(my apologies in advance for a fast and not perfect translation)
THE CHALLENGES OF THE MEETING OF PADUA
Here is a quick overview on the most interesting challenges in the program.
MEN .
100 . The American Ryan Bailey , a silver medal with the 4×100 relay at the Olympic Games in London , he returned to Padua after the podium caught in 2009. Its staff of 9 ” 88 places him among the favorites of law , but must guard against two other athletes are able to get under the wall of the 10″ : Zimbabwean sprinter Gabriel Mvumvure (9 ” 98 , which was signed in 2013 ) and the American Isiah Young ( 9 ” 99 , always in 2013 ) . Italy relies on the emerging Delmas Obou , reigning national champion .
400 . The star is he, LaShawn Merritt, the reigning world champion after the resounding victory of Moscow in 43 ” 74. The American athlete , which also boasts two Olympic titles and six world titles , the occasion has signed a new personal best , as well as the best performance of 2013. Hard to tell who can stop him. We will try compatriot Manteo Mitchell, indoor world champion 2012 in the 4×400 , Jamaican Rusheen McDonald , silver in Moscow with 4×400 , and trinidegno Rennie Quow ( 44 ” to 53 PB) . He will try to tell her the Vicenza Matteo Galvan .
800 . On his return from Moscow, Giordano Benedetti returns to the plant in Viale Nereo Rocco after his third place in 2012 , after trying to repeat the exploits of last June at the Golden Gala with a new personal best of 1’44 ” 67. Many will try to fight it , among them promising the nineteen year old Kenyan Sammy Kirongo .
110hs . And ‘ the race of Aries Merritt , gold medalist of the Olympic Games in London and the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul in 2012 , the world record holder of the specialty, with a time of 12 ” 80 obtained in Brussels on 7 September 2012. Blue with the cop Hassane Fofana , Italian champion and record holder with Italian junior Lorenzo Perini .
400hs . From here the road passed its rebirth after 2005 when it seemed about to leave athletics . And here again now, having won the second Olympic title of his career just twelve months ago : the Dominican Felix Sanchez – the invincible or dictator , as it has been dubbed – is the man to beat. The Magi Estonia Rasmus , record holder of his country, European bronze under 23 , will try to annoy him .
Triple . Will Claye is the star. Indoor world champion in charge, twice a medal at the London Games between long and triple – and certainly the strongest specialist overall in the “combined” between the two races – the American finds himself in our platform Fabrizio Schembri – between notes happier last shipment blue – after the World Championships in Moscow . But there will also be another world championship finalist : Russian Aleksey Fyodorov , fifth in Russia and former bronze medal at the European Indoor 2013.
Weight. The Canadian Dylan Armstrong, bronze medal in Moscow, leading the troops. The best pb , however, is the American Christian Cantwell ( 22:54 ), four times world champion gold , but beware of the Czech Martin Stasek , a finalist at the last world championships. Italy will not be the outline : there are the evergreen Paolo From Throne , Mark Dodona , Daniel Secci and pitcher Assindustria Sport Thomas Parolo . Curiosity : on the platform there is also the national champion Jamaican O’Dayne Richards, a demonstration of how the Caribbean country not only knows how to produce (large ) sprinters for him a PB of 20.97 meters.
WOMEN .
100 . Gold with the 4×100 in Daegu, finalist in Moscow, Alexandra Anderson is a pb of 10 ” 91 chalked up to June 2013, but in his favor also speak eleven races in career ran under the wall of the 11 ” . With her on the podium in Daegu was also Shalonda Solomon (10 ” 90 ) . A challenge them there is the Jamaican Aleen Bailey , Olympic champion in Athens with the 4×100 , while italian colors will be represented by Irene Siragusa .
400 . And ‘ one of the most interesting races . The italian Libania Grenot is presented on the blocks in the 400 meters with the desire to redeem himself after being excluded from the final in Moscow for only 13 cents. Who in the end it went , and how, is the twenty-six Russian Antonina Krivoshapka that, for the championship championships , took the podium in both the individual race , winning the bronze medal in 49 “78 , who with 4×400 , first runner-up. And with her , in the relay , there was also Kseniya Ryzhova .
1500s. Race with other athletes who are traveling on the same time . For Italy there is Margherita Magnani, who will have to watch from the Slovenian Sonja Roman, the Russian Yelena Korobkina and the Kenyan Violah Lagat .
100hs . The athlete is to beat the U.S. Kellie Wells, bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London , armed with a pb of 12 ” 48. For Italy there are Marzia Caravelli and Micol Cattaneo , first and second to the last Absolutes , calls to challenge even the Stadio Euganeo .
Long . The better PB is fo Russian Oksana Zhukovskaya , able to land this season to 7.02 meters. Back in Padua the American Funmi Jimoh , all’Euganeo often admired , but there are also the Italian champion in charge Tania Vicenzino and Dariya Derkach , who is making his debut in the event: the beautiful jumper of Ukrainian origin in 2013 was medal ‘ silver at the European under 23 .
Weight. Cover must for the silver medal in London Yevgeniya Kolodko , a record of 20:48 meters, but must guard against the Romanian Anca Heltne , eight times champion of his country.
Official TimeTable in CET
(Race will be broadcasted by italian RAISPORT1 live)
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