Third gold for Italy at the European Championships on the road in progress in: after the triumphs of Nadia Battocletti and the team in the 10 km it is Iliass Aouani to dominate the marathon of these first European road championships in Lovanio, Belgium. Aouani has imposed himself with a time of 2h09’05 “.
the race
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On an wavy track and full of pitfalls shortly before the 20th km, the Israeli Bukayawe Damn (1h03’52 “at the half) stretches that about ten kilometers further on is taken up again. Iliass Aouani entered the group with the Turkish Ilham Tanui Ozblen, the Israelis Gashau Ayale, Haimro Alame and Yitayewa Abuhay, In a challenge that becomes tactics. after 30 km (1h30’55 “) they move on to the Aouani command, Ozblen and four athletes in the Israel shirt: the world vice -champion Maru Teferi, Alame, Ayale and Damn. Aouani responds to the Forcing of Alame, so Teferi leads to lead and the blue seems to check with confidence (1h46: 51 to the 35th km), but in the final sprint Iliass burns the opponents and conquers gold.
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