Athletics: Golden Gala; Barshim forfeit, skip the challenge with ‘Gimbo’

(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 07 – Proud to compete at home, in front of a river of passion, one step away from the Olimpico audience that they dreamed of with the Tokyo Games and with a blue athletics returned to the center of the world. The ‘Golden Gala Pietro Mennea’ on Thursday is even more special for the Italian athletes: many (36) and with many possible protagonists, starting with the Olympian from the high, Gianmarco Tamberi. Also competing were the 4×100 gold relay runners Filippo Tortu, Fausto Desalu and Lorenzo Patta (in the 200) and the 20 km Olympian Massimo Stano, on the 3000 march.

But in general, the Azzurri will be present in each of the sixteen specialties and will receive a wave of affection from the stands and curves of the Olimpico, in a meeting that will launch many of them towards international events: from Yeman Crippa to Larissa Iapichino, from Gaia Sabbatini to Edoardo Scotti, from the hedgerowers Zoghlami and Abdelwahed to Dalia Kaddari. And to greet the public at the Olimpico there will also be the gold of the 100 and 4×100 Marcell Jacobs, recovering from recent muscle problems.

On social media, Gimbo Tamberi summoned all the Roman public, calling him “the best in the world”.

Driver, showman, jumper who knows how to combine competition and the ability to involve better than anyone else, he is ready to give entertainment and fun with his jumps rhythmized by the enthusiasm of the fans. “It is one of the most important races of the year, I want to go back to flying: I have not thought of anything else for a few days! And if you have not yet taken the ticket, hurry up because this year … we will break everything”, full words of adrenaline from the Marches who at the Olimpico will find, among others, the Ukrainian Protsenko, the American Harrison, the Australian Starc. Not Mutaz Barshim, with whom he shared the Olympic gold in Tokyo, who decided to forfeit as he was held back by a physical problem.

Good signs for Gimbo came from the trip to Ostrava, on May 31, when he revised his international value at 2.30. The Golden Gala is the best opportunity to take flight in view of the World Cup in the United States and his ambition to win the only gold he still lacks, the outdoor world champion. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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