Chiara Pellacani and Matteo Santoro bronze in diving at the Mondiali- Corriere.it

Second medal for Italy in diving at the World Championships in Fukuoka (and second personal medal for Chiara Pellacani): the Italian paired with Matteo Santoro in the synchronized three-meter mixed finishes third in 294.12., behind the unattainable Chinese (326.10) and Australia (307.38).

The twenty-year-old and the 16-year-old from Rome from Sport Fratelli Marconi – and she also from the Fiamme Gialle – surrendered only to Lin and Zhu, who were stellar, and to Keeney and Bedggood.

Pellacani-Santoro are confirmed on the world podium after the silver medal in Budapest 2022. The Azzurri’s routine was extraordinary – at the European Championships gold in Budapest 2021 and Krakow 2023, bronze in Rome 2023 – who, as always, come back after the compulsory games (fifth with 91.20) also improving the score twelve months ago in Hungary when they totaled 293.55. For the Italy of diving the second podium in Fukuoka, after the bronze conquered by Elena Bertocchi and Chiara Pellacani in the synchro trampoline. We just had to do our own. And we did good. Matteo and Chiara were very good. I say it every night in meetings with the boys: the important thing is to jump like they know how to do. If they do, then the results come. So the technical director of Italtuffi, Oscar Bertone, after the bronze conquered today by Pellacani and Santoro at the World Championships in Fukuoka. Mutual trust also makes a difference. In their case, the friendship and harmony that are created when they climb the trampoline together and the knowledge that they can rely on each other are fundamental, added Bertone.

In all the disciplines of this world championship event, so far and waiting for the swimming, seven medals have arrived for the blue team: one gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.