Olympics, Paltrinieri fourth in the 1500sl, the American Finke wins

From our correspondent Stefano Arcobelli

August 1
– Tokyo

Paltrinieri of wood. The brave lion who had to fight mononucleosis abdicates in the 1500s and finishes fourth behind Finke, who brings back to the US a title that had been missing since 1984 in Los Angeles. Gregory tries with the usual big heart, but 30 bombs are too many to provoke the physique already put to the test for the silver in the 800. Gregorio tries it in the first part, he suffers in the second and nothing can in the final. After silver and fourth place, now the former two world champion and king of Rio will compete in the 10 km cross-country, the world he now likes best.

The race

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Greg, from lane number 6, does not change tactics and starts immediately in front: at 100 he veers in 55 “92, at 200 in 1’54” 75. At 300 meters the German Florian Wellbrock, world champion in 2019, gets in line, but Greg passes in 2’45 “. At 400 meters the comparison is between the 3’53” 45 of the panzer and the 3”53 “58 of the Olympian blue. The European champion Misha Romanchuk, who as a young man also trained in Ostia, growing up behind Greg and Detti, joins the 500 meters. Four in line, with the American Robert Finke, gold in the 800, to keep the same frequencies of the three Europeans. Greg keeps his pace, covered in fourth place: the four mark on sight. The impression is that Greg spends more energy but his attitude is different from his previous 1500s. open to any solution: the passage of 800 meters sees him fourth in 8’50 “95. The truce is about to break between the four challengers: Wellbrock continues to hold his head, to control the race. At 1000 meters Greg struggles to stay “attached” to the other 3 in a race that is slow in terms of pace: 10’49 “43 is the reference time of the blue. At 1200 Greg is worth 11’48” 55, and here the last assault begins with the energies in reserve. Greg has 100 meters left but his opponents accelerate incessantly and for Greg these are difficult moments: he is powerless. It ends as in the 19th century, with the triumph of the American who still beats all Europeans. Finke extends in the last meters and touches in 14’39 “65, the silver is of the Ukrainian Misha Romanchuk in 14’40” 66, the bronze is of the German world champion in 14’40 “91. Greg suffers resigned.” One of the four will be disappointed “he had said on the eve. It’s him. He had foreseen everything. But he deserves a round of applause for his courage.” I was really tired, certainly far from my standards. But I have no regrets “, the blue commented at the end of the match.

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