After the most successful Olympics ever, 5 gold medals in Tokyo 2020, Italy is back on track at Athletics World Championships. The 2022 edition takes place in Eugene, Oregon from July 15 to 24, for the first time in history in the United States. 49 titles are up for grabs: 24 male, 24 female and […]
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10 things you need to know about Gregorio Paltrinieri
The results of the World Swimming Championships in Budapest only confirm that Gregorio Paltrinieri must be counted among the best athletes ever in the history of Italian sport. Not that the results were missing from the blue swimmer’s bulletin board, but these world championships and the Olympics faced after mononucleosis are the confirmation that he […]
Ceccon, Martinenghi, Pilato: the best youth of blue swimming
The youngest is 17, the oldest (forgive us) turns 23 on August 1st. In the middle, a 21-year-old who has a world record in his pocket. Benedetta Pilato, Nicolò Martinenghi And Thomas Ceccon. the first two are runners, the third has been the world record holder in the 100 backstroke since yesterday, but he is […]
Workouts, Irama and Bridgerton: the always-together life of rhythmic butterflies
«We are listening to the bitter end of the new album by Irama that everyone likes and we have looked at everything Bridgerton. We are also synchronized on that ». They say it with a smile, but it is clearly the truth. This is demonstrated by the looks of complicity that they exchange throughout the […]
Margherita Panziera: “All the head it takes to swim”
A workout at 8:30 in the morning, one from four in the afternoon. In between is the studio. “Then I eat too, every three hours like little children,” he laughs Margherita Panziera, one of the spearheads of blue swimming. Blond hair, light eyes and an iron will for the 26-year-old from Montebelluna who is the […]
Fausto Desalu: «Sport? Always a challenge with yourself “
«For me sport is a challenge with oneself, it is nice to compete with others, especially the strongest ones, but the challenge is always with oneself. We need to improve every year: in sport, in life, in school ». This is enough to tell the winning character of Fausto Desalu, 28 year old born in […]
Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini: “Our scholarship for rowing”
If it is an Olympic champion who tells you that you don’t have to be afraid to dream, maybe you believe in it a little more. And if these Olympic champions are two, the conviction becomes more solid. The Olympic champions in question are the blue of rowing, gold in Tokyo 2020, Federica Cesarini and […]
Sports Stories: Stefanie Horn’s Double Life and Her Love Secret
In her first life Stefanie Horn was born 31 years ago in Bottrop, Rhineland. She is German by training and growth, childhood in Westphalia, University in Bavaria, she turns out to be a good canoeist, she wins various titles at the youth level in Germany. A marked path, indeed not. Stop. Change of scene, destiny […]
Francesca Lollobrigida: “My family and other medals”
He has a big smile Francesca Lollobrigida when he welcomes, via Zoom, into his home. This is the first thing she notices, but it only takes a moment to realize that she is not alone. Behind her are the wedding photos, the turning point, stability as the blue skater tells who in Beijing 2022 won […]
Larissa running through the air: all in a novel
Small everyday joys. The conquest of breakfast to prepare yourself, even if you know very well that dad Gianni would never give up the pleasure of having everything ready for you. The chipped enamel of the right thumb. Chipped? Gnawed. For anxiety. Anxiety. Anxiety. Anxiety. Damn anxiety. “You have to get your calluses Larissaaa!”: This […]