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TORUN (Poland) – First gold medal for Italy at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. The conquest Marcell Jacobs, who wins the final of 60 meters with a time of 6 “47. Jacobs’s time, which literally dominated, in addition to being the best performance of the year, also represents the new Italian record: the previous one, with 6 “51 belonged to Michael Tumi since 2013. In addition, the European record, which since 2009 belongs to the British Dwain chambers, has come much closer to five cents. In the history of indoor athletics, only one Italian had been able to buy European gold: Stefano Tilli back in 1983.
A dominated final
The times of the German Kevin Kranz (6 “60) and the Slovak defending champion Jan Volko (6” 61), who accompany him on the podium, give an idea of the triumph of the blue policeman from El Paso (the mother, married to a Texan , returned to Italy when Marcell was still a child) and that he moved from Desenzano sul Garda to Rome in 2018 so he could train in his prime. His coach is the former triple indoor champion Paolo Camossi, but in his recent improvements, and in today’s gold, there is also the hand of a mental trainer with whom Jacobs has been working for a while and thanks to whom he no longer feels that pressure. that sometimes, in the past, when he was also competing in the long jump, it had prevented him from performing at his best.
“For me it was a dream to wear the Italian flag, I am very proud to have the Italian flag.” These are the first words of Marcell Jacobs. “I’m super satisfied, I’m super proud of this performance that comes from a lot of work but also from so many blows,” he added. “I came to these European Championships in excellent physical condition. I started very well, at a certain point I didn’t see Nobody left. But I kept pushing. This victory with the record and the best world performance of the year is incredible. With Paolo Camossi we moved to Rome, we made many sacrifices, many blows but now I am here to celebrate. Career I have had many injuries, I changed the specialty that I loved (the long jump) and now I am here, ready to work hard because this summer there will be several important events ”.
Larissa Iapichino off the podium
Nothing to do on the other hand for Larissa Iapichino, fifth in the final with a jump of 6.59. The gold went to the Ukrainian Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk with 6.92, the silver for the German world champion Malaika Mihambo who jumped 6.88. Bronze for the Swedish Khaddi Sagna with 6.75, while the other blue of the race, Laura Strati, finished sixth (6.57). “I didn’t do good jumps – says Larissa – I was a bit flat, maybe because of yesterday’s qualifying in the last jump. It didn’t turn out as expected, but I’m happy I was there. and have gained experience. I learned a lot, and I’m happy because that was my goal: this race taught me more than one victory. Those who preceded me were the lionesses I spoke of – Iapichino says again – very strong athletes. I managed to give my opinion, but there will be other opportunities, I still have many dreams to pursue and I am still in the beginning ”.
Athletics, European Indoor Championships: Larissa Iapichino in the final with the emotion: “I lost ten years of life, but I am a competition animal”
