Athletics: European Championships in Azure Blue: Italian Festival on the Tiber

Azure sky, temperatures over 30 degrees – a summer of athletics at the European Championships in Rome. At the beginning, the audience interest alone left something to be desired: only 5,000 spectators on the first day in the 70,000-seater capacity »Olympic Stadium«25,000 the next day.

The mood at the start of this EM Seven weeks before the Olympic Games is still great. This is mainly thanks to an Italian team that is growing beyond itself. 13 medals by Sunday morning for the “Azzurro” team, including seven gold ones, are an impressive haul. One can confidently speak of a “European Championship in blue” or simply an Italian festival.

The German team also had reason to be happy at the start. Yemisi Ogunleye from MTG Mannheim took bronze with 18.67 meters behind the two Dutch women Jessica Schilder (18.77 meters), defending champion from Munich, and Jorinde van Klinken (18.67 meters). Yemisi Ogunleye is a devout Christian and as such is involved in youth work in the parish in Bellheim near Karlsruhe and also in the gospel choir, where she also appears as a soloist. “Only the person who makes the ball fly that far knows how far my ball flies, namely the good Lord,” she says.

After experiencing bullying in her youth because of her skin color, she is a rather reserved type. But with sport, Ogunleye’s self-confidence has grown. »My life does not depend on my sporting achievements. Successes come and go, Jesus remains.”

Medals two to four for the German team were on the road. Amanal Petros took bronze in the half marathon – start at the Colosseum, finish at the Stadio Olimpico – and the team with Petros, Samuel Fitwi, Simon Boch, Filimon Abraham, Richard Ringer and Hendrik Pfeifer also came third on the podium. No individual medal for the German half marathon women, but Melat Kejeta, Domenika Mayer, Esther Pfeiffer, Fabiennen Königstein and Katharina Steinruck and the team won silver German Athletics Association (DLV).

There was no medal in the discus, neither for women nor for men, which Berlin’s Robert Harting last won in Zurich in 2014. Hendrik Janssen (SC Magdeburg, 65.48 meters) in fifth and Clemensprufer (SC Potsdam, 64.60 meters) in sixth could still be satisfied. Big surprise: the newly crowned world record holder Mykolas Alekna (Lithuania, 67.48) had to settle for bronze behind Kristjan Ceh (Slovenia, 68.08) and Lukas Weißhaidinger (Austria, 67.70). The DLV women had promised themselves significantly more. Claudine Vita (SC Neubrandenburg, 62.65) came fifth and Shanice Craft (SV Halle, 61.73) sixth.

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The men’s long jump was spectacular. The Greek Olympic champion, world and European champion Miltiadis Tentoglu jumped to his third European title with a new championship record and world best of 8.65 meters. The only 19-year-old young Italian star Mattia Furlani came in second with 8.38 meters, causing the Tifosi to cheer.

Double Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs (Italy), European record holder with 9.80 seconds, became a celebrated crowd favorite. The 29-year-old father of three children got into top shape in good time. “Of course I had pressure in advance in front of the home crowd, but I tried to convert pressure into energy, i.e. speed,” said the son of an Italian and an American, who was born in El Paso (USA) and now lives in Desenzano on Lake Garda. The scoreboard showed 10.02 seconds for Jacobs, who confidently defended his Munich title.

Men

100 m

1. Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) 10.02 seconds; 2. Chituru Ali (Italy) 10.05; 3. Romell Glave (Great Britain) 10.06; 4. Henrik Larsson (Sweden) 10.16; 5. Owen Ansah (Hamburg) 10.17; 6. Guillem Crespi (Spain) 10.18; 7. Simon Jörn Hansen (Denmark) 10.19; 8. Pablo Mateo (France) 10.22; 9. Robin Ganter (Mannheim) 10.21 (semi-final); 10. Chijindu Ujah (UK) 10.24; … 15. Yannick Wolf (Munich) 10.32

5000 m

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) 13:20.11 mins; 2. George Mills (Great Britain) 13:21.38; 3. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (Switzerland) 13:21.61; 4. Adel Mechaal (Spain) 13:22.77; 5. Thierry Ndikumwenayo (Burundi) 13:23,26; 6. Elzan Bibic (Serbia) 13:24.54; 7. James West (Great Britain) 13:24.80; 8. Morgan Le Guen (Switzerland) 13:25.08; 9. Mahadi Abdi Ali (Netherlands) 13:25.65; 10. John Heymans (Belgium) 13:25.99; … 22. Maximilian Thorwirth (Düsseldorf) 13:41.29; 23. Florian Bremm (Höchstadt) 13:42.30; 26. Mohamed Abdilaahi (Dortmund) 13:58.89

110 m hurdles

1. Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (Italy) 13.05 seconds; 2. Enrique Llopis (Spain) 13.16; 3. Jason Joseph (Switzerland) 13.43; 4. Raphael Mohamed (France) 13.45; Asier Martinez (Spain); 6. Michael Obasuyi (Belgium) 13.46; 7. Santeri Kuusiniemi (Finland) 13.84; 8. Damian Czykier (Poland); 9. Elie Bacari (Belgium); 10. Romain Lecoeur (France) 13.47 (semifinal); Milan Trajkovic (Cyprus) 13.47; … 13. Tim Eikermann (Leverkusen) 13.62; 16. Manuel Mordi (Hamburg) 13.70

Long jump

1. Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) 8.65 m; 2. Mattia Furlani (Italy) 8.38; 3. Simon Ehammer (Switzerland) 8.31; 4. Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Great Britain) 8.12; 5. Tom Campagne (France) 8.08; 6. Boshidar Saraboyukov (Bulgaria) 8.08; 7. Petr Meindlschmid (Czech Republic) 8.03; 8. Luka Herden (Münster) 8.01; 9. Simon Batz (Mannheim) 7.65; 10. Strahinja Jovancevic (Serbia) 7.62; … 16. Maximilian Entholzner (Passau) 7.89 (qualification)

Shot put

1. Leonardo Fabbri (Italy) 22.45 m; 2. Filip Mihaljevic (Croatia) 21.20; 3. Michal Haratyk (Poland) 20.94; 4. Scott Lincoln (Great Britain) 20.88; 5. Tomas Stanek (Czech Republic) 20.88; 6. Bob Bertemes (Luxembourg) 20.86; 7. Andrei Toader (Romania) 20.43; 8. Marcus Thomsen (Norway) 20.42; 9. Mesud Pezer (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 19.92; 10. Francisco Belo (Portugal) 19.74; … 13. Silas Ristl (Essingen) 19.64 (qualification)

20 km walking

1. Perseus Karlström (Sweden) 1:19:13 hours; 2. Paul McGrath (Spain) 1:19:31; 3. Francesco Fortunato (Italy) 1:19:54; 4. Gabriel Bordier (France) 1:20:45; 5. Veli-Matti Partanen (Finland) 1:20:52; 6. Riccardo Orsoni (Italy) 1:21:08; 7. Maher Ben Hlima (Poland) 1:21:12; 8. Leo Köpp (Berlin) 1:21:19; 9. Callum Wilkinson (Great Britain) 1:21:34; 10. Ihor Hlawan (Ukraine) 1:22:03; … 25. Nathaniel Seiler (Bühlertal) 1:27:42; Christopher Linke (Potsdam) eliminated

Halbmarathon

1. Yemaneberhan Crippa (Italy) 1:01:03 hours; 2. Pietro Riva (Italy) 1:01:04; 3. Amanal Petros (Berlin) 1:01:07; 4. Maru Teferi (Israel) 1:01:10; 5. Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu (Gerolstein) 1:01:17; 6. Pasquale Selvarolo (Italy) 1:01:27; 7. Gashau Ayale (Israel) 1:01:28; 8. Eyob Faniel (Italy) 1:01:29; 9. Girmau Amare (Israel) 1:01:31; 10. Yohanes Chiappinelli (Italy) 1:01:42; … 22. Filimon Abraham (Regensburg) 1:03:09; 28. Richard Ringer (Rehlingen-Siersburg) 1:03:53; 31. Simon Boch (Regensburg) 1:04:16; 34. Hendrik Pfeiffer (Bochum) 1:04:32

Halbmarathon, Team

1. Italy (Yohanes Chiappinelli, Yemaneberhan Crippa, Eyob Faniel, Daniele Meucci, Pietro Riva, Pasquale Selvarolo) 3:03:34 hours; 2. Israel (Haimro Alame, Girmau Amare, Gashau Ayale, Godadaw Belachew, Tesema Moges, Maru Teferi) 3:04:09; 3. Germany (Filimon Abraham/Regensburg, Simon Boch/Regensburg, Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu/Gerolstein, Amanal Petros/Berlin, Hendrik Pfeiffer/Bochum, Richard Ringer/Rehlingen-Siersburg) 3:05:33; 4. Spain 3:06:44; 5. Belgium 3:08:50; 6. Norway 3:11:29; 7. France 3:11:48; 8. Switzerland 3:14:03; 9. Austria 3:16:12; 10. Estonia 3:19:57

Women

100m hurdles

1. Cyréna Samba-Mayela (France) 12.31 seconds; 2. Ditaji Kambundji (Switzerland) 12.40; 3. Pia Skrzyszowska (Poland) 12.42; 4. Cindy Sember (Great Britain) 12.56; 5. Nadine Visser (Netherlands) 12.72; 6. Reetta Hurske (Finland) 12.84; 7. Sarah Lavin (Ireland) 12.94; 8. Viktoria Forster (Slovakia) 13.25; 9. Klaudia Wojtunik (Poland) 12.84 (semifinal); 10. Karin Strametz (Austria) 12.87; … 24. Rosina Schneider (Lahr) 13.41; 27. Marlene Meier (Leverkusen) 13.25 (heats)

Discus throw

1. Sandra Elkasevic (Croatia) 67.04 m; 2. Jorinde Van Klinken (Netherlands) 65.99; 3. Liliana Ca (Portugal) 64.53; 4. Irina Rodrigues (Portugal) 62.76; 5. Vanessa Kamga (Sweden) 62.71; 6. Claudine Vita (Neubrandenburg) 62.65; 7. Shanice Craft (Halle/Saale) 61.73; 8. Marija Tolj (Croatia) 61.42; 9. Mélina Robert-Michon (France) 60.87; 10. Caisa-Marie Lindfors (Sweden) 60.28; … 12. Marike Steinacker (Leverkusen) 59.72

Halbmarathon

1. Karoline Bjerkeli Grövdal (Norway) 1:08:09 hours; 2. Joan Chelimo Melly (Romania) 1:08:55; 3. Calli Hauger-Thackery (Great Britain) 1:08:58; 4. Delvine Relin Meringor (Romania) 1:09:25; 5. Melat Yisak Kejeta (Kassel) 1:09:42; 6. Abbie Donnelly (Great Britain) 1:09:57; 7. Fabienne Schlumpf (Switzerland) 1:10:01; 8. Mekdes Woldu (France) 1:10:04; 9. Clara Evans (Great Britain) 1:10:06; 10. Lonah Chemtai Saltpeter (Israel) 1:10:28; 11. Domenika Mayer (Regensburg) 1:10:49; … 18. Esther Pfeiffer (Hannover) 1:11:28; 20. Fabienne Königstein (Mannheim) 1:11:34; 37. Katharina Steinruck (Frankfurt/M.) 1:12:48

Halbmarathon, Team

1. Great Britain (Abbie Donnelly, Clara Evans, Calli Hauger-Thackery, Lauren McNeil) 3:29:01 hrs; 2. Germany (Melat Yisak Kejeta/Kassel, Fabienne Königstein/Mannheim, Domenika Mayer/Regensburg, Esther Pfeiffer/Hannover, Katharina Steinruck/Frankfurt/M.) 3:31:59; 3. Spain (Lidia Campo, Laura Luengo, Laura Mendez, Esther Navarrete, Fatima Azzahraa Ouhaddou Nafie) 3:33:16; 4. France 3:33:17; 5. Italy 3:35:21; 6. Romania 3:35:28; 7. Portugal 3:37:16; 8. Poland 3:38:03; 9. Norway 3:39:20; 10. Denmark 3:48:41

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