Pattis and the Azzurri are celebrating World Cup silver in the Stubaital

South Tyrol's athletics sport can look forward to winning a medal at the mountain running and trail world championships in North Tyrol. Daniel Pattis won silver with Italy in the team competition.

June 08, 2023

From: fop/apa

Stian Hovind Angermund confidently won gold in the Trail Short and successfully defended his title. The Norwegian won the race from Innsbruck over 45,2 kilometers and 3.121 meters in altitude to Neustift/Stubaital on Thursday in 4:19 hours, 2:18 minutes ahead of the Briton Thomas Roach and 3:04 ahead of the Italian Luca des Pero.

The Frenchwoman Clementine Geoffray won the women's race in 4:53 hours ahead of the long-leading Swiss Judith Wyder (+2:01 minutes) and her compatriot Theresa Leboeuf (+16:17). Cecilia Basso crossed the finish line as the best Italian in eleventh place, while Martina Cumerlato, who lives in Val Gardena, surprised with 25th place.

Due to the inclement weather, the race at Kreuzjoch/Sennjoch was stopped before all runners had finished. Around 50 athletes were affected and had to turn back to the Kreuzjoch Stadium - this does not include Daniel Pattis.

Pattis finished 22nd

However, the Tierser lost a few places towards the end and ended up in 22nd position. Even though he probably expected a little more for himself, he was still able to shine at the finish. With the Italian team led by third-placed Del Pero, he took the silver medal in the team ranking.

The Azzurri took second place behind Great Britain (24) with a total of 15 points, with bronze going to France (29). In the women's category, team gold went to the French, while Italy took sixth place.