Mediterranean Games: Kirchler wins South Tyrol's 7th medal

In his first attempt, Kirchler threw the discus 60,64 meters. This mark was enough for bronze. In the other five attempts, the Meraner crossed four times and threw once 58,81 meters.

Kirchler had to admit defeat to the Cypriot Apostolos Parellis (62,98 meters) and the Slovenian Kristjan Ceh (62,03 m).

Their distances are below Kirchler's season record of 63,55 meters, which he achieved two weeks ago in Tarquinia. It's a shame he couldn't repeat it.

Behind Kirchler was his teammate Giovanni Faloci with 60,16 meters

Giorgia Piccolin back in the quarterfinals The table tennis player Giorgia Piccolin made it to the quarter-finals in the singles. In the team competition, the South Tyrolean achieved at least the same result: together with her teammates Chiara Colantoni and Jamila Laurenti, she reached the group stage after a 3-0 win against Tunisia and a narrow 2-3 defeat against Turkey (after a 2-0 lead). survived.

In the quarter-finals on Saturday at 10 a.m., the “Azzurre” will face the Spanish hosts. Handball players finish the tournament in 6th place The Italian women's national handball team, whose squad also includes goalkeeper Monika Prünster and Anika Niederwieser, who has now injured her knee, finished the Mediterranean Games in sixth place. The “Azzurre” lost the placement game against Turkey on Friday evening with 22:27. South Tyrol's medal number 7 Before Hannes Kirchler, South Tyrol's participants in the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona had already won six medals: the swimmer Laura Letrari twice gold (4x100 m and 4x200 m freestyle), the golfer Aron Zemmer two silver (individual and team) as well as the sports shooter Simon Weithaler and badminton -Duo Kevin Strobl and Lukas Osele each won bronze medals. Last time only three medals At the last Mediterranean Games in 2013 in Turkey, the participants from South Tyrol were “only” able to win three medals: gold thanks to sports shooter Petra Zublasing and volleyball player Raphaela Folie and silver thanks to runner Silvia Weissteiner.

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Mediterranean Games: Kirchler wins South Tyrol's 7th medal

39-year-old Hannes Kirchler from Merano won the bronze medal in the discus throw at the 18th Mediterranean Games in Tarragona (Spain). The veteran won the seventh medal for the South Tyrolean participants in Spain.

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