History was made in Paris: Velasco’s Italy beat the USA 3-0 in the final to win their first ever Olympic gold. Among them there is also a champion on the field, originally from Valgregentino.
Olympics: Sylla and the Italian volleyball team beat the USA in the final to win gold
The Italians took on the USA today, Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., winning 3-0 to win the gold medal. Among them is Myriam Sylla, champion of Lecco: pride for her city Valgreghentino and the whole province.
Report from the Federvolley match:
Paris. History was made: Anna Danesi and her teammates beat the United States 2-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-XX) to win the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, a feat no one else has ever accomplished. Italian volleyball team (for the women’s national team, this is the seventh participation in the Games); For CT Velasco, therefore, after the men’s silver medal at Atlanta 1996, comes a medal that is still missing from his and the Italian Volleyball Federation’s showcase.
Thus, a historic achievement is a fitting culmination of a long maturation process that began several years ago for a group of fine athletes who were able to win the Volleyball Nations League and the Olympics in the same year. But the past is now behind and as CT repeats like a mantra during this period: “here and now” and it became a well-deserved gold medal.
Velasco deployed Orro-Ego diagonally, Bosetti and Sylla spokes, Fahr and Danes in the usual formation in the center with De Gennaro libero.
Kiraly unleashed Poulter as a dribbler, Drews on his diagonal, Plummer and Skinner as spokesmen, and Wong-Orantes as center players, Washington and Ogbog.
Danesi and his teammates quickly applied their tempo to build a crucial eight-point lead (15-7) in the first set, before the Italians went on a 1-0 run to lead 25-18. In the partial half (17-12), the coach made the usual double substitution of Kambi-Antropova instead of Orro-Ego, which ensured the continuity of the performance. Overall, all Italians performed well, good at receiving (41%) and blocking (4 per set).
In the second half, the teams were close at the start (8-8), but as the minutes went by, the Italians again gained an advantage varying between +3 and +6 (22-18). 24-19; the first set point was dropped, but it was Egonu who closed at 25-20 and put Italy up 2-0. The performance of all the Italian players involved was once again outstanding, with Bosetti scoring 4 points in 100% attack; Fahr also performed very well, still in attack, finishing with 80% and 5 points, but to talk about individuals would be ungenerous to the team that made the difference from the first minute to the last minute of the match.
The third faction is still constantly ahead with the Italians and can dominate the stage until the 25th minute, which earns them the title of Olympic champion.
Compliments from the Mayor of Valgregentino
The compliments of the Mayor of Valgregentino to Myriam Sylla were, of course, not long in coming, Matteo Colombo: “Congratulations to Myriam Sylla Fatime and the Italian national women’s volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics! A great trip that raised the colors of Italy in full Olympic spirit. The arms of the municipal administration go to the city of Miriam. On behalf of all the citizens who supported the blue road in front of television in Paris, Myriam, We are waiting for you in Valgregentino with a gold medal!”.