Larissa Iapichino is an indoor European gold in the long run

Larissa Iapichino is on the roof of Europe of the long jump. The blue has conquered the gold medal at the European covered championships that are taking place in Apeldoorn in Holland. Iapichino won with 6.94 meters, measure obtained in the third leap. Silver to Switzerland Annik Kalin who at the first jump was landed at 6.90 meters (national record). Bronze to the German Malaika Mihambo with 6.88. Two years ago in Istanbul the Tuscan lengthy of the Fiamme Oro He had conquered the silver.

Larissa Iapichino, daughter of the Italian record holder Fiona May And Gold at the 1998 Euroindoor in Valencia, at the Homnisport Stadium ‘of the Dutch city, hit his first victory among the greats after being twice silver, in 2023 to the EurOindoor of Istanbul and in 2024 at the Europeans at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, the blue lengthwise remained at the foot of the podium for just nine centimeters.

Third with 6.71 after the first round that saw the surprising Swiss Kalin in command (fourth in the Eptathlon in Paris 2024), Larissa, coached by Father Gianniafter the null in the second jump, to the third he first hit a perfect platform and then a jump up to 6.94 meters, just three centimeters from his primacy. The race continued without particular emotions: only in the last round the German Mihambbo approached 6.88, a measure that the bronze earned her.

The athlete: “I believed it to the end”

“I believed it to the bottom of the gold and I am proud of myself. It was a complicated ending for all, with tight rhythms, but I did not hold back. It’s my first big title, For me it is a starting point and I want to have fun. I dedicate it to those who never stop trying us, to resilients. “Larissa Iapichino said it, gold in the long jump at the European indoor athletics championships of Apeldoorn light in Holland.