Italy have already registered their
best-ever showing at a European Athletics Championships with the
action at Rome 2024 having only just reached the half-way mark.
The Azzurri claimed 13 medals in the first three days of the
championships, which run until Wednesday, including seven golds.
That beats the previous best team effort at the 1990 European
Championships in Split, when Italy won 12 medals, including five
golds.
Italy's double Olympic sprint champion Marcell Jacobs led the
charge, retaining his European 100m title with a time of 10.02
seconds.
Another Olympic champion, Antonella Palmisano, spearheaded an
Italian one-two in the 20km women's race walk ahead of her team
mate Valentina Trapletti, while Nadia Battocletti triumphed in
the women's 5,000m.
Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men's half-marathon ahead of fellow
Italian Pietro Riva, helping Italy to win the team gold in the
process.
Leonardo Fabbri won the men's shot put and 22-year-old Lorenzo
Simonelli blew away the field in the 110 metres hurdles.
19-year-old Mattia Furlani claimed the silver in the long jump.
With many of the medal-winning athletes coming from
multicultural backgrounds, the championships have been a chance
for Italy to celebrate its diversity, as well as its sporting
excellence.
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