Italy’s Nadia Battocletti will compete at the Campaccio Cross Country on January 25 after successfully defending her European Cross Country Championships title in Lagoa, Portugal. The 25-year-old will race at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold event in her home country.
“After the heat of Portugal, I need to mentally re-enter the generally much colder climate of Campaccio,” Battocletti told FIDAL and reported by European Athletics. “I can’t wait to be there again, and I hope everyone has a great day of sport that day.”
Training and Preparation
Battocletti plans to attend a warm training camp at sea level in January before the race. “I’ll do everything I can to win for a second time,” she said. “I want to enjoy another great day like I did on Sunday (14) in the Italian national team.”
Nadia Battocletti Career Achievements
Battocletti has won multiple medals at major championships. She earned silver in the 10,000 meters at the 2024 Olympics and the 2025 World Championships. She also won bronze in the 5000 meters at the 2025 World Championships.
At the European level, she has collected five gold medals, including victories in the 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and cross country senior race in 2024, plus the 10 kilometers and cross country senior race in 2025. She previously won silver in cross country at the 2023 European Championships.
Record-Breaking 2025 Season
Battocletti set national records across multiple distances in 2025. She ran 14 minutes, 23.15 seconds in the 5000 meters at the Golden Gala in Rome on June 6. Her 3000 meters time of 8:26.27 at the Meeting International Mohammed VI in Rabat on May 25 also set an Italian record.
She recorded 30:38.23 in the 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Tokyo on September 13, breaking the national record again.
On the roads, Battocletti ran 14:32 for 5 kilometers in Tokyo on May 3 and 31:10 for 10 kilometers at the European Running Championships in Brussels-Leuven on April 13. Both performances established new Italian road records.
She also set a national indoor record of 8:30.82 in the 3000 meters short track in Liévin, France, on February 13.
