Last day of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. In the evening Larissa Iapichino wins gold medal in the long jump. First place also in the men's 4x400 with Edoardo Scotti, Luca Sito, Mohamed Soudassi and Lorenzo Benati. Bronze in the women's 4x400 with Alessandra Bonora, Anna Polinari, Alice Mangione and Eloisa Coiro. In the morning the Italian Pietro Riva won silver in the men's marathon. In the women's event, the Italians are off the podium but the team silver comes. Italy first in the medal table
Seventh and final day of competitions in Birmingham for the European Athletics Championships. In the evening Larissa Iapichino won the gold medal in the long jump. Gold also for Edoardo Scotti, Luca Sito, Mohamed Soudassi and Lorenzo Benati in the men's 4x400 relay. Bronze in the women's 4x400 with Alessandra Bonora, Anna Polinari, Alice Mangione and Eloisa Coiro. In the morning the Italian Pietro Riva won silver in the men's marathon, while in the women's race our athletes remained off the podium but won silver in the team ranking (which considers the sum of all the times of the participants by nationality). Italy first in the final medal table: 10 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze (22 podiums in total).
Larissa Iapichino gold
Larissa Iapichino then won the gold medal in the long jump at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The Italian achieved the best measurement - 7 meters - on her first attempt: she surpassed the English Jazmin Sawyers, silver, and the French Hilary Kpatcha, bronze, by one centimetre.
Gold 4x400 men
Gold medal also for the men's 4x400 taffeta, which finished ahead of Great Britain: the winners were Edoardo Scotti, Luca Sito, Mohamed Soudassi and Lorenzo Benati.
Bronze 4x400 women
Bronze medal, however, for Italy in the women's 4x400, thanks to the Italians Alessandra Bonora, Anna Polinari, Alice Mangione and Eloisa Coiro. Gold for Holland, silver for Great Britain.
The women's marathon
In the morning the women's marathon was run. The Finnish Vainio dominated by breaking away from the start and running the entire race alone. Silver to Vindics-Toth (Hungary) and bronze to Donnelly (Great Britain). The best of the Italians was Rebecca Lonedo, sixth, followed by Sofiia Yaremchuk, seventh after fighting for the podium before falling towards the end. With the arrival of Giovanna Epis, 21st, the certainty of silver came for Italy in the team classification. The gold went to Great Britain.
Riva silver
Also in the morning, Pietro Riva won the silver medal in the men's marathon behind the German Petros, 7 seconds behind the gold. Bronze for Israel with Ayale. The team classification goes to Israel ahead of Germany and France, with Italy only fifth. "I feel good on the road, there is a mental component, I was confident in my abilities", said Pietro Riva. "From the 40th km I was fine and I relaxed and waited for the sprint. I'm happy to have won silver. I also thank Meucci who has always been my idol".
The message from Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated the Italian athletes via social media for the results obtained at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and the European Swimming Championships in Paris. In a message on The head of government then thanked the athletes for the emotions they provided, declaring the pride of the executive: "We are proud of you".
