(From the FIDAL website)
First day
Track walk 10000m (U20 - men)
Athletes compete together with U23: the younger guys continue on their pace, with Giacomo Brandi clearly in the lead. The boy coached by former Italian walker Carlo Mattioli is absolutely the master of the situation (44:36.71), but behind him there aren’t the most popular names, but Marco Morotti (45:28.84), coached by Andrea Adragna and Andrea Previtali. Third place to Alessandro Rigamonti (45:38.91).
The other blue of the World Championships in Rome, Niccolò Coppini suffer bad day and did not finish..
Track walk 10000m (U23 - men)
One-man-show by Francesco Fortunato and is not that Vito Minei and Gianluca Picchiottino are there to act as supporting actors..
The athletes of Bari walk in a "negative-split" after the passage of 20:51.6 At hall race and closes in 41:19.3: second place to Gialuca Picchiottino (42:29.00, after the recent PB of Tunis) and third place to Vito Minei (42:53.02).
Second day
Track walk 10000m (U20 - women)
Wearing the new jersey of the Carabinieri, Noemi Stella only takes a few laps to warm up the engines and then leaves: another round and the advantage on the group is already the middle of the straight.
And is not that behind missing girls in value, between junior and U23, with three defending champions between indoor and outdoor titles like Mariavittoria Becchetti, Nicole Colombi and Eleonora Dominici plus Giada Francesca Ciabini.
But the news is pleased that Noemi is progressing: 46:00.67 is her second track time of the career – second U20 Italian time ever - after the record for the category established last year in Eskilstuna.
Given the winter problems, for Don Milani school girl it is an outstanding recovery.
Tuscan Giada Francesca Ciabini with the secon place in 49:13.36 become "papal candidate" for a place at the World U20 Championships.
Track walk 10000m (U23 - women)
In a race dominated by junior Noemi Stella, the U23 offer a surprising outcome if early on Nicole Colombi and Mariavittoria Becchetti were in the chase pack of Apulian girl. Developments of the race are also unexpected for the favorites of the category with the disqualification of both the athletes of Lombardy and Lazio.
And, in the end, check a brand new name, that of Diana Cacciotti, roman coming from Genzano discovered on the streets of “Castelli Romani” by the former Italian walker Sandro Bellucci.
Performance today does not say much, 50:03:48 (a lot in front of Marta Stach), but everything is starting.
Francesco Fortunato during the race
Noemi Stella during the race
Vito Minei (67) and Gianluca Picchiottino during the race