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Riva breaks Italian indoor 1500m record in Karlsruhe
A 3:33.94 second place accompanied Iapichino’s long-jump victory.
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Federico Riva improved Italy’s indoor 1500m record to 3:33.94 at Karlsruhe, finishing second behind Azeddine Habz’s 3:33.26. The performance replaced Ossama Meslek’s 3:35.63 from 2024 and secured the World Indoor qualifying standard on Riva’s seasonal debut.
Larissa Iapichino won the women’s long jump with 6.84, ahead of Hilary Kpatcha and Milica Gardasevic. The Italian led throughout the competition, finding her best distance in the third round before ending her series with 6.61.
Filippo Randazzo placed fifth in the 60m final in 6.63, matching his heat time. FIDAL also reported a 5.65 pole-vault victory for Matteo Oliveri at the separate Dortmund meeting, adding another successful Italian appearance to the weekend’s indoor programme.
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