Matteo Sioli won the men’s high jump gold at the home’s Rome Diamond League

Matteo Sioli exalted the fans by winning the men’s high jump gold at Diamond League’s Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome. The 20-year-old Italian high jumper smashed the competition clearing the 2.28m, setting a season’s best and just two centimeters below his personal best.

Erick Portillo (Mexico) won the silver by 2.23m, while the bronze was for Romaine Beckford (Jamaica), also clearing 2.23m.

Mateusz Kolodziejski (Poland) and Tomohiro Shinno (Japan) shared the fourth place by 2.20m.

Matteo Sioli is bronze medalist from 2025 Apeldoorn European Indoor Championships with 2.29m. His personal best is 2.30m, achieved at the 2025 Bergen European Athletics U23 Championships, where won the gold. Matteo Sioliis one of the Italian biggest athletics talent, being a national indoor champion, World U20 silver medalist, and European Team Championships silver medalist.