Paralympics, record-breaking blues, 69 medals, never like this before – Great Events

The Japanese adventure ends with the fabulous hat-trick in the 100 meters, a great feat in Paralympic athletics, an all-blue podium with a world record for Ambra Sabatini in gold with a time of 14 “11, silver for Martina Caironi and bronze at con 14 “46, bronze to Monica Contrafatto 14” 73.

A shower of medals in these Paralympic Games for the swimming team, which climbs to the podium 39 times, 11 of them on the top step.

Arjola Trimi, Carlotta Gilli and Francesco Bocciardo who return to Italy with two golds each. Trimi, 34, has won as many medals in four races. Gold in the 100 freestyle and 50 breaststroke of the S3 category but also silver in the 50 freestyle S3-S4 and with the 4×50 freestyle relay. Gilli, 20, bearer of the Fiamme Oro, has won five medals. Gold in the 100 butterfly S13 and 200 medley SM13, he won silver in the 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle, and bronze in the 50 freestyle.

Bocciardo, 27 years old from Genoa, athlete of the Fiamme Oro, won the gold in the 100 and 200 freestyle S5. Giulia Terzi 26 year old from Bergamo, Paralympic title in the S7 100 freestyle and with the 4×100 relay, but also silver in the 400 freestyle and 4×50 relay and bronze in the 50 S7 butterfly. Antonio Fantin in the S6 100 freestyle and Simone Barlaam in the S9 50 freestyle. Stefano Raimondi one bronze in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay, two silvers: one men’s 200m medley SM10, men’s 100m backstroke S10.

A trio of silver comes from the team of the great champion Alex Zanardi, on the day he should have competed: Luca Mazzone, Francesca Porcellato and Fabrizio Cornegliani, followed by another silver by Giorgio Farroni in the time trial cycling. A few days later Katia Aere conquers the bronze in h5 road cycling.

Athletics also gave Italy the double silver of Assunta Legnante and the double bronze of Oney Tapia in the two specialties of the weight and discus throwing reserved for the category of athletes with visual disabilities. Champion Bebe Vio is confirmed in Tokyo, standard-bearer at the opening ceremony alongside Federico Morlacchi, gold in category b foil, silver in team foil with Loredana Trigilia and Ionela Andrea Mogos.

Federico Mancarella wins the first blue bronze medal in the canoe. Michela Brunelli and Giada Rossi bronze in table tennis. Sara Morganti wins two bronze medals in paradressage. Maria Andrea Virgilio is bronze in archery. Bronze also for Carolina Costa in judo. Bronze for Veronica Yokko in the PTS2 Triathlon. Silver to Anna Barbaro in the PTVI triathlon. Bronze for Giovanni Achenza in the triathlon.

“Here in Tokyo, a cycle that began twelve years ago is coming to an end in which we invested a lot and we believed – declared Luca Pancalli during the press conference of the Italian expedition to the XVI Paralympic Games – The confirmation is that the delegation was composed by more than 50% of novice athletes “. Speaking of the future, the number one of the CIP, said, “we are already thinking about the following events and we will start again with humility without falling asleep on our laurels because the game is still very long”.

“On these results we need to build a better country, we need to build a better Italy, a more equitable and just country for disabled people, we have the tip of the iceberg of the best Paralympic sports Italy. I hope that this positive contagion will not be extinguished with the extinguishing of the torch “.