At the last World Cup of Paralympic athletics played in New Dehli, the blue team wrote a memorable page of Italian sport. With 11 overall medals and 7 golds, Italy placed eighth in the medal, confirming its leading role on the international scene.
A result that comes a few weeks after Tokyo’s successes in athletics, testifying to the golden moment for the tricolor sports movement. The Italian expedition, including records, emotions and personal triumphs, has shown how much talent and determination can turn into gold medals.
Marco Cicchetti and Carlo Calcagni, blue stars
Among the brightest names stands out that of Marco Cicchetti, 26 years old, who conquered three medals becoming the symbol of these World Cup. Gold in the 200 meters T44 and in the long jump T44 complete with a European record, the Roman athlete also added a bronze in the 100 meters T44, completing a personal podium to be framed.
Carlo Calcagni was no less, which hit a golden brace in the 400 meters T72 and 100 meters T72, running in 14”80 after signing the world record in 14”65 in the semifinal. Performance that tell the strength and grit of an athlete capable of overcoming any limit.
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Assunta Legiera, the queen of weight
Impossible not to quote as a wood, the blue “captain” who conquered the sixth world title in the weight jet F12 with a 14.44 meters launch. As if that were not enough, he added a silver on the disc thanks to a measure of 37.90 meters, once again demonstrating a constancy and power out of the ordinary. Next to her, Ambra Sabatini’s golds in the 100 meters T63 in 14”39 and Ndiaga Dieng in the 800 meters T20 with 1’53”91 made the blue loot even more precious.
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An Italy that does not stop amaze
To complete the triumph, the bronzes of Arjola Dedaj in the long jump T11 and Francesco Loragno in the 200 meters T64, who with the staff of 22”56 contributed to a historical result for the Paralympic national team. With this performance, Italy not only brings home medals and records, but also the certainty of constant growth. And the eighth place shows it in the medal.
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