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05 August 2021

"I wanted this bronze at all costs, because these Olympics had not yet completely satisfied me: now yes. The fourth place in the 1,500 freestyle was a bad blow", was the statement of

. A bronze that is worth gold, repeats the technician Fabrizio Antonelli after the performance in the waters of the bay of Odaiba. It is the first time in the history of the Games that a blue athlete takes two medals between swimming pool (silver) and open water (bronze).

Greg, 26, a swimmer from Carpi registered for the Fiamme Oro, already a silver medalist in the 800 freestyle, suffered, and he does not hide it, recovering from mononucleosis.

"Today was difficult: hot, messy, they started from the first lap and I didn't even notice it," said the hot swimmer, speaking of the leading group that he then had to chase.

"However, I'm happy to be on the podium. Where did I find the energy? Before the race I was very concentrated." 

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The Italian sprint canoe returns to the Olympic podium after 13 years (Beijing 2008).

For Italy Team this is the 10th silver in Tokyo 2020.

Positive result for the Italian

, qualified for the final of the 4x100 meters with the fourth total time among the eight of the qualified teams. Out of the final the US relay, only sixth in the blues' battery. Best time of Jamaica (37''82), followed by China (37''92) and Canada with the same time. In the final also Great Britain (38''02), Japan (38''16) and the fished out Germany (38''06) and Ghana (38''08). 

The blue

, a specialty of Karate on her debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic program, against the American Sakura Kokumai. 

, category -74 kg. The blue beat Azerbaijani Turan Bayramov 3-1 and in the semifinal will face the winner between the American Kyle Douglas Dake and the Belarusian Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau.

These are the latest medals and qualifications after the incredible gold 

. In the final for the first place is the blue quartet - Francesco Lamon, Simone Consonni, Jonathan Milan and Filippo Ganna - who overtook Denmark. For them there is also the world record with a time of 3'42 "032.