European cross-country championships. Hopefully, boys in silver, girls in bronze.

With the hopes of the men, France holds its second and third medals during these European cross-country championships. In this category where the French Jimmy Gressier had been titled in 2017, 2018 and 2019, Etienne Daguinos (22), who had been in the leading group for a long time, finally finished 4th (24’04”). On the podium was his compatriot Valentin Bresc, 21 years old (3rd in 23’58”).

Double for the British Charles Hicks

The British Charles Hicks – already titled in Dublin in 2021 – and Zakariya Mahamed are stronger. In the end it was Hicks who once again conquered the gold after the 8,000 meters (23’40” against 23’48”).

?? A beautiful bronze medal for Valentin Bresc, at the cost of a last supersonic lap among the U23 men! #Piedmont2022 pic.twitter.com/kR2HH87LUC

– FFAthlétisme (@FFAthlétisme) December 11, 2022

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Thanks to the fourth and seventh place of Etienne Daguinos and Antoine Senard (24’10”), the Frenchman conquers the silver medal in the team classification behind the untouchable Englishman.

Les Bleues in bronze in hope

For their part, the French aspirants conquered the team bronze medal (the 4th French medal of these championships): Manon Trapp 6th, Floriane Quesada 15th and Flavie Renouard 17th.

?? A new collective medal for the Azzurri, thanks to the U23 women, in bronze behind the United Kingdom and Italy!

???? Manon Trapp is 6th individually, Floriane Quesada 15th, Flavie Renouard 17th.#Piedmont2022 pic.twitter.com/08nvamPCaW

– FFAthlétisme (@FFAthlétisme) December 11, 2022

It was the Italian Nadia Battocletti who was titled. Hers Fourth consecutive gold medal: in the hopes in 2021 and in the juniors in 2018 and 2019 (no edition in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic).