Agata D'Angelo from SG Eisacktal.

The athletics talents go away empty-handed

There was no South Tyrolean medal at the U20 and U23 Italian Championships in Rieti at the weekend. The best local athletes were the juniors Agata D'Angelo and Alessia Goffi.

July 28, 2024

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South Tyrol went to the championships in Lazio with confidence. But in the end, it was not enough to get a podium place. Agata D'Angelo had a strong weekend. The athlete from SG Eisacktal took a good seventh place in the 400 m hurdles. D'Angelo shone in the preliminary round with a time of 1:02.72 minutes (her PB was 1:04.35). In the final of the best eight athletes, the South Tyrolean stopped the time measurement at 1:03.20 minutes and missed the podium by less than three seconds.

South Tyrol's big hope for a medal, however, was Alessia Goffi. The Val Gardena native was considered a hot candidate in the U20 javelin throw, but "only" came seventh with 42.21 m. Goffi also came seventh in the shot put with 11.46 m. ​​Laura Hofer from SV Lana achieved a good result, coming eighth in the high jump with 1.68 m. Things didn't go so well for Marie Burger from SSV Brixen. The U8 sprinter from Vahrn had to settle for 23th place in the 200 m race, but the South Tyrolean was disqualified in her favorite discipline (15 m hurdles). The two U100 athletes Leonardo Badolato (23th, 13 m) and Sofia Rieder (100th, 12 hurdles) just missed out on the top ten.

Two medals went to the figureheads of Athletic Club 96 Bozen, Federico Lorenzo Bruno and Federico Mogetti. The triple jumper was crowned U16.31 Italian champion with 23 m, Mogetti won silver in the 1500 m. The 4x400 m men's relay team finished 9th.

The South Tyrolean results in Rieti:

U20 men
Relay 4x100m: 15. Athletic Club 96 Bozen (Marco Ruggera, Christian Valt, Luca Greco, Cristian Costa) 44.69

U20 women
400m hurdles: 7. Agata D'Angelo (SG Eisacktal) 1:03.20
High: 8. Laura Hofer (SV Lana) 1.68
Ball: 7. Alessia Goffi (Atletica Gherdeina) 11.46
Javelin: 7. Alessia Goffi (Atletica Gherdeina) 42.21

U23 men
100m: 13. Leonardo Badolato (Athletic Club 96 Bozen) 10.62
800m: 18. Lukas Lanzinger (SG Eisacktal) 1:55.01
1500m: 2. Federico Mogetti (Athletic Club 96 Bozen) 3:48.23
400m hurdles: 16. Lorenzo Bocchio (Athletic Club 96 Bozen) 55.32
High: 5. Alberto Murari (Athletic Club 96 Bozen) 2.03
Three: Federico 1. Federico Lorenzo Bruno (Athletic Club 96 Bozen) 16.31
Relay 4x400m: 9. Athletic Club 96 Bozen (Lorenzo Bocchio, Giovanni Santomaso, Leonardo Vianello, Leonardo Badolato) 3:24.11

U23 women
200m: 15. Marie Burger (SSV Brixen) 24.94
100m hurdles: Marie Burger (SSV Brixen) - disqualified
3000 obstacle: 12. Sofia Rieder (SSV Bruneck) 11:34.07
3000 obstacle: 19. Greta Chizzali (SG Eisacktal) 11:54.06