Taranto 2026 crowns Hugo Gerard and Melissa Gatti in the marathons; Adrián Alonso, silver for Spain

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At the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games marathon events, France's Hugo Gerard won the men's race in 1:05:54.064, narrowly beating Spain's Adrián Alonso García, who took silver in 1:05:54.465, just 0.401 seconds behind. Portugal's Miguel Fonseca Bravo completed the podium in third at 1:05:56.038. Other Spanish results included Francisco José "Patxi" Peula Cabello in fourth (1:10:26.570) and Manuel Taibo González in eighth (1:10:26.974). In the women's race, Italy's Melissa Gatti won in 1:23:15.628, edging Portugal's Francisca Gomes Henriques, second in 1:23:15.674, by 46 thousandths of a second. Italy's Sofia Saronni took bronze in 1:23:15.783, with the top three separated by less than two tenths of a second. The report, attributed to RollerZone, described both marathons as decided by minimal margins.