In the end Gianmarco Tamberi made it, winning the tricolor jersey of
national high jump champion
after the 'extra time' against Marco Fassinotti, with whom he had closed the high jump race on par, at 2.23 with a 'clear path 'and then three errors each at 2.26.
Then, however, unlike what happened at
the Tokyo Olympics
, he did not agree with his rival (it seems Fassinotti rejected the hypothesis of the shared title) and therefore the two had gone to extra time.
Both Tamberi and Fassinotti retreated to 2.26, then dropped to 2.23 and both exceeded this measure, climbed back to 2.26 and this time 'Gimbo' managed to prevail.
Without then shaking hands with his rival
, as is usually done in these cases, and indeed he let slip a comment against the rival.
As if to make it clear that he would have preferred the title at par, saving precious energy in view of the next matches, first and foremost the World Cup.
