27/02/2016   Padova (ITA): ITA-FRA-GER






In late morning it took place in Padua the race walk events for the meeting Italy-France-Germany  U20.

 
 
3000m indoor walk  U20 Women
 
German victory  and is not much of a surprise, to see the starting accreditation times: Emilia Lehmeyer and Teresa  Zurek and  take turns in the lead and close pairs (13:51.46 and 13:52.19).
 
The italians:  Giada Francesca Ciabini signed the first "minus 14" of his career, while  Giulia Panconi still honors its first national team  finishing in just recent PB (14: 20:40).
 
 
5000m indoor walk  U20 men
 
Leo Kopp goes immediately to lead the race passing to 1,000m in 4:06.01 and 2,000m in 8:16.5.
After 2,000  Giacomo Brandi force  the pace and the other Italian Niccolo Coppini lose metres.
Meanwhile the French Thibault Hypolite was stopped in the Pit Lane.
 
With six laps to go the French Gabriel Bordier is out of the medals and continues to lead Giacomo Brandi.
At Two  laps to go force the pace Leo Kopp who manages to pull a few meters Giacomo Brandi and won the race in 20: 49.56.
Second place  to Giacomo Brandi (20:43.24) and third to Gabriel Bordier (21: 22:15)