Shrinking squad at the Italian Championships

After 2003 and 2016, the Italian championship of the “Assoluti” (general class) will take place in the Guidobaldi Stadium for the third time. A total of 42 titles will be awarded in Lazio this weekend. Interest in an Italian championship has rarely been as great as in the 112th edition in Rieti. During the title fights, the World Championship and European Championship tickets will also be awarded in Eugene and Munich.

Last year in Rovereto, the two all-around athletes from SV Lana, Simon Zandarco and Linda Maria Pircher, won silver and bronze in the decathlon and heptathlon respectively. In addition, the shot putter from Athletic Club 96 Bozen, Nicholas Ponzio, was crowned Italian champion. His teammate Antonio Infantino took silver in the 200 meters and Linda Palumbo from the Südtirol Team Club won bronze in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Linda Pircher starts in the supreme discipline, the heptathlon. © FIDAL Grana + Paree

This time only five South Tyrolean athletes will be taking part in Rieti. This year too, Pircher wants to have a say in the awarding of the title. The Burgstaller is starting third on the entry list in the heptathlon, while her teammate Zandarco has the sixth best mark in the decathlon. In addition, South Tyrolean eyes are on Katja Pattis. The Tierserin is registered in the 3000-meter obstacle with the third-best time of 10:22.67 minutes, so she can definitely be expected to finish on the podium. Just two weeks ago in Florence, the athlete from the South Tyrol Team Club was crowned U23 Italian champion in this discipline.

Teammate and 400 meter ace Petra Nardelli, on the other hand, is aiming for her first time of 52 in Rieti. The woman from Egg has a season's best time of 53.40 seconds, and it will probably be difficult for a medal. The appearance of pole vaulter Nicolò Fusaro is eagerly awaited. The man from Bolzano recently set a new record of 5.26 meters and has the seventh best height on the start list. Nicholas Ponzio is the top favorite in the discus throw. Bad luck with injuries among the remaining South Tyrolean aces Other South Tyrolean aces, however, are plagued by injury concerns. Pole vaulter Nathalie Kofler from Lanan, walker Sara Buglisi from Meran, long jumper Anna Menz from Marling, 400-meter hurdler Caren Agreiter from Bruneck as well as Nicola Paletti from Bolzano in the all-around and long jumper Destiny Nkeonye cannot take part.

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Shrinking squad at the Italian Championships

The general class Italian Athletics Championships will take place in Rieti from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June. A total of over 600 athletes are registered, including five South Tyroleans.

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