Schwazer: urine contain only one DNA. The conspiracy theory falls apart.

5 April, 20185 April, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

The RIS of Parma (italian gendarmerie) has completed the verification of DNA by detecting the profile of a single person, identical for both sample A and sample B. It is the first result of the analysis on the content of urine that led to the second doping disqualification of Alex Schwarzer. The last check of correspondence with the DNA that will be extracted in these days from the saliva of the former south tyrolean athlete, is still to be held. The conspiracy theory then begins to lose pieces...

Cristiana Pellino left us at the age of 48: the memory of her teammate Gisella Orsini

23 February, 2018 by Redazione

Cristiana Pellino left us at just 48, today is a sad day for the whole Italian racewalking. The former athlete of the Forestale team was fighting a serious illness and unfortunately today was given the news of his death. Our condolences go to the family and to all the people who have known and appreciated she over the years. Here is a memory of Cristiana written by her teammate, Gisella Orsini: To the inevitable question, "Why Cristiana?", The universe hardly takes the trouble to reply: "Why...

Perseus Karlstrom and Beki Smith wins in Adelaide the first race of IAAF RW Challenge

11 February, 201811 February, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Adelaide (AUS) - The first race of the IAAF Racewalking challenge is decided only in the final both for the men's and women's 20Km events; the competitions were also valid to assign the title of champion of Oceania and Australian. The men's 20Km race is won by Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) who in 1h20'30'' precedes Marius Liukas (LTU) in the last meters and only one second ; third Yerko Cortes (CHI) in 1h21'31'', fourth and champion of the Oceania, Quentin Rew (NZL) in 1h21'55''. One of the favorit...

Grosseto, Rubino show: 2h30’50” on 35Km. Good result also for Tontodonati and De Luca

2 February, 20182 February, 2018 by Redazione

Grosseto (ITA) - In the presence of FIDAL President Alfio Giomi, Giorgio Rubino won the 35km of Grosseto last Sunday, first round of the Italian Club Championship. The racewalker of Fiamme Gialle Club has impressed with an excellent race, winning in 2h30'50''. Initial steps led by the trio Rubino, De Luca and Tontodonati, then the latter's escape ignited the powders. At times the race has turned into a 20Km, with Rubino who chased and passed the Aeronautica Club athlete, walking at an average of...

Doping of Schwazer 2012: FIDAL doctors sentenced for omissive aiding. But who exults continues to tell lies.

25 January, 201817 May, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

UPDATE OF 10 DECEMBER 2019 the Court of Appeal overturned the first degree sentence: no aiding and abetting by the former FIDAL doctors and the former head of the technical area. Pierluigi Fiorella, Giuseppe Fischetto and Rita Bottiglieri were acquitted because "the fact does not exist". After years of trial and numerous postponements of the hearings, it came the first instance conviction against the FIDAL doctors and one employee , accused of having favored with their omissions the doping o...

Nick Christie and Katie Burnett‏ KING and QUEEN of USATF 50Km race walk

22 January, 201823 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Santee (USA) - The Anza-Borrego desert is not so far...Nick Christie probably thought also to this, while the most classic of crises tried to sink him. His race was going very regular, but we know that the 50Km reserve bad surprises; so the californian walker had to face a sharp physical drop between the 42nd and the 47th kilometer. But this did not stop him, the finish was now close and Christie managed to put a bit of brilliance in the athletic gesture of the last 2Km, thus winning a heroic 5...

Peru: Kimberly Garcia and Cesar Rodriguez are the champions of racewalk 20Km

21 January, 201822 January, 2018 by Redazione

Lima (PER) - César Rodríguez crossed the finish line raising his arms to celebrate his victory. This morning, under an inclement sun, he recovered the crown of national racewalking champion ahead of his opponent Luis Henry Campos, after last year the title had escaped him for a few centimeters. Moments later, the seventh in the world Kimberly García finished first in the women's race with a time of 1h38'03 ''. The two were protagonists of the first round of the national road race championship t...

GREGORIO ANGELINI: “in Greece weather was crazy, but I don’t stop here”

18 January, 201819 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

One of the qualities of a racewalker should be sure to never give up; to Gregorio Angelini, young U23 of the athletics club "Alteratletica Locorotondo", this quality is not lacking. Last Sunday he took part in the 50Km Greek championship, in an infamous day from the meteorological point of view. Last year, again in January, Gregorio had succeeded in the "pirate" undertaking to win the 50km of the Portuguese championships by retouching his PB to 4h08'22'', this year the withdrawal in Hellenic lan...

Bernardo and Santos new U18 Portugal champions. Banska Bystrica: indoor test for Czaková and Černý

17 January, 201818 January, 2018 by Redazione

January full of events, with indoor races in Slovakia, Portugal and United States, in addition to two road competition that took place in Spain last weekend. Banska Bystrica (SVK), 5 jan - In the little indoor track of sports high school in the slovak city, was held an indoor event dedicated to Matej Toth, also with youth categories races. In the 3000m wins for Dominik Černý in 11'55''76 and for Maria Czaková in 12'43''76. Results > Hanover (USA), 7 jan - In New Hampshire, the women's m...

The “Ugo Frigerio” Trophy returns to Genoa. Will compete also Olympic medals Cai Zelin and Lu Xiuzhi

16 January, 201816 January, 2018 by Federico Boldrini

Genoa returns to host the first round of the "Ugo Frigerio" Trophy, now in its 49th edition. Thanks to the organizational commitment of the "Gruppo Città di Genova", to the support of the Municipality of Genoa and the Liguria Region, the race also valid as the Entsorga Trophy Master, it will take place on the suggestive Corso Italia promenade in a 1Km approved IAAF road circuit. Already in recent years the race circuit had fascinated the international sporting institutions with a future perspec...