LIGNANO. ‘Stay in the room alone. I’ve never seen her outside the hotel, except for training. I knew he would win. She did it”. In Lignano Sabbiadoro, people rejoice in Jamaica’s magical hat-trick in the women’s 100 meters flat. Elaine Thompson confirmed herself as Olympic champion, beating her “teacher”, Shelly Ann Fraser, third Shericka Jackson. All three are testimonials of Lignano.
For 17 years the Hotel Fra i Pini has been home to the European retreat of the athletes of the Jamaican National Team of the MVP Track and Field, which in the past was also part of the former world record holder Asafa Powell. But the scene, in all these years, has always been taken by women, from the 2008 Beijing Games, since the world discovered the Fraser, silver.
Yesterday’s final was the fastest female race of all time, Elaine Thompson set the Olympic Record, the second all-time time trial: the world record holder is closer, the late Florence Griffith who set the record for 100 floors at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, when the Berlin Wall still existed.
“All three – recalls Professor Giorgio Dannisi – have raced the 50 meters in several editions with Special Olympics athletes with disabilities in our Lucky Sports Solidarity Meeting”. Elaine also raced there in July. «The athletes have been here for a month, but Shelly preferred to train elsewhere. Too bad – observes Vaccari senior – she and Shelly until last year were roommates. Elaine had fire inside. She was very focused on the Games. She is the strongest of the 100 meters ».
There was crazy cheering in the hotel. Shelly to Rai microphones greeted with a “Okay”, almost to accept the silver. “I’m really happy. Lignano has brought luck, they are exceptional athletes », said the mayor Luca Fanotto.
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