Fausto Desalu won the 200 meters at the Barcelona Meeting with the high time of 20.73 (1.8 m/s of favorable wind), well above the recent 20.47 recorded in Milan. The 4x100m Olympic Champion is struggling to regain the form of his best days and even on the half lap of the track he doesn’t seem to find the polish that allowed him to master that legendary curve in Tokyo three years ago. The Lombard sprinter, who was not called up for the recent World Relays, will try to improve in view of the now imminent European Championships.
Sonia Malavisi also won on Spanish soil (4.50 in the second test in the pole vault, just one centimeter from personal best) overtaking Maria Roberta Gherca (third with 4.20) and Virginiza Scardanzan (fourth with 4.10), while Irene Siragusa is third in the 100 meters with 11.30 (1.3 m/s wind at his back, he hadn’t run that fast for six years). Tobia Bocchi he was returning from a physical ailment and achieved a time of 16.62 (+2.3) in the triple jump, stopping after three attempts as a precaution.
Ossama Meslek instead made his seasonal debut in the 1500 meters in Rehlingen (Germany), finishing sixth in 3:33.92. Giacomo Bertoncelli improved on the 400 hurdles (49.35 in the German location), while Alice Muraro won the B series in 56.71 on a wet track. Giulia Aprile eleventh in the 1500 meters (4:13.73), Eugenio Meloni ninth with 2.10.
We complete the roundup of Sunday’s results with the Jerusalem Meeting: Nicla Mosetti second in the 100 hurdles (13.10, +2.0 m/s), Stefania Strumillo wins the discus throw with 56.52, Diego Pettorossi ninth in the 200 meters (20.99, +1.9 m/s).
2024-05-19 20:25:52
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