Larissa Iapichino and Malaika Mihambo will compete at Rome Diamond League long jump

Italian athletics star Larissa Iapichino will take part in this year’s edition of the Rome Diamond League on August 30.

Larissa Iapichino will start in the long jump. Last month at the same stadium, she won the European silver medal. In the last edition of the Golden Gala, in Florence, in her city, the Italian triumphed with 6.79, opening a series of three consecutive victories in the Diamond League

She will be chasing a strong result to secure a place in the finals in Brussels on September 13 and 14.

In the Italian capital, Larissa Iapichino will once again face Olympic champion and European gold medalist from Rome Malaika Mihambo, who won the continental title last month with 7.22m. For her it will be her fifth participation in the last six years at the Golden Gala, where she made her debut already in 2015, just twenty-one: she stands out with the success of the 2019 edition with 7.07m.