Gianmarco Tamberi feels confident about the Paris 2024 high jump final, which is set for Saturday evening, despite not making the most of qualifying: "First and foremost, I have to thank the people, all the Italians, who wrote me a message of support", Gimbo told Raisport. "It meant a lot to me, and I wasn't expecting it. I'd been working for years for this moment and arriving here (after the fever and possible kidney stone, ed.) was not what I had hoped for. I claimed it would be the most difficult race of my life, but the essential thing was to make it to the finals. I believe everything will be easier on Saturday". Stefano Sottile will be one of the twelve players in the final on Saturday, in addition to Tamberi.