Historic day for Italy. Thanks to the gold won by Luigi Busà in the 75 kilos category of kumite, a karate fighting specialty, the blue expedition to Tokyo set a new record for medals won. Two days from the end there are 37, one more than Rome 1960 and Los Angeles 1932, an absolute record at the Olympics so far. A few minutes later the 38th medal also arrives and this time it is gold too. To win the 4 × 100 relay composed by Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Eseosa Desalu and Filippo Tortu.
Luigi Busà, gold medal in karate
After the gold medal won by Antonella Palmisano in the march, another blue triumph arrives thanks to Luigi Busà. One of the favorites of the day beat Azerbaijani Rafael Aghayev in the final, closing an extraordinary series that led him to victory. The tournament began by beating the Australian Yahiro 5-0, then the defeat against the Kazakh Azhikanov and the immediate redemption against the German Bitsch, beaten by senshu (assignment to the first athlete who brings the first point when the match ends in a draw) . Just against the Azerbaijani Aghayev the victory and the passage of the round. In the semifinals, Stanislav Horuna was annihilated by 3-0. In the final again Aghayev, five times world champion. A race well managed by Busà who at the minute 1'42 "delivered the winning punch that earned him the decisive point.
In an interview shortly before the start of Olympics, Luigi Busà told how his passion for karate was born: “I liked to eat, at 13 I weighed 94 kilos, and I was shorter than now. Only my father saw something special in me, he was an athlete, he saw however that as a child I won cadet championships and I could become something serious. The problem is that at 16 I was fighting in the heavyweight, and they made me understand that internationally it would not be a good choice: too hard hits and impacts. I had to lose weight, go down in the middle to 75 kilos. I went on a diet, and I haven't moved from that category since. From playing I moved on to work, in the sports center of the Carabinieri: I am pinned ”.
Relay 4 × 100, another incredible gold in athletics
After the great result in the semifinal and led by a stratospheric Marcell Jacobs, gold medalist in the 100 meters, there was great anticipation for the men's 4 × 100 relay. The team made up of Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Eseosa Desalu and Filippo Tortu did not disappoint expectations and won the gold medal. Jacobs led Italy to victory. Silver medal for Germany, bronze for Canada. The four Azzurri also set the new Italian record by setting the time of 37 ”50. The last fraction of Filippo Tortu was sensational, who in the final straight managed to catch up on Great Britain, detaching the English team by only a cent.
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