updated 10 June 2024 11.11pm
Italy is dominating the medals of the 2024 European Athletics Championships underway in Rome. Italy has already won an impressive 17 medals, 8 of which are gold.
L’Italia is dominating the European Athletics Championships in Rome. The medal table is largely dominated by the Azzurri who have already won 16 medals in three days, almost half of which, 8, are gold. The last one conquered by an amazing one Sara Fantini in the hammer throw. Absolute dominance. Italy has won in many specialties and can boast yet another gold from Marcell Jacbos and Antonella Palmisano and from Fidenza’s hammer thrower herself.
European Athletics Championships 2024, Italy’s gold medals
Italy has already obtained 8 gold medals, and thanks to these it dominates and leads the medal table of the European Championships in Rome 2024. The first to win gold were, on the first day of competition, Antonella Palmisano in the 20 km walk e Nadia Battocletti, winner of gold in the 5000 meters at the European Championships. Italy won three golds in about forty minutes on Saturday evening when they prevailed Marcell Jacobschampion in the 100 meters, Leonardo Fabbriwinner in the shot put, and Lorenzo Simonellitriumphant in the 110 hurdles with the second best time in the world in 2024.
Two more gold medals were added on Sunday. First Yeman Crippa’s, in the half marathon, and then came the team classification, also in the half marathon. Then on Monday evening the extraordinary one Sara Fantini in the hammer throw.
Italy dominant at the European Championships in Rome with 15 medals in three days, 7 gold: masters of the medal table
Italy’s silver medals at the European Championships in Rome 2024
She placed behind Palmisano in the 20 km race Valentina Trapletti, who got the silver. Then came the silver in the mixed relay of the 4×400 with Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti and Alice Mangione. She also won silver in the long jump Matteo Furlani, with a fantastic 8.38. Silver also for Chituru Ali, second behind Jacobs in the 100 meters, and for Pietro Riva, second behind Crippa in the half marathon. Last silver in chronological order that of Filip Tortu in the 200 meters.
The bronze medals won by Italy
However, three bronze medals were won by Italy in Rome. They were won by Francesco Fortunato in the 20 km walk, Catalin Tucuceanu in the 800 meters and Zaynab Dosso, who literally came close to silver in the 100 meters.
