Paris 2024 Olympics, golden feat for Guazzini and Consonni

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Third medal, this time even a gold one, in an afternoon to remember at the Paris 2024 Olympics for Italy, which leaves behind for good the disappointments of the last fourth places celebrating the most precious metal in one of the most awaited finals of track cycling.

Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini in the madison routed the competition and with 37 points beat the reigning world champions of Great Britain (silver with 31 points) and’Holland (bronze with 28 points). For the Azzurre decisive was the lap won in the final (20 points) that è added up to 17 points in the sprints.

Italy has won a total of 40 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting a new record for the number of metals placed around its neck in a single edition of the Olympic Games. 

Stepping onto the highest step; highest step of the podium in Japan were Marcell Jacobs – Men’s 100 meters, Gianmarco Tamberi – Men’s high jump, Massimo Stano – Men’s 20 km march, Antonella Palmisano – Women’s 20 km march, Men’s 4×100 relay – Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Eseosa Desalu, Filippo Tortu, Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini – Rowing, women’s lightweight doubles, Francesco Lamon, Simone Consonni, Jonathan Milan and Filippo Ganna – Cycling, men’s team pursuit, Luigi Busà – Karate, kumite -75kg and Vito Dell’Aquila – Taekwondo, -58kg.