Athletics, high: in Udine sharp of Ivanyuk and Demireva in memory of Talotti

In the name of Alessandro Talotti. The 4th UdinJump, a prestigious international high jump only meeting, took place today at the Palaindoor Ovidio Bernes in the Friulian capital. Among the men, with 2.29, the Russian Ilya Ivanyuk prevailed: the world bronze in charge increased his best seasonal world performance by one cm. Among the women, with 1.90, the Bulgarian Mirela Demireva, Olympic bronze in Rio 2016.

A lot of friends

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But everyone’s memory, on a day like this, went to former Azzurri Alessandro Talotti, fourth at the European Championships in Munich 2002 and finalist at the 2004 Athens Games, who passed away on May 16 last, at the age of 40, after a courageous 15 month battle. The Friulian, creator and soul of the event together with Mario Gasparetto and Massimo Di Giorgio, made his last public appearance on the occasion of the edition a year ago when, visibly tried, but full of the usual, overwhelming enthusiasm, he wanted to be at edge of the platform together with his wife Silvia and little Elio, born in October 2020. He always looked ahead, Alessandro and the fact that the meeting continues even without him (despite the pandemic), is the best and fairest way to honor his memory. It is also for this reason that today many friends, in the lead the world record holder of the specialty, the Cuban Javier Sotomayor, after a long series of collateral activities, found themselves at Palaindoor. In the name of JJ.