Gianmarco Tamberi starts again with a 2.25

Surprisingly, Gianmarco Tamberi (Fiamme Gialle) was back in action in Montespertoli (Florence), jumping 2.25 at the Chianti Meeting. The European indoor champion and Italian record holder in the high hurdles, determined to leave behind last Sunday’s stop in Rabat in the Diamond League (2.19), chose to immediately reassess the competitive sensations and also tried three attempts at higher heights, incurring, however, a problem of platform wear during his jump to 2.29.

Circumstance that required moving the sacks and the need to rework the run-up, to try 2.30 and then 2.32: a measure, the latter, that he narrowly missed with an excellent attempt. “Gimbo” was on his third outdoor outing after 2.28 at the Golden Gala and 2.19 in Morocco, and he is entered Sunday at the Opole meeting in Poland to continue his path to the World Championships in Doha, scheduled in exactly 100 days.