Anna is the historic European gold medal for Under 23 teams in cross-country running

It is the historic women’s gold medal for Under 23 Promesse teams (the first conquered by an Italian national team in the cross-country race) Anna Arnaudo from Cuneo from Borgo San Dalmazzo to the European Championship played today (Sunday 12 December) in Ireland. On the Dublin course the behavior of the athlete registered for Dragonero and on loan to Battaglio Cus Torino is excellent (which he will definitely switch to at the end of the season). The pupil of the coach Gianni Crepaldi he managed the race in an intelligent way, always remaining in contact with the very first positions, in the wake of Nadia Battocletti, which has triumphed on an individual level. In the ranking by nations, Italy places three athletes in the top eleven classified and wins the gold medal in the Promises category. Anna Arnaudo finished the individual race in sixth position in 20’55 ”. “I started with caution, on the last lap maybe I was a bit too late, but I’m so happy and very happy to have brought points to the team, despite the change of pace” he declared immediately after the test on the official Fidal website. In addition to Anna Arnaudo (bib number 682, who is European vice-champion of the 10,000 meters category) and to Nadia Battocletti of the Fiamme Azzurre (684) the team was made up of Giovanna Selva, from Ossola from Val Vigezzo (Sport Project Vco), eleventh with bib 699; Sara Nestola (Calcestruzzi Corradini Excels), 33rd with 696; Ludovica Cavalli (CS Aeronautica Militare / Bracco Atletica), thirty-sixth with 687 and by Michela Moretton (Atletica Ponzano), bib 695, forty-eighth at the finish. In the Under 20 Juniors men individual vinta dal danese Axel Vang Den Christensen, the newcomer Elia Mattia (Podistica Valle Varaita), bib number 229, forty-second, was the first of the blues at 1’21 ” from the winner; eightieth Nicolò Gallo from Alba (bib 225).