New victory for Italy at the Paris Olympics. Thomas Ceccon triumphed by winning gold in the men's 100m backstroke swimming in 52"00 and giving the Azzurri a new achievement after Martinenghi's first place in the 100m breaststroke. On the second step of the podium, with silver, the Chinese Xu. Bronze to the American Murphy.
«I prepared this final down to the smallest detail. I am very happy and very excited. See you later so I'll try to explain something better", his first words after the titanic undertaking.
For the Vicenza native this is a textbook success. The 23-year-old, after a slow start, managed to change the fate of the race with a great comeback.
(Unioneonline/vf)
