Paris 2024 Olympics, Filippo Ganna gives first medal to Italy
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Paris 2024 Olympics, Filippo Ganna gives Italy's first medal
At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games comes the first medal for Italy and credit è to Filippo Ganna. The Verbania native won the silver medal in the men’s individual time trial behind the eve’s favorite, Remco Evenepoel, who won the gold medal.
The Belgian, who finished third in the recent Tour de France, dominated preceding the Verbania man by 15 seconds, who with a great finish overtook the other Belgian Wout Van Aert, who had to settle for the pronzo at 25 seconds.
Giù from the podium by a couple of seconds Britain’s Joshua Tarling. For Ganna, fifth in Tokyo, è the second Olympic medal after them in the team pursuit in the Japanese capital. The’other Italian competing, Alberto Bettiol, è finished 18th, 1’54” detached.
