Gianmarco 'Gimbo' Tamberi

said yes

to his girlfriend Chiara Bontempi in a short ceremony that was held, almost 2 hours late, in the Renaissance complex of Villa Imperiale in Pesaro.

The mayor Matteo Ricci

celebrates the marriage with a

civil ceremony

in the internal courtyard

.

Armored and strictly private wedding

between the 30-year-old Olympic champion in high jump and gold medal at the European Championships with his historic partner in one of the most evocative locations in the Marche: an

ancient noble villa

, dating back to the second half of the fifteenth century, belonged to the Sforza, the della Rovere, the Albani, with a main building full of frescoed rooms and then courtyards, terraces and Italian gardens, where a tensile structure was set up for the occasion.

The same complex hosts the wedding dinner based on fish and until the last, due to uncertain weather, it was feared that the wedding and celebrations would have to be transferred inside.

About 200 guests

including illustrious colleagues of the groom such as

Marcell Jacobs

,

Filippo Tortu

,

Mutaz Barshim

, the Qatari altist who shared the Tokyo Olympic gold medal with Gimbo, the Paralympic champion

Bebe Vio

, the Ancona middle -distance runner

Simone Barontini

, the president of Coni

Giovanni Malagò

, the vice president of the Marche region

Mirco Carloni

Arriving

Marcell Jacobs

lowers the windows and in front of the photojournalists before slipping towards Villa Imperiale comments: "

They have been together for a lifetime, their love has lasted for a long time, Chiara always follows him, I am happy for them

".

And then

FilippoTortu

arrives who stops for a moment with the reporters: "

I am very excited for them, I have always

known them " and then quickly towards the ceremony under an overcast sky full of rain

The

religious wedding

will be held later, in a confidential form.