Marcia, Massimo Stano wins gold at the Olympics in the 20 km

The Italy of the march, orphan of Alex Schwazer, hits a resounding and surprising gold at the Odori Park in Sapporo. The blue Massimo Stano won an elimination competition made prohibitive by atmospheric conditions (31 degrees of temperature and 63% of humidity). The 29-year-old Apulian from Palo del Colle, fresh father of little Sophie, ran an intelligent race, without chasing the Chinese who started after three kilometers and letting the Japanese vent in the pursuit on the Sapporo circuit and starting one kilometer from the end, cutting the finish line with arms raised in front of the Japanese Koki Ikeda and the other Japanese Toshikazu Yamanishi by six seconds.