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Notturna di Milano 
The facade of the Arena Civica, the host stadiumDate September Location Milan, Italy 
Event type Track and field Established 1998 Official site Notturna di Milano Notturna di Milano (English: Night in Milan) is an annual track and field meeting which is held in September at the Arena Civica in Milan, Italy. First held in 1998, the meeting received IAAF permit meeting status the following year.[1] In its earlier years, men's sprinting was one of the primary attractions of the meeting, with former world record holders Donovan Bailey and Tim Montgomery among those competing.[2]
The third edition of the meeting attracted many prominent athletes including Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie and World Champion sprinter Dennis Mitchell (world record holder Maurice Greene was also set to compete but withdrew due to illness). Home athlete Fabrizio Donato set a historic national record of 17.60 m in the triple jump (an improvement of Paolo Camossi's mark by almost a third of a metre).[3] That same year, the meeting also had a failed drugs test – Mihaela Melinte, the world record holder in the women's hammer throw and favourite for the Olympic title that year, was banned for two years for taking nandrolone.[4] The 2002 meeting attracted numerous Olympic and World medallists.[5]
The event was cancelled in 2006 and the Milan venue was the setting for the 2007 European Cup instead.[6] The meeting returned to the European athletics calendar in 2008 and was highlighted by performances from Italians Elisa Cusma and Antonietta Di Martino, and also a national record run by Bahraini sprinter Roqaya Al-Gassra.[7] The competition gained European Athletics meeting permit status in 2009. That year's events were dedicated to the memory of Candido Cannavò (former editor of Gazzetta dello Sport) who had played an integral part in the inception of the meeting. The meeting organisers also allocated the profits of the ticket sales towards those affected by the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.[8]
Emerging French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre was one of the prime attractions of the 2010 (given his North Italian heritage) and reigning World Champion Caster Semenya improved the 800 metres meeting record. In addition to the competitive action, Stefano Baldini – the 2004 Olympic marathon champion – was presented with the Candido Cannavò Award for his athletics achievements.[9]
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World records
Over the course of its history, two world records have been set at the Notturna di Milano.
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality 1973, 27 June 800 m 1:43.7 (ht) Marcello Fiasconaro Italy1939, July 800 m 1:46.6 (ht) Rudolf Harbig 
German ReichMeeting records
Men
Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref Video 100 m 11.12 Roqaya Al-Gassra 
Bahrain200 m 22.63 Debbie Ferguson 
Bahamas400 m 50.44 Katharine Merry 
Great Britain800 m 1:58.16 Caster Semenya 
South Africa9 September 2010 [10] [4] 1500 m 4:04.01 Nancy Langat 
Kenya5000 m 14:36.92 Berhane Adere 
Ethiopia100 m hurdles 12.79 Nevin Yanıt 
Turkey400 m hurdles 54.51 Nezha Bidouane 
Morocco2000 m steeplechase 6:04.46 Dorcus Inzikuru 
Uganda3000 m steeplechase 9:22.29 Justyna Bąk 
PolandHigh jump 2.01 m Monica Iagăr 
RomaniaPole vault 4.61 m Svetlana Feofanova 
RussiaLong jump 7.07 m Fiona May ItalyTriple jump 14.34 m Fiona May ItalyShot put 20.02 m Vita Pavlysh 
UkraineDiscus throw 65.94 m Natalya Sadova RussiaHammer throw 72.54 m Mihaela Melinte Romania2000 m walk (track) 7:56.58 Panforova Russia3000 m walk (track) 11:57.80 Alfridi Italy4×100 m relay ? Francesca Cola
Daniela Graglia
Manuela Grillo
Manuela Levorato ItalySee also
- Golden Gala
- Rieti Meeting
- Memorial Primo Nebiolo
References
- ^ 42 outdoor Meetings in 1999 IAAF Calendar - All Golden League Meets on a Wednesday. IAAF (1998-10-29). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Fiona May and Tim Montgomery to highlight the Notturna di Milano. IAAF (2003-05-28). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Gebreselassie eases back into competition. IAAF (2000-06-07). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Melinte suspended for two years for a doping offence. IAAF (2001-07-17). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2002-05-31). Bekele sets 13 minutes in his sights. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-07-01). Lebedeva the standout attraction in Milan made a return in 2008. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-03-07). Al-Gassra, Di Martino provide the highlights in Milan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2009-06-26). Kipchoge charges to 12:56.46 world lead in Milan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-09-10). Howe, Semenya, and Yenew highlight in Milan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ a b Diego Sampaolo (2010-09-10). "Howe, Semenya, and Yenew highlight in Milan". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=58306.html. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "Teenager Aman ends Rudisha's win streak in rainy Milan". IAAF. 18 September 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=62577.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "800 Metres Results". www.dbresults.net. 18 September 2011. http://www.dbresults.net/sitof/risultati/at/2011/Milano1809201101/stampe/cls-asm-800%20m-finale-01.pdf. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Teenager Aman ends Rudisha's win streak in rainy Milan". IAAF. 18 September 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=62577.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "3000 Metres Results". www.dbresults.net. 18 September 2011. http://www.dbresults.net/sitof/risultati/at/2011/Milano1809201101/stampe/cls-asm-3000%20m-finale-01.pdf. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
External links
Categories:- Annual track and field meetings
- IAAF Grand Prix
- Sport in Milan
- Athletics competitions in Italy
- Recurring sporting events established in 1998
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