Rowing: Lucerne; 6 medals for the Azzurri

(ANSA) – LUCERNE, 10 JUL – Italy closes the third round of the Lucerne World Cup with a haul of 6 medals won (1-3-2) on 11 finalist crews and with fourth place in the medal table for nations behind to Great Britain, Germany and Australia third.

Among the most exciting races that of the men’s double lightweights, with two Italian crews competing and with Pietro Willy Ruta and Gabriel Soares who initially raced in the group, taking the pulse of Norway and France and the second Italian crew of Stefano Oppo and Niels Torre, and who in the second part, once in command, maintained their position by winning the gold medal for only 32 cents in front of the other blue arm. The second silver came from the men’s four, with Andrea Panizza, Nicolò Carucci, Luca Chiumento, Giacomo Gentili, who at the end of a duel with Poland for the first position, snatched the silver from a fierce Romania that had to be satisfied with bronze.

Silver also in the women’s senior doubles, with Stefania Gobbi and Kiri Tontodonati, architects of a tough final closed behind Romania and ahead of Lithuania.

The two bronze medals were won by the women’s double lightweights of the Olympic champions Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini who, after a troubled period, demonstrated their determined character by competing in a very high level final against Great Britain, gold, and France. , silver. The second bronze medal came from the paired four of Clara Guerra, Alessandra Montesano, Valentina Iseppi and Chiara Ondoli who, without ever giving up a shot, kept in contact with China and Great Britain placing themselves behind them. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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