Vissa da Bertiolo will bring Friuli to the World Cup

Born in Ethiopia, raised in Atletica Codroipo 2000, she will be the only blue representative of our region in the USA

CODROIPO. Sintayehu Vissa, born in 1996, will represent Italy in the 1500 meters at the World Athletics Championships, scheduled in Eugene in the United States from 15 to 24 July. The middle-distance runner earned the call-up thanks to a high-level 2022, in which she improved the personnel in the 800 meters (2’01”06 in April) and in the 1500 meters, dropping in the latter case to 4’04 ” 64 (as of June).

In both cases it was the new absolute regional record. The time trial established in the 1500s was important, which allowed her to hit the minimum for the European Championships in August in Munich (set at 4’06 ”).

Since, for a very short time, she was not in possession of the world championship pass (set at 4’04”20), to convince Fidal to call her for Oregon was in particular the university degree (Ncaa), obtained precisely in Eugene. A statement of absolute prestige for her, a student at the University of Mississippi, which gave her an international dimension.

In addition to this, the amazing chronometric improvement achieved compared to 2021, when he stopped the clock at 4’16”08, should be emphasized. A time that she established at the absolute Italian championships in Rovereto, where she finished sixth. Ten days ago, however, as evidence of this progress, she placed second in the Rieti tricolors.

Born in Ethiopia, raised in Pozzecco di Bertiolo and sporting in the Athletics 2000 of Codroipo, Vissa will be the only Friulian of the blue expedition. In the previous outdoor world championship, held in Doha in 2019, there were two regional athletes at the start: Tania Vicenzino (long) and Alessia Trost (tall).

The first is now engaged in bobsleighing, while the second is in the pits in not perfect physical condition.

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