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03 August 2021

The

arrives

. Ruggero Tita and Caterina Marianna Banti, in the discipline of the mixed foiling catamaran Nacra 17, concluded the series of 12 qualifying tests, always confirming themselves in the lead and extending the advantage every day. In the medal race, a sixth place was enough to finish with the gold medal around the neck. It is the first Olympic medal for Italian sailing, 13 years after the two won in Beijing 2008 (Qingdao) and it is 21 years since Alessandra Sensini's last gold medal in Sydney. It is the fifth gold of the Italia Team in Tokyo 2020.

From the sail to the long Andrea Dallavalle (16.99, wind -0.4) and Emanuel Ihemeje (16.88, -0.7) won a place in the final of the triple, placed respectively in seventh and ninth place in the qualification of the hop-step- jump. Out instead Tobia Bocchi (16.78, -0.1), thirteenth and first of the excluded, mocked in the final round and eliminated by 5 centimeters.

Immediately a good start by the Azzurri. In the first round,

 (in the photo) lands at 16.99 (-0.4),

makes 16.88 (-0.7) and Tobia Bocchi 16.78 (-0.1). In command is Puerto Rican Pedro Pichardo, of Cuban origins, with 17.71. The triple jump final will take place at 4 am (Italian time) on August 5, 2021.

 of the Tokyo Olympics after scoring an excellent 20 "29 in the battery, fourth time of the entire first round. The blue raced in the fastest battery, the sixth, won by American Kenneth Bednarek in 20 "01 ahead of the Dominican Yancarlos Martinez (20" 17). The American star Noah Lyles got the third time, 20 "18. Eliminated the other Italian in the race, Antonio Infantino with 20 "90, 34 / o time of the round. The semifinal is scheduled at 20.50 (local time), 13.50 in Italy.

Eighth and last position, finally for

dominated by the Norwegian Karsten Warholm, gold medal with a new world record in 45 "94. Final with five circles without podium also for

, seventh in the K1 200-meter canoe sprint, while

was unable to qualify for the final of the K1

1,000 meters finishing 5th in his semifinal.

The

was restless and lead to medal.

are already certain of the podium in Nacra 17: in the medal race the Italian sailors, currently at the top of the general classification, can only be overtaken by the British John Gimson and Anna Burnet. Great expectations also for the

- today the women's podium and the men's semifinals with the blue teams as protagonists - and for the first knockout clashes in

's

: in the quarterfinals Sacchetti's blues dream of a feat against France, while Blengini's national team is favored against Argentina.

"I am very happy, holding this medal in my hand is one of the best moments of my life. I think about my climbing, the sacrifices I had to make, where I started from and where I am today. Mine was a journey of redemption: I did it, the Olympic medal is every athlete's dream. Everything I've done has served a purpose ". The Italian boxer Irma Testa says this after receiving the bronze medal at the boxing award ceremony at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. "To whom do I dedicate it? To my family who made so many sacrifices for me, to the teacher with whom I started , Biagio Zurlo, and the current maestro Emanuele Renzini who did everything to get me here ", concluded Testa speaking to Rai microphones.

GOLD

- Vito Dell'Aquila (taekwondo, category -58 kg);

- Federica Cesarini, Valentina Rodini (rowing, 2 sculls pl);

- Gianmarco Tamberi (athletics, high jump);

- Marcell Jacobs (athletics, 100 meters).

- Ruggero Tita and Caterina Marianna Banti (Blue sail)

SILVER

- Luigi Samele (fencing, individual saber);

- Alessandro Miressi, Thomas Ceccon, Lorenzo Zazzeri, Manuel Frigo (swimming, 4x100 sl);

- Diana Bacosi (skeet shooting, skeet);

- Daniele Garozzo (fencing, individual foil);

- Giorgia Bordignon (weights, category 64 kg);

- Enrico Berrè, Luca Curatoli, Aldo Montano, Luigi Samele (fencing, team saber);

- Gregorio Paltrinieri (swimming, 800);

- Mauro Nespoli (archery).

- Vanessa Ferrari (free body of artistic gymnastics)

BRONZE

- Elisa Longo Borghini (cycling, individual road in line);

- Odette Giuffrida (judo, category 52 kg);

- Mirko Zanni (weights, category 67 kg);

- Nicolò Martinenghi (swim, 100 breaststroke);

- Maria Centracchio (judo, 63 kg category);

- Rossella Fiamingo, Federica Isola, Mara Navarria, Alberta Santuccio (fencing, team sword);

- Matteo Castaldo, Marco Di Costanzo, Matteo Lodo, ​​Giuseppe Vicino, Bruno Rosetti (rowing, 4 without);

- Federico Burdisso (swimming, 200 butterfly);

- Stefano Oppo, Pietro Willy Ruta (rowing, 2 sculls pl);

- Martina Batini, Erica Cipressa, Arianna Errigo, Alice Volpi (fencing, team foil);

- Lucilla Boari (archery);

- Simona Quadarella (swimming, 800 freestyle);

- Irma Testa (boxing, category 57 kg);

- Antonino Pizzolato (weights, category 81 kg);

- Thomas Ceccon, Nicolò Martinenghi, Federico Burdisso, Alessandro Miressi (swimming, 4x100 medley).