Tokyo: sailing, Tita-Banti gold in the Nacra 17 class

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti

won the

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The Azzurri finished the Medal Race in sixth place.

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The medal of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti in the Nacra 17 class of sailing is a historic medal

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It is in fact the first 'mixed' Olympic gold, that is, a team made up of men and women, won by Italy at the Olympics.

Previously Italy had won a silver in Moscow 1980 in the complete equitation competition.

As for Tita, it is also the first Olympic gold won by an athlete from the province of Trento in the Summer Games.

"We were super coordinated and super synchronized":

this is the secret of Tita and Banti.

To the microphones of Rai, the two Azzurri highlighted that this medal is the award for a

In recent years "there have been - they added - also moments of difficulty, but we have won many medals and we have come here to recalibrate the most important one. It is a great emotion, we are happy".

Tita and Banti pointed out that they "went on the boat without thinking about the medal. The course suited our peculiarities well. It paid for consistency in all the regattas. It paid for everything that - they concluded - we have done in these five years" .

Pursuit, Italy gold or silver, is in the final - 

The Italian quartet of the chase track cycling test obtained the qualification for the final for the gold of the Tokyo Olympics, setting the new world record in the specialty in 3'42 ''. 307, improving the previous record from Denmark in 3'44.672 which dates back to 2020. The final is scheduled for tomorrow.

Basketball, Italy eliminated by France

in the quarterfinals - Italy's adventure in the men's basketball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ends in the quarterfinals. The Azzurri were defeated by France for 84 to 75.

Men's volleyball, Italy eliminated in the quarter

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- In the men's volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Italy was eliminated in the quarter-finals. The Azzurri were defeated by Argentina for three sets of two (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 14-25, 15-12).