Climate activists invade the Stockholm runway during Warholm’s 400 hs. Larissa Iapichino wins again in the long run

Larissa Iapichino confirms that she is in an extraordinary moment of growth. After improving the Italian record in the long run by 19 cm (6.83) on May 24 in Athens and winning the Golden Gala competition in Florence, she achieved the second success in a row in the Diamond League by lining up all the best in the specialty again in Stockholm. On a track wet from the rain, the daughter of Gianni Iapichino and Fiona May won thanks to the measure of 6.69 obtained in the last jump. Beaten by 3 cm (6.66), the German Malaika Mihambo, Olympic gold in Tokyo, third the Serbian Ivana Spanovic-Vuleta.

Before the final jump that gave her the victory, the 21-year-old Florentine was still in the lead thanks to the 6.67 she had obtained on her fourth attempt. “It was a difficult race, with many difficulties, due to the adverse climate. At the beginning I didn’t know how to behave, but then instead I made good measures. I’m very happy: it’s always a good feeling to win in the Diamond League”, she said. said after the success.

Invasion of climate activists, the 400 hs race disturbed

Incredible what happened during the men’s 400 hurdles. In the last stretch, some climate activists invaded and disturbed the finish line of the race: they knelt a few meters from the finish line, displaying a banner along 6 lanes that the running athletes inevitably had to cut. The most disadvantaged was Alessandro Sibilio, who was second before the invasion: to dodge the demonstrators he threw away his performance by finishing fourth. For the record, the race was won without problems by Warholm, who, having the good fortune to run in the eighth lane, was not disturbed by the protesters. Second McMaster and third the Estonian Magi who finished with 7 cents ahead of Sibilio.

Tamberi only sixth in the top: “A few stimuli but I’m in shape”

It didn’t go well, however, for Gianmarco Tamberi at the top. Returning from the success of the Italian national team, of which he is captain, at the European team championships in Poland (where he won with the measure of 2.29), the Tokyo Olympian, however, had to deal not only with his opponents but also with the violent storm that characterized today’s weather conditions in the Swedish capital and also with the temperature of 15 degrees. Thus ‘Gimbo’, after having exceeded 2.12 on the second attempt, made three mistakes at 2.16 and therefore finished in sixth place, a placement that does not meet his expectations. “In these conditions it’s always complicated, because in meetings you go to find the measure and when you have to change the goal, thinking only about placement, I can’t stimulate myself. Anyone who jumps hard is less disadvantaged but I have to find a way also to interpret these competitions and I apologize. I also cut off half my beard, I knew there was to fight. It rained at the European Championships last year and I won, but here it’s different. I’m sorry, but physically I’m fine like I demonstrated last weekend,” said Tamberi who finally tried to tone down after the recent controversies: “We’ll talk again with President Mei on Monday,” he anticipated.