On the Italian night, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the best news for Italy was Gianmarco Tamberi’s qualification for the high jump final. The worst was the elimination in the first round of the men’s sword team event: another bitter disappointment for Italian fencing.
High jump: Tamberi in the final
On the first day of competition at the Olympic Stadium, Gimbo (out due to injury in Rio 2016) overcame 2.28 meters on his second attempt, a measure that allowed him to celebrate access to his first Olympic final. “They were all bad jumps, but the important thing was to get to the final”, scheduled for Sunday when the blue will have to “just find the right jump to unlock me, and then – said one of the most anticipated Azzurri at these five-circle Games – it will be a magical day ».
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Athletics: Sibilio, Bellò and Bongiorni in the semifinals
For Italian athletics, excellent signals also came from Alessandro Sibilio (400 hurdles), Elena Bellò (800) and Anna Bongiorni (100), all qualified for the semifinals.
Even better blues in the 3000 hedges, with two out of three already qualified for the final: Ahmed Abdelwahed (third in his battery) and Ala Zoghlami (rescued), while his twin brother, Osama, didn’t get the pass for just 15 cents.
Male Sword Team Eliminated
Conditioned by nervousness, the Italy of the men’s sword is already out of the race for the medal in the team test. On the Azzurri (silver in Rio 2016) there were great expectations and instead in the first meeting of Tokyo 2020, that of the quarter-finals, Santarelli, Garozzo and Fichera lost badly with Russia for 45-34.