Good blood does not lie. Never said it was more true if you think about the eighteen year old Larissa Iapichino, daughter of the long jump champion Fiona May and of the artist Gianni Iapichino, which yesterday became the new holder of the under 20 world record di indoor long jump, with his jump of ben 6,91 meters ai Absolute Italian Indoor Championships in Ancona. This feat meant that the young long-distance player broke the record (unbeaten since 1983) of the German Heike Drechsler, With its 6,88 meters. Larissa also managed to match her mother Fiona, with her jump performed to Valencia 23 years ago (when he had 28 years). This amazing jump takes Larissa Iapichino straight to Tokyo Olympics 2021, which will be held from 23 July atAugust 8th.
Who is Larissa Iapichino, promise of the long jump, like her mother Fiona May
Born in Borgo San Lorenzo (Florence) class 2002, Larissa immediately shows herself a prodigy ofAthletics. Just like her mother Fiona May, her specialty is the long jump. His is a career made up mostly of records and gold medals. On June 22, 2019 (still 16), Larissa gets hers first record with a jump of 6,64m (indoor), ai Italian championships of Agropoli. This earned her the primacy among the Italians during 18 e during 20. The following year, ai Absolute Italian Athletics Championships in Padua, manages to break another record by jumping 6,32 meters into the wind, winning the gold medal. On July 16, al meeting in Savona, manages to make a jump of well 6,80 meters. This is the second best performance of an Italian in this specialty, after Fiona May, whose record is 7,11 meters (Budapest 1998).
Larissa Iapichino's career is still long and, for sure, she will still be able to give a lot of satisfaction to the Italian athletics team. The young long-time player is capable of constantly exceeding her limits and collecting new records. The next adventure in the Olympics Tokyo 2021 promises to be already full of gold medals.
Featured photograph: © Larissa Iapichino (official Facebook page).
