Mediterranean Games, Arnaldi-Passaro gold in tennis

The Italy of tennis shines at the Mediterranean Games in Oran thanks to the splendid gold won in the men’s doubles by Matteo Arnaldi and Francesco Passaro. The Azzurri defeated in the final the Spanish couple formed by Carlos Lopez Montagud and Alvaro Lopez San Martin with a score of 6-2 6-3. Italy returns to the top step of the podium of the 3-circle review after 13 years from the last success in Pescara 2009, when Matteo Marai and Gianluca Naso played the anthem of Mameli. Bronze medal, on the other hand, for the women’s doubles composed by Nuria Brancaccio and Aurora Zantedeschi: the girls got on the podium without competing in the final due to the withdrawal of the Tunisian couple Benchi-Ben Hassen. There are 12 medals won today in Algeria: 2 golds, 3 silvers and 7 bronzes. Here is the summary of today’s results

Athletics

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Tobia Bocchi puts an amazing silver around his neck with 16.93 in the triple jump thanks to a great last leap, thus closing behind the Algerian Triki, the only one above 17 meters. Fifth Andrea Dallavalle (16.44) who preferred to stop after the first jump: on Saturday at the Assoluti in Rieti he had a blow to the ankle, the stop is only a precaution given the imminent departure for the World Championships.

Skeet shooting

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From the mixed test of skeet two medals arrive: the silver of the couple formed by Diana Bacosi and Tammaro Cassandro, defeated by France 6-2, and the bronze of the duo Gabriele Rossetti and Martina Bartolomei, winners of the challenge against Cyprus 7-3 .

Judo

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Silver also for Kenny Bedel in the 81 kg. A great path for him: three ippons in a row on the Portuguese Manuel Rodrigues, the Moroccan Achraf Mouti and the Spanish Alfonso Urquiza Solana, only to give up in the final for wazari against the Turkish Vedat Albayrak, number three in the world rankings. Bronze for Martina Esposito in the 70 kg: after passing the repechage, she did not have to play the final thanks to the disqualification suffered previously in the semifinals by the Croatian Lara Cvjetko.

Boxing

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Four bronze medals arrive from the ring. Two by the women with Rebecca Nicoli (60kg) and Melissa Gemini (66kg), both defeated in the semifinals respectively by the Moroccan Chaymae Rhaddi (2-1) and the Turkish Surmeneli. And two by the men with Giuseppe Canonico (60kg), beaten in the semifinals by the Moroccan Hamout with a non-unanimous verdict 1-2 (29-26; 27-28; 26-29), and Salvatore Cavallaro (75 kg), exceeded by measure 1 -2 (29-28; 28-29; 28; 29) from the Algerian Nemouchi.