He wanted victory in his native country which welcomed him with a roar in a crowded via Stazione.
Claudio Solla dominated the twenty-fourth edition of the ''Maratonina Città di Uta'', staged this morning. An event, organized by Polisportiva Uta 2000, which, after three years of absence due to the pandemic, involved over seven hundred people. Among the women, just like the men, solo by the veteran Claudia Pinna . On the 10,5 km victory for the promising Junior Alessandro Careddu (Atletica Porto Torres) in 35'38'', among the women the victory went to Veronica Pala (F35, Ichnos) in 42'07''.
For Solla, bearer of the Cagliari Marathon Club, not only the satisfaction of triumph in one of the most prestigious races on the island scene but also the icing on the cake of the new staff in the half marathon thanks to the time of 1h09'32'' obtained at the end of a race pulled from the first meter but managed with cunning. Personal also for the runner-up, the Promise of Athletics Olbia Francesco Mei in 1h10'56''. To complete the podium Oualid Abdelkader, also from the Cagliari Marathon Club, third in 1h12'40''. Among the women, the evergreen Claudia Pinna brings Cus Cagliari once again to the top step of the podium finishing in 1h18'20'', tenth overall, ahead of an excellent Elisabetta Orrù (F40, Cagliari Atl. Legg.) second behind her with the new staff of 1h20'36''.
“We are very happy, it was a wonderful day'', commented the president of Polisportiva Uta 2000 Nicola Melis, “sealed by the victory of one of our compatriots. Now we look with even more enthusiasm to the twenty-fifth edition of 2023''.