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Athletics: 50 Azzurri for the Euroindoor in Istanbul, a record

2023-02-22T18:49:53.299Z


Jacobs leads the Italy team, never so numerous for an indoor event (ANSA)  Fifty athletes, 26 men and 24 women, have been summoned by the technical director of the national teams, Antonio La Torre, for the European indoor athletics championships in Istanbul, scheduled from 2 to 5 March next. It is, informs Fidal, the largest Italian expedition ever to the Euroindoors, given that the previous 'record', in the 1992 edition in Genoa, was 49 summoned. Marcell Jacobs stands


 Fifty athletes, 26 men and 24 women, have been summoned by the technical director of the national teams, Antonio La Torre, for the European indoor athletics championships in Istanbul, scheduled from 2 to 5 March next.

It is, informs Fidal, the largest Italian expedition ever to the Euroindoors, given that the previous 'record', in the 1992 edition in Genoa, was 49 summoned.

Marcell Jacobs stands out among the team, but there is also the debut of Samuele Ceccarelli, who has just snatched the Italian title out of the 60m from the Olympic champion.


    In the team there are also the bronze medalist of the Eugene World Championships in the high jump Elena Vallortigara, the bronze medalist of the Euroindoor of Torun Paolo Dal Molin (60hs), the thrower Leonardo Fabbri (weight), the U23 European cross country champion Nadia Battocletti ( 3000), the European cross relay champions Pietro Arese (1500) and Federica Del Buono (1500), the Italian indoor record holders Larissa Iapichino (long), Claudio Stecchi (pole), Roberta Bruni (pole), Zane Weir (weight) , Ossama Meslek (1500), Dario Dester (heptathlon), Sveva Gerevini (pentathlon), the fifth classified of the World Championships in Oregon Emmanuel Ihemeje (triple).


    Ludovica Cavalli is registered in the 1500 and 3000 but, with the program in hand, she will be able to choose between one of the two specialties.

Among the rookies, in addition to ceccarelli, also the European indoor U20 record holder Mattia Furlani, the triple jumper Simone Biasutti and Mattia Padovani (3000m).

Ayomide Folorunso is also called up to the relay group: the Italian champion of the 400m indoor, not being in possession of the registration standard and the ranking in the 400m (she who is a 400hs specialist) will not be able to run the individual race.

Source: ansa

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