If it were not for the wind, favorable beyond the limits allowed by the charter, Mattia Furlani will hold the Under 20 world long jump record and will be one step away from the Italian record Andrew Howe, one of his myths. His 8 and 44 points at the Ottolia Memorial in Savona are a record worthy of great athletes in this category, an athlete under 20 has never jumped so much, not even Carl Lewis, and demonstrates that a new star has appeared in the sky of Italian athletics. .
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The jump that would have been the record came in the second round of his series, after he had already shown his full talent in a very long void on his first platform appearance. 8 meters of the fourth jump remained in the archive, close to last year’s personal 8.04. “I freaked out when I saw the measurement 8.44. Shortly thereafter, the wind blew on the board, but this did not change my reaction., it’s a great performance and I’m very happy because I’ve been working so hard to prepare for the summer season. I improved a lot of things, starting with the run. I put in a lot more effort than before. Now let’s think about the plans for the season: the U20 European Championship in Jerusalem in August remains my goal, but now we can think about the World Championship in Budapest.
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The enthusiasm for this race is nothing new for Mattia Furlani, born in 2005, passionate about sports for fun and family traditions. Everything revolves around Rieti, as does Andrew Howe. Training takes place in the family (“always with peace”): the technical guide is mother Hati Sek, a former sprinter of Senegalese origin, who married Marcello Furlani, a former 2.27 height climber. The brothers are also athletes. In short, the argument at the table is as follows. A table that is almost vegetarian thanks to the team that always follows it to grow: in size and muscle.