Tokyo 2020, march: Stano’s enterprise in the 20 km, is gold medal | News

Company of Massimo Stano in the 20 km Everyone Tokyo 2020 Olympics: the blue of the Gold Flames conquers a historic one gold medal with the time of 1:21:05 after a heroic race against the scorching heat and humidity of the Japanese capital. Stano leads in the leading group for the entire race and then does not give up in the last kilometers, detaching his opponents: silver and bronze for the Japanese Ikeda and Yamanishi.

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A legendary race, a heroic and triumphal march that leads Massimo Stano to the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The blue Fiamme Oro walker conquers a historic milestone in the 20 km after a very hard race and in extreme weather conditions. But the humidity of Japan and the scorching heat do not stop the Apulian who remains in the leading group from the first to the last kilometer and then attack three kilometers from the finish and sow the Japanese Ikeda and Yamanishi, respectively silver and bronze. For Italy it is therefore the seventh gold in Japan.

On the Sapporo circuit, with a time of 1 hour, 21 minutes and five seconds, the Apulian completes a real feat and puts the gold seal on a perfect march, led from start to finish and sealed by one final tear against which the opponents could do nothing, including the two hosts who bow to the blue. For the 29 year old from Palo del Colle it is thepeak of career, a victory in a dominated race that confirms the blue march as the queen discipline of blue athletics.

STANO: “INCREDULOUS, DEDICATED TO MY WIFE”
“I’m really happy, incredulous. I hope it’s not a dream, I don’t want to go to sleep like Tamberi said. I still have to realize, I don’t know how long it will take but I hope as little as possible to look further ahead “. Massimo Stano said this after his triumph in the 20km walk.”From the victories of Jacobs and Tamberi I got an extra boost. I dedicate this medal to my daughter Sophie and to my wife Fatima who supports me and bears me “he concluded.

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