Athletics: Italy silver in the 4×400 mixed and Olympic pass mortgaged
Italy d'silver in the 4×400 mixed relay
After the Italian double in the women’s 20 km march, comes another medal for Italy in this first day of the European Athletics Championships in Rome in the mixed 4×400 relay, with Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti and Alice Mangione finishing the race in second place with a final time of 3:10.69, which allows them to also put in key the qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Gold medal for Ireland, which finished with a time of 3:09.92, while on the third step of the podium was Holland (3:10.73). At the end of the test, the four Azzurri did not hide their satisfaction to the microphones of "Rai Sport".
"I saw now the time I did and I am super satisfied, also in view of tomorrow in which I will haveò the battery of the 400. I will giveò my best as well. These days will be really special, not only becauseé it is the European Championships but becauseé it is the European Championships in Rome. I would like to say that this beautiful entry of mine into the Absolute National Team è also thanks to my teammates, both in this relay and in general. They always behave with me like big sisters or brothers“ these are the statements of Luca Sito.
"È it was a surprise. We were fine and we are fine, so we believed in it. We dreamed big and I have to say that when I saw Alice not only maintain the position but even overtake, the dream è came true. We were all so strong and we broke an important wall. They had tried to make a sum to have a hypothetical time in our head, and we pulled it already by one second, so we did very well, we are satisfied and charged for tomorrow“ this is Anna Polinari's analysis.
"I faced the difficultiesà with the energy I had and now here I am. This will be just the first of many years when I hope to be well. I could not miss this’appointment. This will be; our home, but as I always say this è my home. È my favorite place" this is the comment of Edoardo Scotti.
“I still have goose bumps thinking back to this race. I have to say that it è nice to get in front of Femke Bol, I was afraid that he would catch up with me at the end. I actually è had a big responsibility, but I know I feel good so I ran with conviction and determination because we believed in this medal. It was difficult but we gave everything. Tomorrow è another day and we will be busy with our individual races, so we will go to rest to recover some energy“ these, finally, the words of Alice Mangione.
