Two more medals for Italy which reaches 11 at the European Athletics Championships: Crippa wins gold in the 10 thousand while the Italian quartet won the bronze medal in the 4X100 women's relay race or.
Gold to Germany, silver to Poland.
The blue Yeman Crippa won the 10,000 meters race of the European Championships in Munich, running in 27'46 "13.
Silver to the Norwegian Mezngi, bronze to the French Schrub. Fifth the other Italian Pietro Riva. No podium of the European Championships for the blue in the high jump Elena Vallortigara, bronze at the recent World Championships in Eugene. In the continental final in Monaco, the blue, after having jumped 1.82 and 1.86, failed all three attempts at 1.90 and is already eliminated. only a ninth place.
"Is it really Italy's tenth medal? Did we get so many? Seriously, I'm happy: I wanted to finish the European Championship well, and I can finally say that I have taken gold of absolute value. When there is form , you can also do these things ".
Thus, from the microphones of RaiSport, Yeman Crippa expresses his joy after winning the 10,000 meters race of the European Championships.
"I'm super happy - he adds -. Today when I saw that the first (the Norwegian Mezngi ed) was moving, I started too. The bronze in the 5,000 was an 'appetizer', this is my race, and I knew I could do it. play your best ".
