In windsurfing Cagliari at the foot of the podium. Third place for the swimmer Quadarella and the boxer Testa. Sacchetti’s Italbasket strikes Nigeria and reaches the quarterfinals
TOKYO. The medals continue to arrive, even today July 31 for now Italy has taken two more. Still bronze, however, which bring the total to 2 golds, 7 silvers and 13 bronzes. In the first part of this Olympic day, the success of Italy in basketball that folds Nigeria and flies to the quarter-finals of the tournament should also be noted.
Windsurf. Marta Maggetti touched the great feat, that of getting on the podium and also being the first Sardinian woman in history to win an Olympic medal. In fact, the Cagliari-born woman finished in 4th place in the Olympic windsurf regatta RS: X and in fourth position also the Medal Race behind the three athletes who shared the podium: Lu (China), Picon (France and Wilson (Gbr) .
I swim. The first bronze of the day came from the swimming pool. Simona Quadarella conquered him in the 800 freestyle. A medal that returns the smile to the blue after the great disappointment in the 1500 freestyle.
Bronze also in women’s boxing. It is a historic medal since it is the first won by Italy in this discipline. Irma Testa, the butterfly of Italian boxing was stopped in the semifinals by the strong Filipina Nesthy Petecio. The Italian started well, winning the judges’ verdict after the first round. But then emerged the impetuousness of the Asian boxer who got the better of the points.
Fencing. Another disappointment from fencing. France, as already happened in women’s foil, forms the girls of the saber in the semifinals. Another hard blow for the discipline, a traditional mine of successes for Italy. The score of 45-39 condemns lke blue who have tried the comeback but failed after a race always conducted by the transalpine.
Basket. Great feat of the Azzurri who, qualified for the Games with the fantastic success at Serbia, manage to beat Nigeria 80-71 and access the quarterfinals, among the top eight teams of the tournament. A new masterpiece by Meo Sacchetti. The stage at 67-64 was decisive for the Azzurri with 5’33 “from the end. For more than two minutes the score from that moment remained blocked until the triple of the former Dinamo Achille Polonara who sent Italy on the run at 3 ‘ 18 “. Immediately after Melli’s basket for a 72-64 which gave the Italian team the peace of mind to manage the last phase of the match. (enrico gaviano)
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