Desalu runs the 200 in 20″08, the second quickest Italian time ever

In Switzerland he’s third with a time that relaunches him in direction of Paris.
It is a lovely day for Fausto Desalu on the assembly in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The Olympic relay champion improves after six years within the 200 meters and turns into the second Italian ever with 20.08 (wind +0.8). Solely the legend Pietro Mennea has managed to run sooner in historical past, at a nationwide degree, with 19.72 nonetheless a European document.
The Fiamme Gialle sprinter lowers the 20.13 dated 2018 by 5 hundredths, overtaking Filippo Tortu (20.10 two years in the past) within the all-time lists.

“I’ve to say that I am half glad – Desalu says from Switzerland -. Pleased as a result of after six years I improved my private greatest with an vital time, however I began badly and this does not make me happy. From the way it began, I assumed it will be worse, however at that time I needed to do the race on myself. That is what saved me, then on the exit of the curve I attempted to regain the meters misplaced at first”. “My head is on Paris and as we speak’s stage was nearly a coaching session, with out strain – he continues -, even when with world-class opponents. Now head down and proceed to work with humility”.