A gold medal set sail from the Po to arrive in Tokyo. Cremonese rowing once again wrote an unforgettable page in the history of sport and did so right at the Olympics. Valentina Rodini, 26, from Cremona, gave Italy the second gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Twenty-one years after the Sydney Olympics with Simone Raineri, Cremona rowing climbs to the top step of the five-circle podium. The Cremona athlete paired with Federica Cesarini won the photo finish on Olympic title after one incredible comeback. Up to the last 50 meters the blue duo were fourth, but then a sensational comeback allowed them to cross the finish line in front of everyone for 15 cents.
This couple had already won the silver medal at the European Championships in Poznan in 2020 and before that, in 2016, the bronze medal at the Under 23 World Championships in Rotterdam. Rodini enters in the wake of a tradition that in the Cremona area has already given gold medals to Italy in the sport with oars. A winning rower has always been Valentina, who has become the heir to a tradition that in the Cremona area has always given birth to a fruitful harvest of titles to the blue team, which above all among the males had so far placed triumphs.
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