Milan, 14 Sept. (LaPresse) – Gianmarco Tamberi wins the Ultimate Championship in Budapest with a jump of 2.37 metres, having also cleared 2.35 metres and twice surpassed the world’s best performance of the year. ‘Gimbo’ attempts 2.41 metres once again and puts on a spectacular show in the stadium where he triumphed at the World Championships three years ago, just one month before securing the fourth European gold medal of his extraordinary career. Francesco Pernici set a sensational Italian record, clocking 1:42.67 to improve his 800-metre record (1:43.60) by almost a second and finishing in fifth place. Italy claimed two victories (Tamberi and Iapichino) in the first edition of the event, with only the United States faring better with ten wins.
Athletics: Tamberi wins the Ultimate Championship with a jump of 2.37
Milan, 14 Sept. (LaPresse) – Gianmarco Tamberi wins the Ultimate Championship in Budapest with a jump of 2.37 metres, having also cleared 2.35 metres and twice surpassed the world’s best performance of the year. ‘Gimbo’ attempts 2.41 metres once again and puts on a spectacular show in the stadium where he triumphed at the World Championships three years ago, just one month before securing the fourth European gold medal of his extraordinary career. Francesco Pernici set a sensational Italian record, clocking 1:42.67 to improve his 800-metre record (1:43.60) by almost a second and finishing in fifth place. Italy claimed two victories (Tamberi and Iapichino) in the first edition of the event, with only the United States faring better with ten wins.