After two days of competition Italy with 4 medals (2 O. - 1 A - 1 B) is in fourth place in the medal table of the Youth Olympic Games, behind China, Russia and Hungary. Beyond the podium these are other placings of the azzurri on 18 August:
In Fencing, épée, Riccardo Abate from Piedmont went out in the sixteenths against the Hungarian Patrik Esztergalyos (13-12). Giulio Soldati, Triathlon, with the total time of 55.40 finishes in seventh place. In the Beach Volleyball the Lantignotti/Enzopair achieved two sets to nil in the second game of the female tournament against the Kazakh Lassyuta/Pimenova. In the general qualifying Competition of the Female Artistic gymnastics the gymnast Iosra Abdelaziz gained entry to the final at 24 all-around with the 5th overall score (53.150) and in the finals of specialty floor exercises (4th with 12.800), beam (4th with 13.250) and uneven bars (2nd with 13.100), while in the vault, after the excellent 14.000 for the General she was not able to execute the second jump. In Table Tennis Giorgia Piccolin, after losing by 3 to 1 in the last match of their group against the Indian Mukherjee Sutirtha, ended up winning the match against the Ugandan Seera Florence due to the opponent surrendering in the consolation tournament. Giulia Alagna, after three races is sixth in the ranking of the Techno 293 female windsurfing, by a tenth, a ninth position and a great victory, obtained in the second race of the day. Carolina Albano in the women's fleet of the Byte CII centreboard has obtained a 5-7 of the day and is fifth in the overall ranking. A rather more complicated departure for Ruggero Lo Mauro (Techno 293 M) 11th (14-8-8 partials) and Vittorio Gallinaro (Byte CII M) 23rd (18-23). The youth Olympics Chiara Carminucci in the 63 kg Judo ended with two defeats, albeit in measuring, with the Colombian Brigitte Carabali and in the recoveries, with Nokutula Banda of Zambia. The Azzurra boat of the Coxless Pair ends in the rematches. Riccardo Peretti and Riccardo Mager finish, in fact, in fourth place behind Romania, Turkey and Slovenia. In the Single women Arianna Manzoni was third at the finish line of the recovery behind the French Camille Jullet and the Croatian Marina Kaic, having to settle for Semi final B, which is valid for places from the 7th down. In cycling Manuel Todaro stops the time of male Time trial at 5: 20.91 and in 13th, while in the women's Sofia Beggin with 6:03.70 is 4th. The results of the two Azzurri contribute to the total of the team, the one that allocates the medal at the end of the four heats. In the Swimming Ambra Esposito touches for eighth in the 100 metres backstroke women with 1:02:55. Insufficient to access the final with the same placement, the sixth, and Rachele Ceracchi in the semi finals of the women's 100 freestyle with 56.22, both Giacomo Carini in the 100 butterfly with 54.69. Claudia Tarzia is out in the heats of the 200 women's Butterfly with 2:15:32