“It was really very emotional, a moment that I will not forget. It was the first time the four of us passed the baton again after the Tokyo race and this time handing it over to President Mattarella was special, it caused me emotions similar to those of Tokyo. “, said the blue sprinter Filippo Tortu, gold medal in the 4×100 relay race in Tokyo 2020, at the end of the flag handover ceremony at the Quirinale. “Every medal is important – he added – perhaps ours was an added value due to the fact that it was unexpected. I know that in this period the courses have had a boom in enrollments and knowing that I have helped my sport is fantastic”. By Camilla Romana Bruno.

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