Leonardo Fabbri finishes on podium again in Zurich, Mattia Furlani doesn’t shine but goes to final
Leonardo Fabbri closes on podium again in Zurich, Mattia Furlani doesn’t shine
Leonardo Fabbri's adventure in the weight throw Diamond League leg in Zurich ended with a second place. In a competition strongly conditioned by rain, the European Champion and vice world champion totaled a throw of 21.86 meters at the last attempt, placing behind the American Ryan Crouser who printed a net 22.66 and centering his third consecutive podium after the third place in Chorzow and the second position at the Golden Gala in Rome
At the end of the test, the blue athlete hotly analyzed his own performance: "I liked it. The attitude è was better than in Rome. You don't have to look at the size, but the conditions that were very difficult. I wanted to redeem myself because the last time with rain didn't go so well (Paris 2024 Olympic final). I gave it my all, forò Crouser does another sport".
Not going beyond fifth place, however, was Mattia Furlani in the long jump. The bronze medal winner at the Paris 2024 Olympics finished with a 7.91-meter jump, seven centimeters behind third-place Swiss Simon Ehammer. Triumphing è was Jamaica’s Pinnock with 8.18 meters.
Mattia Furlani, on a slippery platform, finished in fifth place with 7.91 meters. Ahead of the Italian Olympic bronze medalist who is beginning to feel fatigue after an incredible season, the Swiss Simon Ehammer (7.98), third, the Paris champion Tentoglu, second with 8.02 and the winner, Jamaican Pinnock able to land at 8.18.
Despite the underwhelming performance, the 2005 class è nonetheless managed to peel off the pass for the finals to be staged in Brussels on Sept. 13 and 14.
