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Olympics-Italy Basks In Tokyo Games Medal Glory As COVID-19 Gamble Pays Off 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Italy's COVID-19 bet that permitted a little gathering of tip top competitors to prepare through the pandemic when a significant part of the world was in lockdown has paid off liberally at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the nation establishing another awards record. 

Going into the last day of rivalries Italian competitors have won 39 awards, more than customary European games forces to be reckoned with Germany and France, and surprisingly more than the 36 Italy had succeeded at their home Olympics in Rome in 1960, their past best imprint. 

They coordinated with their 28 awards from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2012 London Games after just 10 days, adding to the country's radiant donning summer following their European soccer title win in July.  메이저사이트

"These were the best Olympics ever for Italy," Italian Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malago, whose nation will have the 2032 winter Olympics, said. 

"I'm glad for the entire delegation...And of this superb group that has given Italy extraordinary happiness, after the Euros, giving extremely compelling feelings to all Italians who have endured such a great amount over the most recent two years due to COVID-19." 

However, it is actually that which might have given Italy the edge in Tokyo. 

While different countries were closing exercise centers, pools and tracks as the pandemic guaranteed a large number of lives around the world, Italy gave an exclusion to somewhere in the range of 250 tip top competitors to continue to prepare for a significant part of the previous year and a half. 

Among the individuals who scarcely had a three day weekend was Gianmarco Tamberi, Italy's high leap gold medallist, who imparted the highest point of the platform to Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim. 

Tamberi was locked out of preparing for only fourteen days somewhat recently and a half, and he illuminated Tokyo's Olympic arena keep going week on a night that saw Italy stun in games with runner Lamont Marcell Jacobs catching the blue riband men's 100 meters title. 

Jacobs upped the ante a couple of days after the fact, grabbing the 4x100 meters hand-off gold for an eminent twofold in the post-Usain Bolt period of sports. 

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From cycling and cruising to fencing and karate, Italy's gold awards came pouring in while generally the country medalled in 16 of the 33 games. There was no single day at the Games without no less than one Italian decoration in an uncommon run for the country. 

Indications of Italy's solidarity were apparent even before the Games when a record 384 competitors acquired a passing spot for Tokyo. Their past best was 367 from the Athens Games in 2004. 

For the medallists, aside from public wonder, there is additionally the prize cash that presently anticipates them, with gold bringing 180,000 euros, just about multiple times that of French Olympic heroes and multiple times more than what the German gold medallists get.