TALLINN (ESTonia)
SuperGanz flies to the semifinals. Great result for Team Treviso hurdler, Riccardo Ganz at the Under 20 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Yesterday morning the 18-year-old from Vedelago won fourth place in the first of the four heats of the 400 obstacles with a time of 53”19 which allowed him to pass the round and access to today’s semifinals. A good test for the pupil of Fabio Ceccato, who in Grossetto, in mid-June, had won the bronze at the Italian Junior Championships, also signing the new staff of 53”01, passed through the continental review. «The goal was to honor my first blue jersey, give everything and try to improve my record – he said yesterday – I had a good race in 53″ 19 and I won an unexpected semifinal “.
Yesterday in Tallinn there was also Giovanni Lazzaro, the Italian two-champion (indoor and outdoor) of the 800, in the Junior category. The almost 17-year-old, thanks to the performance of 1’50”64 signed this season, has been called up for the European under 20s, he who is still Under 18. The US player Quinto Mastella soon has the head of the battery, but then being sucked into the final and concluding his test with 1’56 ” 29 and failing to go to the semifinal. For the boy from Morgano, coached by Gianluca Vanin, however, a lot of good experience for the future. Three athletics events in the Treviso area.
Today in Vedelago there is the meeting “Venetian obstacles”, a regional event with a technical program largely dedicated to running between the barriers. The event will also be a “Giulia Marin” memorial, in memory of the athlete who recently passed away after a long illness. In Villorba there are always the Pole Vault Days, the third stage of the exhibition entirely dedicated to pole vaulting. In Vittorio Veneto tomorrow, for the provincial youth competition, the boys and cadets will compete. –