Fifth gold medal for Italy at the Paris 2024 Olympics Alice Bellandi wins the judo final in the 11-0, -78kg category, in the final against the Israeli Inbr Lanir. The 25-year-old from Brescia is the fifteenth medal for the Italian team at the Games, the second in a few minutes after that of Giovanni De Gennaro in the K-1 canoe slalom, originally from Roncadelle like her. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and singer Al Bano were also present at the race. “I don't even know if it's true, it's a dream,” said the athlete before stepping onto the podium and singing the Italian anthem, after finishing seventh in the under 70 kg category in Tokyo, “too big for me, there I worked every day, I cried all my life and now I can't believe it.” Immediately after the victory on the tatami, she went to hug and kiss her partner Jasmine: “I'm sorry, it's seen as something extraordinary, it's love,” said the judoka, “who would you kiss after such important results? Of course, like everything, it moves for love: sport is love, friendship is love, partners are love. It's gold full of love.” At the Grand Palais Éphémère Bellandi became the eighth Italian to conquer an Olympic podium in judo and the third in the category up to 78 kg. after Emanuela Pierantozzi, third in Sydney, and Lucia Morico, bronze medalist in Athens. At the Japan Games, he also obtained a ninth place in the team competition. Originally from Brescia, she has been training in Rome for nine years. He belongs to the Fiamme Gialle sports group.
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