(ANSA) - Rome, July 27 - Federica Pellegrini's remarkable
victory in the 200 metres freestyle at the swimming world
championship in Budapest was just part of an Italian gold rush
on Wednesday.
Gabriele Detti won gold in the 800 metres freestyle later in
the day while fellow Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took bronze.
At the fencing world championship in Leipzig, the men's
quartet of Daniele Garozzo, Giorgio Avola, Alessio Foconi and
Andrea Cassarà beat the United States 45-41 in the final of the
men's foil team event.
That victory took the Azzurri to the top of the fencing world
championships medal table with nine medals, including four
golds, after the victories in the women's foil and women's sabre
team events and Paolo Pizzo's triumph in the individual épée.
Detti, men's fencers join gold rush
Victories in team foil event, 800m freestyle swimming