Nadia Battocletti gloats: "Impossible to ask for more"

After her historic double at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (silver in the 10000 meters and bronze in the 5000), Nadia Battocletti gave a long interview to ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’. “I see a lot of photographs and videos – she began -: I admit that the images that move me the most are those that, with the medal around my neck, portray me together with my family”.

In the 5,000-meter final, Azzurra was in the lead with about 500 meters to go, but she did not believe she could win: “The action was quality, but the legs weighed down by the fatigue of the 10,000 and the humid heat”.

“In absolute it is good to be Nadia Battocletti – she added -, in the race a little less, because you struggle and you need a lot of willpower. But I confirmed to myself what kind of athlete I am. In the past I did not think highly of myself, now I know I am strong. Behind these achievements there are renunciations and nos: it is worth it”.

The Trentino middle distance runner has entered the legend in Tokyo: she is the first Italian woman to win two medals in a rainbow event: “The goal was to get on the podium. I succeeded twice: impossible to ask for more”.

On the connection with the Japanese capital: “As of 7th place in the 5000 at the 2021 Games, it brings me luck. After a couple of trips for sponsor issues in 2023, in May, four months ago, in a circuit around the stadium, I achieved the European record in the 5 km road race and now I have won the two world medals. More than that…”

Now a little bit’of vacation: “I have three weeks of vacation coming up: Gianluca, my boyfriend, who on the way back will stay two days in Abu Dhabi with mom, has finished his vacation. I do not know what I will do. On Thursday I will be at the university”.

“I will attend the geotechnics oral exam session, the last one I have left. I plan to give it at the beginning of November and then graduate in construction engineering between June and July 2026 with a thesis on sustainable wood architecture” concluded Battocletti.