Errani and Paolini are Olympic doubles champions: historic gold for Italy on the clay of Paris

• TENNIS

Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini secured the first historic victory for Italian tennis at the Olympic Games.

On the clay of Court Philippe Chatrier, the pair (photo Simone Ferraro/CONI) completed an extraordinary journey at Paris 2024, winning the gold medal for Italy in women’s doubles. The comeback victory and 10-point tie-breaker win over Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, who competed as neutral individual athletes, secured gold with a score of 2-6, 6-1, 10-7 after a battle lasting one hours and 24 minutes.

An exciting journey was completed by the Italian duo, which began in the first round with an agile victory over New Zealand's Routliffe/Sun (6-2 6-3). Then in the eighth round came a comeback victory over France's Garcia/Parry (5-7 6-3 10-8), the prelude to a triumph in the quarter-finals over Britain's Boulter/Watson (6-3 6-1). Then, in the semi-finals, the duo got the better of the Czech pair Muchova/Noskova (6-3 6-2), a match that launched them confidently towards today's feat, with which they guaranteed the Italia Team its seventh gold medal at this Olympics (the 21st in total).

Gregorio Paltrinieri repeats his success at the Paris Games: silver medal in the 1500 freestyle

• SWIMMING

Fifth Olympic podium of his career for the immortal Gregorio Paltrinieri.

At Paris 2024, in the final evening of swimming finals at the Defense Arena, the champion from Carpi (photo Roberto Di Tondo/CONI) claimed the silver medal in the 1500 freestyle, returning to the top three in this specialty eight years after winning gold at the Rio 2016 edition.

The Azzurro, who posted the second-fastest time (14:42.56) in the heats, remained in contention for victory until the last 100 metres of the final, when he ultimately had to concede to American Bobby Finke, who set a new world record (14:30.67). The latter, who never relinquished the lead, finished ahead of Paltrinieri (+3.88) and Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen (+8.96). 

The Italian swimming team concludes its Olympics with a total of five medals. Today’s result adds to the golds obtained by Nicolò Martinenghi (100 breaststroke) and Thomas Ceccon (100 backstroke) and the bronzes won by ‘Super Greg’ himself (800 freestyle) and the Azzurri of the men’s 4x100 freestyle team.

Lorenzo Musetti wins bronze in men's singles: Italy back on the Olympic podium after 100 years

• TENNIS

From Paris 1924 to Paris 2024: a century later, Italy returns to the Olympic podium in men's singles tennis.

On the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier, the star was Lorenzo Musetti (photo Luca Pagliaricci/CONI), who, like Uberto De Morpurgo 100 years ago, hung the bronze around his neck.

The Carrara-born athlete secured the 19th medal of this Olympic edition for the Azzurri, defeating Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, the 13th seed, in the final in three sets (6-4, 1-6, 6-3), securing victory after 2 hours and 11 minutes of battle. 

Musetti began his extraordinary journey in the French capital with great confidence after reaching the final on the clay of the ATP 250 in Umag, Croatia.  Along the path to the medal, he defeated the host Gael Monfils, Argentina’s Mariano Navone, the American Taylor Fritz, and Germany’s Alexander Zverev without dropping a set. In the semi-final, he succumbed in two sets to Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic, a defeat that did not prevent him from writing a new indelible chapter in the Olympic Games for Italian sport.

iQFOiL: Marta Maggetti triumphs in Marseille and gives Italia Team their sixth gold medal at the Games

• SAILING

Marta Maggetti climbs to the top step of the podium at the Paris 2024 Games.

At the end of a thrilling ride on the waters of Marseille, the athlete from Cagliari secured the gold in iQFOiL, bringing Italia Team to victory in windsurfing, 24 years after Alessandra Sensini’s success at the Sydney 2000 edition (Mistral).

The 2022 world champion (photo Federvela) turned in strong performances throughout the 14 preliminary races, finishing third with a total of 105 (70 net points). Qualifying directly for the semi-finals, she placed second, securing a spot in the final reserved for the top three and guaranteeing herself a medal. But she wanted more and, thanks to a splendid final stretch, managed to surpass both Israel's Sharon Kantor and Britain's Emma Wilson, who had to settle for silver and bronze, respectively.

With arms raised to the sky, Maggetti secured the 18th medal of this edition of the Games for Italy (the sixth gold).

Italia Team on the podium in lightweight double sculls: Stefano Oppo and Gabriel Soares claim silver

• ROWING

The Italian national rowing team put in a repeat performance on the waters of the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Following the quad sculls, another men’s crew secured a podium finish at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the lightweight double sculls team of Stefano Oppo and Gabriel Soares (photo Luca Pagliaricci/CONI) claiming the silver medal, matching the result achieved 24 years ago at Sydney 2000 by Elia Luini and Leonardo Pettinari.

Victory went to Ireland’s Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan (6:10.99), who in the final 500 metres pulled ahead in a sprint finish against the Italian boat (6:13.33) and Greece’s Antonios Papakonstantinou and Petros Gkaidatzis (6:13.44), who had to settle for bronze in a photo finish.

Italian fencers bow to the United States: silver medal in the Olympic team event

• FENCING

Italy's journey in the women's foil team event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games concluded with a podium finish.

On the piste at the Grand Palais, it was silver for the quartet consisting of flag bearer Arianna Errigo, Martina Favaretto, Alice Volpi, and Francesca Palumbo (photo Augusto Bizzi/CONI), securing Italy's 16th medal of this Olympic edition and the fourth from fencing.

The Azzurre began their journey in the quarter-finals, where they decisively defeated Egypt with a commanding score of 45-14. In the semi-finals, they faced Japan, who were defeated 45-39 despite a comeback attempt during the final bout. The final act was dominated by the United States, with coach Stefano Cerioni’s team forced to accept defeat with a final score of 45-39 in a match where they trailed throughout.

Alice Bellandi ascends to the Olympic throne in the -78 kg: fifth Italian gold medal at Paris 2024

• JUDO

Alice Bellandi enters the judo pantheon, sealing her legacy at the Paris 2024 Games.

After four podium finishes at European and World Championships, the world-ranked number one clinched a magical gold medal (the fifth for Italy in this Olympics) in the -78 kg weight category, securing glory for an Italian athlete 16 years after Giulia Quintavalle's feat (-57 kg) in Beijing 2008.

The extraordinary athlete from Brescia (photo Roberto Di Tondo/CONI) began her journey on the tamati of the Champ-de-Mars Arena, starting directly in the round of 16. Here, in a tense golden score situation with two shidos each, she delivered a crucial waza-ari against Brazil's Mayra Aguiar. In the quarter-finals, she overcame Ukraine’s Yelizaveta Lytvynenko by hansoku-make, while in the semi-finals, she triumphed over Portugal’s Patricia Sampaio with a waza-ari. In the final, with a waza-ari lead, she benefited from the third and decisive shido issued by the referee to Israel's Inbar Lanir. In disbelief and tears, the Italian athlete went to the stands to receive embraces from CONI President Giovanni Malagò and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (photo Nucci). 

For Italy, Bellandi's triumph marks the third medal in the history of the Games in this weight category, following bronzes by Emanuela Pierantozzi (Sydney 2000) and Lucia Morico (Athens 2004).

The roar of Giovanni De Gennaro: Italian victory in K1 and a quartet of golds at the Games for Italia Team

• CANOE SLALOM

A triumphant cry and arms raised to the sky for Giovanni De Gennaro at the Olympic course of the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Indeed, at the Paris 2024 Games, the exceptional athlete from Brescia (photo Luca Pagliaricci/CONI) secured the gold medal in the K1 slalom with a commanding final run. He gifted the Italia Team their third Olympic triumph in this discipline, following in the footsteps of Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (Barcelona 1992) and Daniele Molmenti (London 2012).

It was an exceptional performance by the reigning European champion, who, after breezing through the two preliminary runs and securing the eighth-fastest time in the semi-finals (93.47 with a 2” penalty), almost achieved perfection in the final run, finishing with the outstanding time of 88.22 (0 penalties). Behind him were the host nation’s Titouan Castryck (88.42, 0 penalties) and Spain’s Pau Echaniz (88.87 with a 2” penalty).

For Italy, this represents the 14th medal of this Olympic Games and the fourth gold following those won by Nicolò Martinenghi (100 breaststroke), Thomas Ceccon (100 backstroke), and the women's épée team.

Italy on the podium in women’s trap: Silvana Stanco wins silver in Châteauroux

• SHOOTING

The Italian national anthem resounded on the piste of the Châteauroux Shooting Centre.

A brilliant protagonist at the Paris 2024 Games has been Silvana Stanco (photo Ferdinando Mezzelani/CONI), who, in her second Olympic appearance, claimed the silver medal in trap, bringing Italy back to the podium in the women's event after 12 years, when Jessica Rossi triumphed in the London edition.

The Azzurra, who finished in fourth place (122/125 +0+1) in the double qualification round, secured a spot in the final reserved for the top six shooters. Only Guatemala’s Adriana Ruano Oliva performed better, achieving a score of 45/50 (an Olympic record) and maintaining composure in the final 10-shot series against Stanco (40/50). The podium was completed by Australia's Penny Smith (bronze with 32/40).

Men's quadruple sculls Azzurri win silver at Vaires-sur-Marne: Italy back on the Olympic podium after 16 years

• ROWING

The 12th medal for Italia Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has come from rowing.

On the waters of the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, the quartet composed of Luca Chiumento, Luca Rambaldi, Andrea Panizza, and Giacomo Gentili (photo Luca by Pagliaricci/CONI) claimed silver in the men’s quadruple sculls. 

The final victory was claimed by the Netherlands (5:42.00), who started as the reigning Olympic and world champions, with the Azzurri crew (5:44.40) managing to secure the runner-up position over Poland (5:44.59) in the final metres of their duel.

For Italy, this marks a return to the Olympic podium in this discipline 16 years after the silver won at Beijing 2008 by Rossano Galtarossa, Simone Raineri, Luca Agamennoni, and Simone Venier.