Two Italian gold medals in swimming and athletics. After the success in the 100m breaststroke, Stephen Raimondi also wins the 100m freestyle S10 at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. At the Paris La Defense Arena the Italian swimmer won with a time of 51”40, ahead of the Australians Rowan Crothers (51’’55) e Thomas Gallagher (51”86). Fifth the other Italian in the race, Simon Barlaam (52’’43).
In the evening another triumph for the Italian team in athletics: Rigivan Ganeshamoorthyborn in Rome, originally from Sri Lanka, wins the discus throw F52 with the world record (27.06).
Bronze for Scortechini in the 100 freestyle
In the 100m freestyle, a medal for Italy also among the women: Alessia Scortechini she won the bronze in the 100m freestyle, finishing with a time of 1’01”02, behind the Frenchwoman Emeline Pierregold with 1’00”49 and the Canadian Aurelie Rivardsilver with 1’00”82. Fifth Xenia Francesca Palace in the 200 medley SM8. In the women’s 100 breaststroke SB5 Arianna Talamona She finished fourth with a time of 1’46”48 behind the British Grace Harvey, Chinese style Li Zhang and to Ukraine Anna Hontar. The Italian’s reaction was bitter: “I knew I was worth much more, I did something wrong and I don’t know what.”
Manuel Bortuzzo, the interview: “We Paralympians are real athletes, judge us only by our victories”
by Mattia Chiusano
Raimondi: “I want to amaze this audience again”
For Raimondi, a 26-year-old athlete from Soave, Verona, a member of the Fiamme Oro, it is a leap forward compared to the Tokyo Olympics: in Japan, in the same race, he was third, in an edition that also saw him win the 100 breaststroke, then silver in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 medley and 4×100 freestyle. “It’s a unique emotion. I’m really happy to be able to enjoy the top step of the podium once again,” he commented at the end of the race. “I wanted to try to win and I won it with a high time compared to the other Paralympics. But the others weren’t particularly fit, but I am.”
“Now I would like to continue with this standard, but my energy is starting to run out sooner than usual. I have two days to recover and then at the end of the week I will compete for the other medals with fresher athletes, who have not competed until today and so I don’t know what to expect. But I am ready to fight because with this support it is incredible, getting to the podium or just to the final to be able to enjoy this crowd every time you enter the pool is incredible”.
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– 2024-09-05 02:59:35
