CroatiaOn the ninth day of the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Croatia's athletes shone brightly in athletics, securing two new medals. Filip Pravdica won silver in the long jump with a distance of 8.14 meters, narrowly behind Italian Francesco Ettore Inzoli (8.19 m), while Algerian Tarek Hocine took bronze with 8.03 m. In the discus throw, Matija Gregurić earned bronze with a throw of 76.03 meters, finishing behind Greek Christos Frantzeskakis (silver) and Cypriot Iosif Kesidis (gold). This was Gregurić's best performance of the season. Marino Bloudek advanced easily to the 800-meter final as the second-place finisher in his group, with Nina Vuković set to compete in the women's event. Mia Wild qualified for the 100-meter hurdles final with a time of 13.60 seconds. Croatia came close to another medal in judo but fell short in a dramatic team mixed event against Slovenia. Other sports like sailing, gymnastics, and 3x3 basketball saw mixed results, with some athletes reaching finals and others falling short.
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