Athletics Euroindoor: Ceccarelli burns Jacobs at the photo finish in the 60 meters. Silver in triple jump for Dariya Derkach

Samuele Ceccarelli gold in the 60 meters at the European indoor championships in Istanbul, and ousts the defending champion Marcell Jacobs, in turn silver. The blue brace brings the medals won so far in the Turkish event to 4, the Tuscan, already author of a phenomenal 6″47 in the semifinal, finished with 6″48 and still beats the Olympian after the Italians of Ancona: Jacobs scores 6 “50. Swedish bronze with Henrik Larsson, 6″53.

Jacobs bitter: “Happy for Ceccarelli, unhappy for me”
«I was sure he was in top condition, obviously I hoped he would win a medal but it wasn’t the gold one. But at least the gold remained in the house». This is how Marcell Jacobs comments on the microphones of RaiSport on the silver won in the 60 meters at the European indoor athletics championships. «I gave everything I could, unfortunately he got ahead of me, I’m a little unhappy for me but I’m happy for him. Hats off,” he added. «I was in a little pain, but I didn’t think about it and I threw myself into the final even with the risk of not reaching the finish line. If it hadn’t been for him I would have won again, but he won and that’s okay », Jacobs said again. «Now let’s think about the outdoor season with the World Cup, we have a relay where we can do great things. I’m happy for the team, it’s an honor to be the captain,” concluded the blue.

Dariya Derkach won the silver medal in the triple jump at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. The Italian is the new continental vice-champion of the triple with 14.20 meters, a measure obtained in the second jump of the final staged at the Atakoy Arena. Turkish gold Tugba Danismaz with 14.31, new national record obtained in the first jump. Bronze to Portuguese Patricia Mamona (14.16). Fourth with 14.08, the Italian Ottavia Cestonaro. Derkach was born on March 27, 1993 in Vinnitsa, a city in Ukraine about 200 kilometers from the capital Kiev and in 2002 she moved to Pagani (Salerno).