Golden Gala, Record Battocletti. Tamberi Restarts. The Results of the Italians

Rome, 7 June 2025 – The road is long which brings the most beautiful Italy ever in athletics (on paper, at least) towards the appointment of the World Championships in Tokyo . Because athletics is truly universal and the wonderful Nadia Battocletti knows something about it.

Yesterday evening, at the Golden Gala in Rome , the Italian demolished the national record in the 5,000 . A sensational 14'23”15, eight seconds less than the old record! A feat that earned the thirty-year-old... fourth place: because the Africans Cheret, Hailu and Tsegay are simply uncatchable greyhounds. But the indomitable Nadia is the first among the humans, let's put it that way. And she still has room for growth.

And again, athletics does not give discounts to its protagonists. When you are not ready, the curriculum is worth zero. Tamberi was brave in choosing the Olimpico audience for his seasonal debut, act one of a new career projected even towards the Los Angeles Olympics. But the condition is not there: the elimination at 2.20 (!) is a slap in the face to the pride of the champion from the Marche. Who will have a chance to escape the sad memories of the Paris Olympics.

Giammarco Tamberi (Grana/Fama/Fidal)

Leo Fabbri also needs to trust in fuel. The Tuscan giant in the shot put threw the implement at 21.35. Seventh , too little to play for the victory and a pity for a null in the 22 meter area... Second however came the other Italian Zaner Weir with 21.67, behind the New Zealander Tom Walsh (21.89) and ahead of the Jamaican Rajindra Campbell (21.64)

In the last jump Mattia Furlani took the second place with an 8.13 that for a while even gave hope for victory. And instead it was the Australian Liam Adcock with a decisive 8.34 made at the last attempt to fool the Italian, who this time had managed to beat the Greek Miltiadis Tentoglu, his historic rival, stopped at 8.10. And the boy won in his post-race statements: "I consider the moments of failure as a help to move forward. For example, what happened to Gianmarco Tamberi in Paris helped me a lot".

Of the top Italians, Jacobs and the king of the triple Diaz were missing last night. In the 100 meters final, Filippo Tortu finished seventh in 10.19, in the race won by the American Trayvon Bromell in 9.84 (seasonal world best) ahead of the Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme (9.99) and the Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala (10.01). Last was the other Italian Chituru Ali (11.21), who slowed down in the final.

Second place also for pole vaulter Roberta Bruni who placed behind the American Sandi Morris, with 4.60. In the 400 hurdles Ayomide Folorunso (54”21) was beaten only by the Jamaican Knight. In the 1,500 Federico Riva closed with a personal best of 3'31'42. Scotti was eighth in the 400 flat in 45”68.

Personal best also for Marta Zenoni, despite finishing eighth, in the 1,500 metres with a time of 4:01.52, in the race won by Irish Sarah Healy (3:59.17), ahead of Australians Sarah Billings (3:59.24) and Abbey Caldwell (3:59.32).