Sprinter Pietro Mennea set the world record over 36 meters 200 years ago

200 meter competition in memory of Pietro Mennea in Brixen

National athletics will commemorate one of the greatest athletes in Italian sports history on September 12th. Next Saturday marks the 36th anniversary of the day on which the “Arrow of the South” set the then world record over 19,72 meters in Mexico City in 200 seconds. To mark this occasion, “Mennea Day” is celebrated on many tracks in Italy with a series of competitive and promotional races over half the stadium lap.

September 09, 2015

From: sportsnews