Italy won its second gold medal of
the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday, with Federica Cesarini and
Valentina Rodini triumphing in the women's lightweight double
sculls rowing.
Stefano Oppo and Pietro Willy Ruta took bronze in the same event
in the men's competition.
Cesarini and Rodini dedicated their victory to Filippo Mondelli,
a member of the Italian men's quadruple sculls team who died of
cancer aged 26 in April.
Swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri, meanwhile, won a remarkable silver
medal in the 800m freestyle despite missing a big chunk of his
preparation for the Games due to glandular fever.
San Marino won their first ever Olympic medal with 32-year-old
Alessandra Perilli taking bronze on the women's trap shooting.
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