Yeman Crippa, Paris triumph is historic: "A new page"
The Fiamme Oro cross-country runner becomes the second Italian ever to win the Paris marathon, behind only Iliass Aouani.
The Fiamme Oro cross-country runner becomes the second Italian ever to win the Paris marathon, behind only Iliass Aouani.
Blue gold also came in the marathon in Leuven, Belgium, with Iliass Aouani winning after a magnificent sprint.
The Italian finished in 2h23:46 just two seconds behind Valeria Straneo’s national record in Rotterdam in 2012.
“I do not agree with those who say Italy is a racist country. It is wrong to think so, and it would be an injustice to be ungrateful to the country that welcomed me twenty-six years ago, opening its doors to me indiscriminately.”
Fantastic race for the 27-year-old from Milan who finished in ninth place, running in the first thirty kilometers on the pace of three minutes per thousand meters.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion, broke the record he set four years ago.