Delphine Nkansa wins gold in women's 200m final, followed by Takács, Emmanouilidou, Kaddari
Posted : 17 July 2023
Delphine Nkansa redeemed herself after earlier disappointments, claiming the gold medal in the women's 200m final. She secured her place atop the podium with a strong performance, finishing in 23.31 (-0.1m/s).
Hungary's Boglárka Takács put up a superb challenge and settled for the silver in 23.33, matching her previous result from the 2018 European U18 Championships.
Greece's Polyniki Emmanouilidou took the bronze in 23.41, adding to her previous fifth-place finish in the 100m final.
Italy's defending champion, Dalia Kaddari, faded to fifth place with a time of 23.52.
The men's 4x400m final was an intense battle, with Italy demonstrating strength in depth and ultimately securing the gold medal.
Lorenzo Benati's outstanding final leg propelled Italy to victory in 3:02.49.
Turkey clinched the silver medal with a barn-storming final leg by Ismail Nezir, timing at 44.63, resulting in a total time of 3:03.04. Great Britain secured the bronze with 3:03.12.
In the women's 4x400m relay, a thrilling final leg by Louise Maraval led France to the gold medal. Maraval's impressive performance, despite winning 400m hurdles silver earlier, lifted her team from fourth place to victory in 3:30.60.
Switzerland and Poland contended for the top position, but France's strong finish secured the gold.
Switzerland earned a national U23 record and took silver, while Spain's Carmen Aviles seized the bronze, setting another national U23 record in 3:33.11.
Yanis Meziane's courageous front-running effort paid off with the gold medal in the men's 800m, narrowly holding off Great Britain's Ethan Hussey by 0.03 seconds to finish in 1:45.92. French athlete Paul Anselmini added to the team's success by winning the bronze in 1:45.99.
Spain's Alejandro Quijada delivered a stunning last lap burst to claim gold in the men's 3000m steeplechase.
Coming from fifth place at the bell, he accelerated on the back straight, overtaking Portugal's Etson Baros by the water jump and pulling away to win in a personal best of 8:28.91.
Baros settled for silver, while France's Baptiste Guyon secured the bronze with a fast finish in 8:33.64.
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