Italy flies to second place in the medal table of the 2025 European Athletics Championships . The penultimate day of competition in Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands, was tinged with gold by the triumphs of Iapichino and Diaz in the triple jump and the long jump . "It was difficult but fun," confessed Diaz after conquering first place on the podium. "I adjusted my run-up and my anxiety and I managed to make the right jump." "'I am here' is the title I want to give to this medal. My dream was to sing Mameli's anthem and the day has come, I'm very excited, the moment to sing the anthem has come."
The Azzurri also celebrated two bronzes, with Dallavalle 's third place in the triple jump and that of 19-year-old Matteo Sioli . In the morning, Ludovica Cavalli qualified for the 3,000-meter final, while Del Buono and Majori failed to advance from their respective races. In the 60 meters, Samuele Ceccarelli and Awuah Baffour stopped in the semifinals. Excellent performance by Eloisa Coro, who took third place in the 800 meters, earning access to the final. The same fate for Tecuceanu, who qualified in the men's race.
(Unioneonline/vf)