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Mauro Nespoli's silver shines a medal worth
ARCHERY

Mauro Nespoli's silver shines a medal worth

A magnificent Mauro Nespoli fought until the last shot in a relentless sequence against Turkey's Mete Gazoz, coming out of the final confrontation defeated but undoubtedly with his head held high. The silver medal won by the Italian Team is still a great achievement. Nespoli's ride to the final match began in the Round of 16, where he defeated Brazilian Marcus D'Almeida 6-0 (29-28, 28-26, 29-25). In the quarter-finals he won against German Florian Unruh 6-4 (28-28;26-29, 29-28; 28-26;27-27) and...
Heavy bronze for Pizzolato, just missed one feat too big. Record number of bronze medals for Italy team
WEIGHTLIFTING

Heavy bronze for Pizzolato, just missed one feat too big. Record number of bronze medals for Italy team

Antonino Pizzolato won the bronze medal in the weightlifting 81 kg category. The Italian lifted 365 kg, trying the 210 kg snatch one last time. Had he succeeded, he would have stepped the podium. But he failed. The Sicilian athlete was preceded by China's Lu Xiaojun, who lifted 374 kg, and Dominican Zacarias Bonnat Michel, with 367 kg. The Italian Team will take 14 bronze medals at Tokyo 2020, making it the Games with the highest number of third places (the previous record was 13 bronze medals...
The IOC accepts CONI's request: the bronze medal in the four without also goes to Bruno Rosetti. "A great joy, thanks to those who have been close to me"
TOKYO 2020

The IOC accepts CONI's request: the bronze medal in the four without also goes to Bruno Rosetti. "A great joy, thanks to those who have been close to me"

Bruno Rosetti climbs onto the podium with 'his' four without. The Italian, who was stopped by a positive Covid test just a few hours after winning the final with his teammates, will be awarded the bronze medal. This was decided by the International Olympic Committee, accepting the request made by the President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, immediately after the third-place obtained by Matteo Castaldo, Marco Di Costanzo, Matteo Lodo and Giuseppe Vicino. The official announcement came from the IOC Sp...
Irma Testa in history! She wins the bronze in the 57 kg and gives Italy team the 600th medal
BOXING

Irma Testa in history! She wins the bronze in the 57 kg and gives Italy team the 600th medal

Italy's 600th medal in the history of the Summer Olympics comes from boxing, and it is a bronze one. It was won by Irma Testa, who, in the 57 kg semifinal, lost 4-1 to Nesthy Petecio from the Philippines. The bronze medal won today by the Campania woman is also the first Italian women's boxing medal at the Games (photo Bozzani Bozzsportphoto). This is the 22nd medal won by the Italian Team at Tokyo 2020 and the 600th medal overall (209 gold, 185 silver, 206 bronze) at the Summer Olympics. ...
Another medal from swimming, Simona Quadarella, takes bronze in the 800 freestyle
TOKYO 2020

Another medal from swimming, Simona Quadarella, takes bronze in the 800 freestyle

Simona Quadarella won the bronze medal in the 800 freestyle. At the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the Italian won the third step of the podium, swimming in 8:18.35, behind the American Kathleen Ledecky, gold in 8:12.57, and the Australian Ariarne Titmus (+1.26). (Photo Ferraro GMT Sport) Italian swimming won its fifth medal at the Japanese Games, while the Italian Team made its 21st podium finish at Tokyo 2020. Bronze for Sim...
Lucilla Boari makes history! She won the bronze medal in archery. 20th Italy team podium
TOKYO 2020

Lucilla Boari makes history! She won the bronze medal in archery. 20th Italy team podium

Lucilla Boari won the Olympic bronze medal and made history in Italian archery. It has never happened before in the history of the Olympic Games that an Italian archer has won a five-circle medal. It happened in Tokyo 2020 with Lucilla, who, in the final for third place, beat the American Mackenzie Brown 7-1. On her way to the bronze medal, the Italian had lost in the semifinals 6-0 to the athlete of the Russian Olympic Committee Elena Sipova, while she had defeated 6-2 the Chinese Jiaxin Wu and...
A bronze medal for keeping up the podium habit. The Italian team foil defeats the USA
FENCING

A bronze medal for keeping up the podium habit. The Italian team foil defeats the USA

The women's team foil continues its tradition of always being on the podium. Even though the world geography has expanded, the Italian women's foil team has never left the Games without a medal since 1984. Even this time, the bronze medal was enough to maintain continuity. After beating Hungary (45-32) in the first match, Arianna Errigo, Alice Volpi and Martina Batini could not withstand the furious return of the French trio in the semifinals, losing narrowly 43-45 after leading in seven of the...
Paltrinieri silver! In the pool as a protagonist, Greg is 2nd in the 800 freestyle
SWIMMING

Paltrinieri silver! In the pool as a protagonist, Greg is 2nd in the 800 freestyle

Gregorio Paltrinieri is back on the Olympic podium! After his gold medal in Rio 2016 in the 1500 freestyle, the Italian threw his heart over the obstacle and, despite his less than optimal condition, led for a long time in the 800 freestyle final held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre and won a silver medal that is worth a lot. The Italian, 2nd at the finish line at +0.24 from the American Robert Finke (7:41.87), after a race on the attack, kept behind at least the Ukrainian Mykhailo Romanchuk (+0.46...
Gold!!! The accomplishment of Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini champions in the lightweight double
ROWING

Gold!!! The accomplishment of Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini champions in the lightweight double

Gold!!! Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini are in the Olympus of rowing! On the waters of the Sea Forest Waterway, the two women pushed the Italian lightweight double ahead of everyone and crossed the finish line in 6:47.54 to win the gold medal ahead of France (+0.14) and Holland (+0.49). It is the first gold in Italian women's rowing history, 21 years after the last gold won (for men) by the quad scull in Sydney 2000.The third rowing medal is of the most beautiful colour, of the most preci...
Italy team's 9th bronze medal comes from rowing. Oppo-Ruta third in the lightweight double
ROWING

Italy team's 9th bronze medal comes from rowing. Oppo-Ruta third in the lightweight double

From the Sea Forest Waterway comes the second medal and the second bronze medal for rowing in Tokyo 2020. Stefano Oppo and Pietro Willy Ruta took the Italian lightweight double to the third step of the podium behind Ireland, Olympic gold in 6:06.43, and Germany (6:07.29). The two Italians crossed the finish line at +7.87 from the Irish. (Photo Pagliaricci GMT Sport). This is the ninth bronze for the Italian Team and the sixteenth medal overall at Tokyo 2020. ...
Modified coxless four on the third step of the podium
ROWING

Modified coxless four on the third step of the podium

With the Italian crew re-staffed due to Bruno Rosetti's Covid-19 infection, the men's coxless four won the bronze medal. The Technical Director Francesco Cattaneo, in agreement with the CONI, has revised the formation by introducing Marco Di Costanzo, coming from the two coxless, which with Matteo Castaldo, Matteo Lodo and Giuseppe Vicino has achieved a great feat. The Italians come off the starting blocks perfectly and immediately begin to up the pace of strokes to get the pace right. All the ...
Silver sabre fencers! Italy team wins 15th medal at the Games
FENCING

Silver sabre fencers! Italy team wins 15th medal at the Games

The third medal of the day is silver. The 15th overall won by the Italian Team at Tokyo 2020. Italy's men's sabre team won it in the team tournament when they lost to South Korea 45-26 in the final. Luca Curatoli, Enrico Berrè, Aldo Montano and Luigi Samele (not on the platform in the challenge with the Asians) give Italy team the fourth medal of fencing, the result of a path that, before the Koreans, had seen the Italians prevail over Iran and Hungary (photo Ferraro GMT Sport). ...
Amazing Burdisso in the 200 butterfly takes bronze
SWIMMING

Amazing Burdisso in the 200 butterfly takes bronze

Federico Burdisso was not impressed by the Hungarian Kristof Milak, who set a new Olympic record in the 200 butterfly and was already the world record holder. Nevertheless, with a regular but effective race, the Italian won the bronze medal with a time of 1'54"45. The Hungarian won the race by stopping the clock at 1'51"25. Second place went to Japanese Tomoru Honda (1'53"73). Bronze Burdisso on 200 butterfly ...
Press release
TOKYO 2020

Press release

Because of the Italian rowing athlete Bruno Rosetti being found to be positive for COVID -19, as communicated today, CONI, on the instructions of the Italian Rowing Federation, has replaced the athlete for today's final of the 4 coxless with Marco Di Costanzo, who in turn will be replaced in his crew (2 coxless) for today's semifinal by Vincenzo Abbagnale, the only reserve of the senior group....
Bordignon a scream: silver in 64 kg. First Italian woman ever to reach the Olympic podium
WEIGHTLIFTING

Bordignon a scream: silver in 64 kg. First Italian woman ever to reach the Olympic podium

Giorgia Bordignon lifted a fantastic silver medal and made history. With 232 kg (104 kg in the snatch - Italian record - and 128 in the sprint), the Italian weightlifter finished second in the 64 kg, behind only the Canadian Charron (236). Bronze medal for Chen Wen Huei of Taipei. This was the second Italian medal in the discipline, after Mirko Zanni's bronze, and the first-ever for an Italian woman at the Olympic Games. ...
Italy on the podium in epee: the Italian women take third place, beating China. Italy's 11th Team medal
FENCING

Italy on the podium in epee: the Italian women take third place, beating China. Italy's 11th Team medal

It was difficult, but the Italian women, after 25 years, found their way back to the podium in the team epee event. Besides the silver medal won in Atlanta 1996, they have now won a hard-earned bronze. After the defeat in the semifinals against the very strong Estonians, Rossella Fiamingo, Federica Isola and Mara Navarria, Alberta Santuiccio beat the Chinese Team 23-21 in the final for third place. A race that, for the first three periods, dragged on the level of balance. The Italian women took...
Maria Centracchio bronze in the 63 kg: the Italy team up to 10 medals
JUDO

Maria Centracchio bronze in the 63 kg: the Italy team up to 10 medals

Maria Centracchio brings the Italian Team into double figures: the judoka's signature on the tenth Italian medal at the Tokyo Games. The Italian won the bronze medal in the -63 kg, winning the challenge for the podium against the Dutch Juul Franssen at the golden score. Centracchio had started her journey by beating Nomenjanahary (Madagascar) in ippon, before beating - again in ippon - Hungary's Ozabas and Poland's Agata Ozdoba-Blach in the golden score. Her meteoric rise was interrupted only b...
Garozzo silver in foil! Fourth medal of the day for the Italian Team
FENCING

Garozzo silver in foil! Fourth medal of the day for the Italian Team

Daniele Garozzo signs the third silver medal of the day for the Italy team in Tokyo 2020. The Italian defeated in the final for 15-11 to Ka Long Cheung, delivering to the athlete of Hong Kong the Olympic sceptre of foil won 5 years ago in Rio 2016 (photo Mezzelani GMT Sport). For the Italian Team, this silver represents the ninth medal in this edition of the Games. Garozzo with the silver medal ...
Bacosi silver in Skeet! 5 years later, she is still on the Olympic podium
SHOOTING

Bacosi silver in Skeet! 5 years later, she is still on the Olympic podium

Diana Bacosi again! The Umbrian shooter wins the silver medal in the Skeet at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and climbs again on the five circles podium, five years after the gold in Rio 2016. The Italian hit 55 shots, giving in only in the final to the American Amber English, gold with 56 shots (new Olympic record). Chinese Meng Wei was third with 46. (photo Mezzelani GMT Sport). Silver skeet with Diana Bacosi &nbs...
Silver quartet! The 4x100 freestyle relay makes history: 2nd on the podium in Tokyo 2020
SWIMMING

Silver quartet! The 4x100 freestyle relay makes history: 2nd on the podium in Tokyo 2020

Silver! The Italian 4x100 freestyle relay team climbed for the first time in history on the second step of the podium at Tokyo 2020 thanks to the quartet composed of Alessandro Miressi, Thomas Ceccon, Lorenzo Zazzeri and Manuel Frigo. At the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the Italians lost only to the United States, who won in 3:08.97 and took a fantastic silver medal with a time of 3:10.11 (photo Ferraro - GMT Sport). Australia closes the podium, bronze in 3:10.22.This is the second medal in history af...

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