Filippo Tortu at the Milan-Cortina Games 2026? "The idea would be to try it with the bob ..."

The Italian record holder of the 100 meters confirmed, live on Sunday, the possibility of playing an Olympics at home. In the footsteps of the many sprinters who climbed on a crew ...

Monday 30 March 2020 2 minutes reading time

It seemed like a simple joke, so much so that the president of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, asked the person concerned for confirmation. And Filippo Tortu, last night in connection with the Sports Sunday on Rai 2, did not hide: "Yes, the idea of playing the Olympic Games in Italy, after having lost the possibility of Rome 2024, would be there". The Italian record holder of the 100 meters refers to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, where the only possibility, "since on skis it will be better to avoid, would be that of the bob". On the other hand, history is full of sprinters passed on a crew to ensure a big boost: from the world of Italian athletics, the last was Giuseppe Gibilisco (pole vault world champion in 2003) in 2016, which also played some World Cup races before leaving that adventure. Sure, the blue bob is practically at year zero, but who knows, something interesting cannot arise from this idea, even if for now Tortu is focused on the reprogramming that will lead him to play the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, after the final of the 100 reached last year.

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