Italy clinched the silver medal in the Madison of track cycling at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Elia Viviani and Simone Consonni. The gold went to Portugal, and Denmark secured the bronze.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Italy won the bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics. The Italian team finished behind China (gold) and Israel (silver).
Another medal for Italy came from modern pentathlon. Italian athlete Giorgio Malan secured the bronze at the Paris Games, with the gold going to Egyptian Elgendy and silver to Japanese Sato.
Italy set a new record with at least one medal won in each of the 36 days of the Olympics. From the rhythmic gymnasts today to the women’s volleyball team competing for gold against the U.S. tomorrow, Italy is guaranteed to end the 2024 Paris Olympics with at least one podium finish on each of the 16 days with finals, from Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, August 11.
Agency ANSAItaly sets a record, 36 days at the Olympics always on the podium – 2024 Olympics News – Ansa.it
The certainty comes thanks to the rhythmic gymnasts and the women’s volleyball team (ANSA)
“We’ve confirmed our bronze medal after Tokyo, and it’s never guaranteed. We stayed focused until the end, and it’s a very important result for us after perhaps three too difficult years, thanks also to our coaches and all the girls who work with us,” said rhythmic gymnastics team captain Alessia Maurelli on Rai Sport after winning the bronze at the Paris Olympics. “We never backed down; our response was to keep working, and this medal is the answer,” said the Italian referring to the storm surrounding the allegations made by former gymnasts against the coaches.
“The coaches never skipped a day at the gym – Maurelli explained. Only those who have that something extra can win an Olympic medal.” On the live marriage proposal from her boyfriend Massimo after the competition, Maurelli commented: “I still haven’t realized what happened. Last year, I jokingly told him that I would propose, never did I think he would do it.”
“Let’s say the thought of what happened never crossed our minds. It shaped the way we approached the arena. In this bronze medal, there was no desire for revenge, just passion and hard work despite everything. In these years, we remained silent, and the best response was this. The dedication goes to our coach, our Emanuela Maccarani,” said Alessia Maurelli, captain of the rhythmic gymnastics team after the Olympic bronze in Paris, referring to the case of alleged abuses for which coach Emanuela Maccarani was accused, then acquitted.
When asked about the marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Maurelli responds, “The medal comes first because it is history; confirming it is never taken for granted. Then, surely the ring represents the closing of a circle, and a medal and marriage feel like eternity.”
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