eve of the 2016 Rio Olympics due to a positive doping test. However, after a long and arduous legal battle, the Olympic walker, who won gold at Beijing 2008, can finally see the light again. On social media, … Read more
TRENT. After Filippo Ganna’s bitter silver in the individual road cycling time trial in Paris, Italy’s first medal, two bronzes came last night, in swimming and fencing. A debut result perhaps below expectations, but we are only on the first day of the Olympics. Ganna made no secret of the fact that he was aiming … Read more
PARIS. “Unbelievable… it can’t be true. Yesterday, 2 hours after writing “I deserve it” on social media, I felt a sharp pain in my side. Emergency room, CT scan, ultrasound, blood test… Maybe. kidney stones And now I find myself 3 days after the race I sacrificed everything for, lying in bed, helpless, fever 38.8, … Read more
PARIS. Nadia Battocletti has won the Olympic 5,000 metres final: the date takes place on Monday at 9:15 p.m. The Italian, European champion qualified with a third overall time of 14:57.65, behind Kenyan world champion Faith Kipyegon (14:57.56) and Dutch Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan (14:57.65). “Very satisfied with the way the race went – … Read more
LONDON. Wimbledon remains “a special tournament”, different from all the others, even Halle, where last week Jannik Sinner won his first grass-court title: the first time the world No. 1 has been in a Slam, the Italian said he was happy and excited to be on court. His debut on the grass of the All … Read more
PARIS. After 3 rounds of regular matches, entering the quarterfinals of the women’s 66 kg boxing tournament, Algerian boxer androgynous Imane Khelif – at the centre of controversy over his participation in the Olympics – won the match against the Hungarians on points Anna Luca Hamori. Since the third and fourth place finals are not … Read more