21/06/2019   Agropoli (ITA): Alexandrina Mihai surprisingly wins U18 girls championships






The race of 5.000m U18 girls starts on time.

Ate the start 36 athletes.

 
Immediately in the lead the trio of favorites, Martina Casiraghi (ITA), Alexandrina Mihai (ITA) and Alessia Titone (ITA).
For about 1,000m the three walk in single file with Martina Casiraghi in the lead, followed by the surprise Alexandrina Mihai and behind Alessia Titone.
The 1.000m passage is 4:44.2
Shortly after the 1.000m Martina Casiraghi forces the pace and gains about ten meters on Mihai which she earned 10 more on Alessia Titone.
Caasiraghi pass at 2,000m in 9:25.9
The race continues with the top three in these positions for another 2,000m.
Passage 3.000m in 14:23.4  and 4.000m in 19:18.2
 
Strangely, the walk of Martina Casiraghi does not seem as fluid as usual and probably the anxiety of getting a good result in addition to the title plays some bad joke the athlete.
 
Regardless of the yellow paddles received due to lack of contact, she continues undaunted, but at 500m from the finish she is stopped by the Chief Judge in the penalty area for 30".
Just enough time to be overtaken by Alexandrina Mihai, who is about thirty meters ahead.
 
After the penalty, Martina Casiraghi leaves the penalty zone like a missile and with a pace that has nothing to do with race walk; she continue for about 180m until the straight opposite to the finish line where she catch the opponent and pass again in front of the race.
She continues but her walk seems decidedly out of the rule.
 
She broke the finish line first in 24:28.52, but she find the chief judge to notify the disqualification.
 
 

 

Martina Casiraghi, first before to be DQed

 

 
Victory to Alexandrina Mihai (ITA) in 24:37.10 new personal best (previous 24:48.64 obtained in  La Spezia, ITA on 15.6.2019)

Second place to Alessia Titone (ITA) in 25:28.29

Third place to Maria Clelia Saccardo (IT) in 25:32.08
 
They are the only three athletes under 26:00:00.
Under 27:00.00 we find then 9 athletes, under 28:00.00 another 15, under 29:00.00 we find 5 and finally under 30:00.00 there is only 1 classified.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Alexandrina Mihai second at finish line and then winner after Casiraghi's DQ