In the three days of competition, the first gold arrived Saturday afternoon with the major caporal Giulia Pennella in the 60 obstacle test.
For the 26enne athlete from Tuscany, the victory is first gained at the end of a double qualifying battery closed in first place with the time of 8 "12, then with the final dispute completed with the personal record of 8" 08 in front of Giada Carmassi (8 "28) and Giulia Tessaro (8" 44).
On the same day to immediately stand out in the qualifying batteries of the 400 race were blue, the corporal Maria Benedicta Chigbolu and the major caporal chosen Chiara Bazzoni, respectively, first and third with the times of 54 "09 and 54" 55.
Also in evidence the seventh place of VFP1 Raphaela Lukudo in 55 "76 not enough to access the final of the next day, reserved for the first six 3 batteries registered at the event, which saw Chiara Bazzoni triumph in 53" 51 and bring on the third step of the podium, Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (53 "88).
To the gold of the Pennella and the Bazzoni and to the bronze of the Chigbolu, the fourth medal for the colors of the Centro Sportivo Esercito came from the first major caporal Ilenia Draisci, silver in the test of the 60 meters flat.
For the sprinter athlete from Rome, the second step of the podium has matured thanks to the 7 "44, just 5 cents from the winner, Audrey Alloh (7" 39); third position instead, for Anna Buongiorni (7 "50). Before the final, however, for the Draisci the second place was recorded in the second of the four heats with a time of 7" 50, a performance which she then repeated in the semifinal, closed in third absolute position.
To crown a day of great successes, we once again thought of the queen of 800 thanks to the fifth gold of the day conquered by the chosen corporal Elisa Cusma. For the thirty-four year old Bolognese athlete, from over 8 years at the Italian and European summits, participation the 2015 edition of the Italian indoor championships ended with the umpteenth Italian title earned thanks to the 2'08 "43 inflicted on Erika Franzolini, second on 2'08" 91 and Isabella Cornelli, third on 2'09 "13.
Grand finale with the dispute of the 4x200 relay, a race that was at the starting line, in order: the first caporal major Ilenia Draisci, the corporal Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, the VFP1 Raphaela Lukudo and the major corporal chosen Bazzoni.Quinto oro, with the time 1'37 "80, the one won by the Army relay in front of the Bracco athletic team (1'38" 38) and that of the athletics Brescia (1'39 "97).
Finally, the fourth place of the major caporal chosen Valentina Costanza in the 3000 meters race, completed on the time of 9'16 "13, the fourth of the major caporal Giorgia Benecchi in the pole vault (mt.4,00) and the first caporal major Jessica Paoletta in the 60 plans (7'51), the sixth and seventh place of the major caporal chosen Lukas Rifesser, respectively, in the 800 (1'51 "84) and in the 1500 (3'56" 79) and the ninth of the caporal major Irene Baldessari in the 800 (2'12 "53).
But the Italian athletics weekend also saw the distribution of the Italians in the launches. The stage of the event was the city of Lucca with the Army Sports Center present at the event with three athletes, in turn, protagonists of two silvers and a bronze.
The second places came from the javelin race and the discus throw, respectively, with the corporal Sara Jemai (51,21 meters) and the major caporal chosen Valentina Aniballi (54,32 meters), while the third place went to the same degree Elisa Palmieri in the disk specialty (63,07).
Source: The Olympic Sports Center of the Army
