Updated On: 13 June, 2024 06:49 AM IST | Rome | AP
Tamberi had already won the competition before he cleared a championship-record 2.37 meters on his first attempt to add more luster to his third title.

Gianmarco Tamberi
Gianmarco Tamberi bowed to Italy’s president before and during the competition. Then came an embrace with his country’s leader when the charismatic Olympic high jump champion clinched another European title and sealed his status as a favourite to defend gold at the Paris Games.
Tamberi had already won the competition before he cleared a championship-record 2.37 meters on his first attempt to add more luster to his third title.