The four relay runners: "An incredible joy"
Martinenghi: "For years I have been a promise that is now a reality"
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July 26, 2021 Another four medals today for Italy in Tokyo. The balance rises to nine after three days of racing. Daniele Garozzo won the silver medal in men's foil. The blue lost in the final with a score of 15-11 to Ka Long Cheung, an athlete from Hong Kong. The Sicilian had won gold at the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He cries at the end of the final During the match, the Italian also had a massage for a problem in his thigh. Garozzo was therefore unable to repeat the gold of Rio 2016.
Historic silver for
4x100
sl and bronze for Nicolò Martinenghi in the
100 breaststroke
. With 3'10''11 Alessandro Miressi, Thomas Ceccon, Lorenzo Zazzeri and Manuel Frigo not only conquer for the first time the fast relay behind the US team (which wins with a time of 3'08 "97), but they also make the new Italian record. Thomas Ceccon goes into the pool only a few minutes after having hit the final of the 100 backstroke men with 52''78, the third time in the first semifinal, and an excellent fourth overall time.
Then there is the medal of Nicolò Martinenghi . The blue swimmer conquers the final bronze of the 100 meters breaststroke with a time of 58 '' 33. Gold to the British Adam Peaty with 57 '' 37, silver to the Dutch Arno Kamminga. "I have wanted and searched for it for a long time" comments Nicolò Martinenghi: "Always, in every training, I dreamed of those final 15 meters ".
Still in the 100 breaststroke, but this time for women, Martina Carraro goes to the final. With an excellent second pool he closes his semifinal third, a modest 1'06 '' 50, seventh overall time. "Objective hit, it wasn't easy" a radiant Martina comments to Rai microphones. "We work for a long time, succeeding for me is a source of pride - adds Martina - Tomorrow will be an open race, I will play it on a par with the others".
No final of the 200 freestyle for Stefano Ballo and Stefano Di Cola in Tokyo. Tenth time for Ballo (1'45 "84, four hundredths more than yesterday), 14th for Di Cola. Even Margherita Panziera can't make it, the blue finishes the first semifinal of the 100 backstrokes only with the sixth time, 59 '' 75. Smith wins with the Olympic record in 57 "86, second place for the American White in 58" 46, third Dawson in 58 "56.
Kate Ledecky's dominance ends in the women's 400 freestyle. The American was beaten in the final by the young Australian Ariarne Titmus with a time of 3'56 '' 69.
Malagò: two very heavy medals
"Two very heavy medals. If we could expect Nicolò Martinenghi's one, the silver one of the 4x100 freestyle is legendary". This was stated by the president of Coni, Giovanni Malagò, from the Tokyo Aquatics Center on the two blue swimming medals. "All five guys were very good, even Santo Condorelli who gave his contribution in drums. The clarity and strength with which they always remained there is impressive. Congratulations to all of them and to the Fin", added Malagò.
Federica Pellegrini narrowly qualified for the women's 200m freestyle semifinal. For the blue 15th time (1'57 "33) out of the 16 swimmers admitted to the next round. Simona Quadarella qualifies for the final of the 1500sl. The blue champion finished second in her battery, closing with the fourth time overall in 15.47.34 Eliminated the other Italian Martina Rita Caramignoli Best time of the heats for the American Kathy Ledecky in 15.35.35 new Olympic record.
Benedetta Pilato's Olympic adventure at the Tokyo 2020 games is already over. The blue runner will fly to Italy tomorrow after the disappointment following the failure to qualify with a disqualification in the 100 breaststroke. Therefore, even the remote possibility of his participation in the relay races definitively fades.
The 38-year-old Italian
Diana Bacosi
won the silver medal in the
Tokyo 2020 women's
Skeet
competition
, won by the American Amber English. "I was hoping for gold, to repeat Rio, silver arrived but I gave everything I had and I'm happy with that". Diana Bacosi said this after the skeet match, and a hug to her coach Andrea Benelli and the president of Fitav Luciano Rossi.