The first thing done in Italy’s Olympic shooting gold Niccolò Campriani was a visit to relatives in Emilia affected by the earthquake. The Olympic champion has made a break with her parents near Carpi (Modena) where there are some cousins of his mother, who were the first to see the medals won by the close in London.
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London 2012, Campriani won shooting gold
Florentine’s Niccolo Campriani won shooting gold Monday in the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions, while Matt Emmons of the United States earned the bronze medal. The 24-year-old Italian won his second medal of the London Games, setting Olympic records with his total and qualifying scores to add gold to the silver he won last week in the 10-meter air rifle.
Aquilani spent his first hours in Florence
Alberto Aquilani spent his first hours as Fiorentina player undergoing medicals, signing his new contract and shaking hands with Fiorentina directors. In the fact, ACF Fiorentina signed Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on Friday.
The Florentine Campriani wins silver in London
Shooting for his home country of Italy, former West Virginia University student-athlete and Florentine native Niccolò Campriani won the Silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle, today, inside the Royal Artillery Barracks, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
Fiorentina signs Udinese midfielder Cuadrado
Fiorentina has signed Juan Cuadrado from Udinese on loan with the right to buy the Colombian midfielder at the end of the season. Cuadrado joined Udinese in 2009 and impressed during a loan spell at Lecce last season. Last week the Viola team signed Facundo Roncaglia.
Florence will host the Four football helmets
After Luino in 2010 and Bologna in 2011, Florence will host the 2012 edition of the tournament Four football helmets. The match will be played in the new stadium of Perugino street (19 and 21 July) and the event was organized by the National FIDAF to test for the forthcoming European Championship for nations scheduled in Italy in 2013.
37 Tuscan athletes bound for the Olympics
37 Tuscans athletes bound for the Olympics and Paralympics. The Tuscan team, the third in number of athletes qualified for Italy, after Lombardia and Lazio, was presented today by the regional sport and welfare councilor, Salvatore Allocca. Sports more represented is swimming, with six athletes, followed by boating with five.
Jorge Lorenzo took a victory at Mugello
Jorge Lorenzo took a victory at the Mugello circuit, Florence, Italy, leading from the first turn till the finish. This win extended his lead in the championship to 19 points over second placed Dani Pedrosa. The race started with Pedrosa entering turn one in the lead, but he ran wide in the long right hand sweeper leaving a gap for Lorenzo to squeeze through.
Moto GP, Pedrosa on pole for Mugello
With the top lap times in the first three practices, and a new circuit record, it seemed certain that Jorge Lorenzo would capture the pole for Round 9 of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship at the Mugello Circuit near Florence, Italy. But, with time for only one more lap remaining, and another record-setting pace, Lorenzo sat up and rode into the pits.
Fiorentina, the Argentina right-back Roncaglia signs
ACF Fiorentina signs re-enforcements from the summer transfer market in order to bounce back from their dismal performance in the last season, and have revealed Facundo Roncaglia as their new signing. The Argentina right-back is considered to be a versatile character at the back, with the ability to play in the centre or the left side of the defence as well.