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Bronze medalist of the Olympics-2024 and world champion 2025 year, Italian long jumper Mattia Furlani was injured during the qualifying round at the European Championships 2026. This was reported by “Glavkom.”
The European Athletics Championships 2026 are being held in Birmingham (United Kingdom).
Today, 10 August, Furlani made his first attempt in the continental championships qualification, but after landing he felt pain in his right leg. He could not move on his own, so the Italian left the competition area in a wheelchair.
Mattia Furlani, broken on the first jump 💥🤯
The world long jump champion is injured and says goodbye to the Europeans.#EuropeanAthletics #Birmingham2026 pic.twitter.com/ZBH5zoY2rU
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) August 10, 2026
Thus, Furlani ended his competition at the European Championships.
Recall, Olga Belchenko won the silver medal at the World U20 Athletics Championships in the pole vault.
During 5-9 August, Oregon in the United States hosted the world junior championships. 18 representatives of Ukraine participated in the competitions – 11 men and 7 women.
The only medal for the Ukrainian team at the world championships was won by 19-year-old Olga Belchenko, who finished second in the pole vault.
Olga Belchenko’s silver medal was the first for Ukraine at the World U20 Championships since 2022 year. In addition, it is the first-ever medal for the Ukrainian team in the women’s pole vault at the world junior championships.
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