Bogliolo lights up San Paolo Stadium to claim Universiade glory on golden night for Italy
Italy's Luminosa Bogliolo set two personal bests as she became Summer Universiade 100 metres hurdles champion at San Paolo Stadium.
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Japan | 33 | 21 | 28 | |
Russian Federation | 22 | 24 | 35 | |
China | 22 | 13 | 8 | |
United States | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Italy's Luminosa Bogliolo set two personal bests as she became Summer Universiade 100 metres hurdles champion at San Paolo Stadium.
China completed a set of seven gold medals from seven available at the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade as the table tennis concluded here.
A concept artwork piece that brought together sports competition and Italian heritage at Mostra d'Oltremare during the diving competition will be displayed at the venue as a reminder of the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) Sailing Technical Committee chairman Andy Fethers has called for more sailing at the Summer Universiade in a bid to encourage students to continue with the sport.
By Nancy Gillen and Patrick O'Kane in Naples
Australia won their second successive Summer Universiade gold medal in women's basketball after defeating the United States 80-72 here.
Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand added a Summer Universiade title to a growing medal chest as she won the women's under-49 kilograms taekwondo title at Palazzetto dello Sport in Casoria.
Italian Olympic swimming champion Massimiliano Rosolino has urged the Summer Universiade in Naples to be used as a platform for attracting future international events after visiting the Piscina Scandone swimming venue.
By Nancy Gillen and Patrick O'Kane in Naples
A second dead heat final of the week saw Japan's Shinnosuke Ishikawa and Russia's Egor Kuimov become joint-Universiade champions in the men's 100 metres butterfly final at Piscina Scandone here tonight.
India's Dutee Chand won the 100 metres at the 2019 Summer Universiade here tonight - a victory against the odds following several years of finding herself in a spotlight she has not welcomed.
By Patrick O'Kane and Nancy Gillen in Naples
Konrad Bukowiecki of Poland shattered a Universiade record after winning the men's shot put on the first day of athletics here.
It was a night of double South African gold with victory for Tayla Lovemore in the 100 metres butterfly coming less than an hour after Tatjana Schoenmaker took gold in the 200m breaststroke, making her the most successful South African swimmer in Universiade history.
Ticket sales for the Summer Universiade's Closing Ceremony are expected to hit 20,000 by the end of today despite a late venue change.