Martin Dematteis (Italy) and Lucija Krkoc (Slovenja) winners of the first Grand Prix race in Italy.
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265 men and 96 women run the first Grand Prix race in Arco di Trento (Italy).
Second in the relay race was Italian team club Podistica Valle Varaita formed by Martin Dematteis, Manuel Solavaggione e Bernard Dematteis in 1:29.22 and , third again one other Eritrean team composed Ogubit Gebrengus, Mguse Tesfaldef and Adhanom Abraha with ,in 1:29.49: see photo of the men podium.
In the women competition on the podium three Italian club: first was Runner Team 99 SBV (with Valentina Belotti and Valeria Straneo) with time 49.11, second G. S. Forestale (with Maria Grazia Roberti and Antonella Confortola) , in 49.25 and third Calcestruzzi Corradini Excelsior (with Gloria Marconi ed Ivana Iozzia) in 49.53: it was a very exciting race in the women category with the gap between first three team very short: see photo of the women podium.
A lot of spectators attended to the event. Local TV coverage also was guaranteed.
Also some FIDAL Officials were present at the event, together two WMRA Council members, Raimondo Balicco and Tomo Sarf.
WMRA Council will do an evaluation about this news experience, that is a relay race in the WMRA Grand Prix, in the next future.
This competition was a relay races but for the WMRA Grand Prix 2011 an individual list was settled at the end of the race.
In the men individual Grand Prix result the best time was run by Martin Dematteis in 27.58.
Second was his twin, Bernard Dematteis, in 28.25 and third ,was Eritrean Ogubit Gebrengus in 28.40. Following fourth Gabriele Abate in 28.55 and fifth again Eritrean Debessay Tessige in 29.03.
In the women individual Grand Prix result the winner was Slovenian Lucija Krkoc in 23.27 (best female time ever run in the race), whilst second finished English runner Emma Clayton in 24.06 and third arrived the better Italian runner Alice Gaggi in 24.18.
Second in the relay race was Italian team club Podistica Valle Varaita formed by Martin Dematteis, Manuel Solavaggione e Bernard Dematteis in 1:29.22 and , third again one other Eritrean team composed Ogubit Gebrengus, Mguse Tesfaldef and Adhanom Abraha with ,in 1:29.49: see photo of the men podium.
In the women competition on the podium three Italian club: first was Runner Team 99 SBV (with Valentina Belotti and Valeria Straneo) with time 49.11, second G. S. Forestale (with Maria Grazia Roberti and Antonella Confortola) , in 49.25 and third Calcestruzzi Corradini Excelsior (with Gloria Marconi ed Ivana Iozzia) in 49.53: it was a very exciting race in the women category with the gap between first three team very short: see photo of the women podium.
Also some FIDAL Officials were present at the event, together two WMRA Council members, Raimondo Balicco and Tomo Sarf.
WMRA Council will do an evaluation about this news experience, that is a relay race in the WMRA Grand Prix, in the next future.
new by Bruno Gozzelino
photos by Piergiogio Chiampo
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