One silver and three bronzes.
On the eighth day of competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Italy increases its medal table. The day began with
Simona Quadarella's
bronze
in 800 style, continued with
Irma Testa's
in women's boxing - a historic first time for women in the ring - and climbed another step of the podium with silver. by
Mauro Nespoli
in archery. Then came the third bronze with
Antonino Pizzolato
in weightlifting in the -81 kg category, preceded only by the Chinese Lyu Xiaojun (gold) and the Dominican Zacarias Michel Bonnat (silver). The blue lifted 165 at the tear and 200 at the momentum, for a total of 365 kilos.
Then there is also another medalist blue, albeit in retrospect: it is the
rower
Bruno Rosetti
, positive at Covid one hour before his final of the four without and replaced before his teammates went to the bronze. Coni had asked him to recognize the medal too, the IOC said yes.
Italy closed the women's saber team event in fourth place. In the final for third place the blue (Irene Vecchi, Michela Battiston, Rossella Gregorio) were defeated by Korea 45-42.
Also shining on the day was the victory of Italy in basketball against the very strong NBA, 80 to 71. Sacchetti's blues qualified for the quarterfinals and this is already a great result for a national team that qualified for the last second. And at this point everything is possible. Staying in certainties, the Italian medal table currently counts 23 podiums, even if the golds remain two and the regret of the day is that of the archer Nespoli. Clear path up to the final, where he started leading up to 3-1 with the Turkish Mete Gazoz who then placed a series of 10 on target and reversed the course of the challenge, taking the gold and leaving the silver to the blue . Irma Testa's magnificent course in the ring ends with a bronze,first Italian woman to take a medal in the Olympic ring. The blue lost her featherweight semifinal match with the Filipino Petacio on points (1-4): a very balanced match against the world champion and at the final verdict Testa embraced the opponent. "This medal is the result of many sacrifices: I have not made a mistake in recent years". Simona Quadarella redeems herself from the disappointment of 1500 style and at the opening of the seventh day of Tokyo 2020 she gives herself and Italy the twenty-first medal, a bronze in the 800 style. "It is the medal of my redemption", says the Roman by the pool, "now I can go home in peace". Less serene Jessica Rossi, who even in the mixed test of the Olympic pit with theex-husband Mauro De Filippis suffers the curse of the flag bearer. The London Olympic gold medalist missed eight targets (only one for De Filippis) and closed the qualifiers in twelfth place. The gold goes to Spain who beat the couple from San Marino, silver after the first absolute podium at the Games of Alessandra Perilli in the women's test. In athletics, qualification for the final and Italian record of the disc for Daisy Osakue (63.66). Out in the second round the blue Judo team, defeated by Israel. In swimming, the mixed relay with Federica Pellegrini touches the podium, and finishes fourth in a race won by Great Britain which also combines gold with the new world record. Gold and world record also for Dressel, who takes her third Olympic title in the 100 dolphins. A'another American champion, on the other hand, continues her Olympic ordeal: Simon Biles, struggling with his demons, also renounces the individual parallel vaulting finals. The health situation continues to be monitored, but with the free body and the only race beam left, the Olympics of the most awaited champion really seems to be at sunset.