Inglese and Crippa pre-selected for Chia
17 Ottobre 2016Veronica Inglese finished 19th at the European Cross Country Championships in Hyeres last December but the 25-year-old is on course to challenge for her second piece of silverware of the season
Inglese has lowered her lifetime bests at all distances from 1500m up to the half marathon this year and it was over the latter distance where she claimed a silver medal at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam behind Sara Moreira, setting her fastest ever time of 1:10:35 on an undulating course in the process.
Inglese’s brilliant series of performances this year has been recognised by the Italian deciders who have pre-selected her - along with seven other athletes - for the European Cross Country Championships in Chia on 11 December.
An Italian athlete has never won an individual medal in the senior women’s race at the European Cross Country Championships but the in-form Inglese will be able to prepare conscientiously for Chia over the next two months knowing her selection has already been guaranteed.
By contrast, Italy has won the last two editions of the junior men’s race courtesy of Yeman Crippa. The 19-year-old will be looking to claim his third individual title of his blossoming career when he steps up into the under-23 division in December.
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