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Italy Wins European U20 Athletics Medal Table for First Time

A surge of record-breaking performances by Italy’s 15- to 19-year-olds delivered six gold medals at the Tampere championships.

L’italia è già nel futuro: Doualla trascina la 4X100 nell’oro!
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L'Italia trionfa nella staffetta femminile e nel salto triplo: altri due ori a Tampere

Overview

  • Italy secured its first-ever top spot in the European U20 medal table with six golds, three silvers and five bronzes.
  • Fifteen-year-old Kelly Doualla became the youngest women’s U20 100m champion in European history by running 11.22 seconds.
  • The Italian women’s 4×100m relay quartet, anchored by Doualla, clinched gold in 43.72 seconds to set a new national U20 record.
  • Francesco Crotti leapt to men’s triple jump gold with a best mark of 15.93 meters.
  • Matteo Togni won the 110m hurdles in 13.27 seconds, shattering the Italian U20 record.