The highlight of Tokyo's 14th day was Italy's 4x100m relay gold.It was a great Games for Italy! Andrew Cotter, BBC Sport commentator, exclaimed as the men's relay team (4x100m) won the gold medal from Great Britain.It's a great summer, especially if you are Italian.A golden summer for ItalyEurovision winners MayEuro 2020 Winners in Julya first ever Wimbledon finalist in Matteo Berrettini;Now, 38 medals, including 10 golds, have been collected in Tokyo 2020. They include: Lamont Marcell Jacque's men's 100m sprint win ; Gianmarco Tamberi’s legendary shared high jump gold; and Antonella Palmisano, the first woman from Italy to win an Olympic gold in athletics since 1984, when she won the women's 20k run walk on her 30th.Italy had previously won 36 medals at the Los Angeles 1932 Games and Rome 1960 Games before Tokyo.After Friday's spectacular relay win, they now have five wins, which is their highest total of gold medals in athletics at one Games.Here's what the country did:La Gazzetta dello Sport: "We are a nightmare this summer for English sport, and for the entire UK in the case with the Olympics. Can't deny it. The Daily Mail sums it up nicely: "Not again Italy!"Mail Online also noted that Italy won Eurovision, while Britain took home "null points".Filippo Tortu, an Italian relay sprinter, was quoted as saying in the Italian media that he did not understand whether the team had won. "I didn’t think I had any tears left. But Singing tomorrow’s anthem will be the most amazing thing."I will continue to cry. I was running when I noticed the Brit next to me. I thought of staying calm and relaxed as I knew I could beat him. It was easier to be with the running than it was when I crossed that finish line."I couldn’t believe it. I asked if we’d really won. When I saw 'Italy’ on the screen, I didn’t even check the final results, which was crazy, but I didn’t care."Lamont Marcell Jacobs (left), added relay gold to the 100m titleLa Gazzetta adds: "This is Italy's moment of glory." This is Italy's moment in glory."La Repubblica observes external-link: "Sixty one years later, Italy matches that glorious time [The Rome 60 Olympics] and surpasses the 36 medals which seemed impossible in modern times"The 1960 Games were full hope for a country just getting its feet back. Those who were there remember exactly what they did on the afternoon Livio Berruti won 200m and set a new world record. It's equally likely that 2082 people will recall what they did on the morning Jacobs and Tamberi were embraced at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium."Corriere della Sera's front page reads: Italy will not stop dreaming: Historic gold in the 4x100. We're the fastest team in the world, Patta, Jacobs and Desalu.
