Rieti, 26 June 2022 – Victory with controversy for Gimbo Tamberi to the Absolutes of Rieti. The Olympic champion, who decided to compete only on the eve of a resonance due to a muscle problem, won the Italian title by beating Marco in the play-offs. Fassinotti with the measure of 2.26, also with a yellow card for unsportsmanlike behavior.
Tamberi at 2.26: “I’m not happy”
Gimbo’s dull race Tamberiwhich he showed up with Fassinotti jumped at 2.23, then both missed their three attempts at 2.26, at that point no equal merit as in the Olympics, with Fassinotti who would have decided to go to the play-offs where Gimbo won by jumping 2.26 while the opponent did not. To fill Tamberi’s difficult evening also a bad gesture when the two did not say goodbye at the end of the race, evidently there was nervousness. There are those who say it was Tamberi who did not say hello, on the other hand the Olympic champion claims the opposite, accusing the opponent of an unfortunate sentence. However, there remains a bitter taste in the mouth for the bad measure, despite the victory, a few weeks before the World Championships by Eugene: “I’m not happy, it’s not the measure I wanted – Tamberi admitted after the race – I have technical problems and I also have a discomfort at the insertion of the left leg, the deadlift one, I’m not serene. It’s nothing serious, but it affects me in the last three supports. I hope to resolve everything quickly and that the blue shirt, like so many other times, will allow me to change skin. ”Ai World Cup a whole other Tamberi will be needed.