Athletics, the sprinter Antonio Moro leads the Sardinian patrol to the indoor tricolors
SASSARI. «Being on the starting blocks with an important character like Marcell Jacobs changes many things. It will certainly be one more incentive to do well ». Antonio Moro, Nuoro sprinter born in 1997 under Delogu Nuoro and since last year Sardinian record holder of the 100 meters (10’29 ”), speaks of his participation in the absolute Italian indoor championships scheduled for this weekend at the Palaindoor in Ancona. Jacobs, Olympic champion of 100 and 4×100 relay, will be the main protagonist. “It is very nice to be able to compete with him and thanks to his presence these Italians will be much more followed”, says Moro, a university student in Motor Sciences in Sassari, where he trains under the guidance of the former Italian speed champion Gianni Puggioni.
What do you expect from these indoor tricolors from Ancona? “I’ll go there to have fun and try to improve – explains Moro -. I’m fine and I can do well but making revisions is impossible, also because in addition to the unapproachable Jacobs there will also be Giovanni Galbieri and Ali Chituru starting at 6 ”60 and 6” 61. On January 21, I tested positive for Covid and stayed 12 days locked up at home without being able to do anything. This has changed some things and now we will see my state of form. The really important season is the outdoor one, the indoor ones are just a transition event towards outdoor competitions ».
In Italy the world of speed seems to have made a huge leap in quality. «In fact there have never been many such strong sprinters in Italy. There has been a clear improvement at the medium level and this personally will provide me with further incentives to try to improve myself further and try to do well ».
The other Sardinians. At the Ancona review, Sardinia will present itself with other prominent elements: such as the sprinter Dalia Kaddari, competing on 60 meters where she recently lowered her staff to 7 “38, and the junior European vice-champion and tricolor promises of the tall Massimiliano Luiu (Libertas Sassari), fresh from the success at the U23 tricolor and the seasonal staff of 2.16. Always on top, keep an eye on the absolute Sardinian record holder, Eugenio Meloni from Cagliari (now at Gs Carabinieri). In the weight there will be the Sardinian record holder Elisa Pintus and the teammate of Cus Cagliari, Pamela Mannias, in the weight the other cussina, Agnese Polini. Also present was the 4×2 lap relay of Cus Sassari with 3’27 ”38.