Athletics, World Championships: Massimo Stano splendid gold in the 35 km march

Textbook race for Apulian marcher

The Italian track and field team on Sunday celebrated Massimo Stano’s stunning gold medal in the 35-kilometer march at the World Championships in Eugene.

Stano, who had won the most valuable metal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 20 km, completed the march in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 14 seconds, ahead of Japan’s Masatora Kawano and Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom.

After the success, celebrated wearing the tricolor as a cape, Stano spoke to the microphones of ‘Rai Sport’ without hiding his emotion: “Today I gave more than I had, at the end I had no more energy but I wanted this medal and I would never give up.”

“I didn’t even get a yellow card, I ran a clean and precise race,” he added. “I am happy because this is a very important result not only for me but also to the march movement. To whom do I dedicate the victory? To my family but also to Antonella Palmisano, who could not be here due to injury. I am sure she will come back stronger than before.”