National Board e National Council meeting take place on 15 July
The 1026nd meeting of the National Board of CONI will be held on 11 June 2014, in Rome at the Foro Italico, starting at 10:00 am.
This is the agenda:
1) Minutes from 11 June 2014
2) Notifications from the President
3) 235° National Council of CONI
4) Olympic and High Level Activities
5) National Sports Federation Activities - Associated Sport Disciplines - Sports Promotion Bodies - Anti-Doping Activities
6) Territorial organisations
7) CONI-Coni Servizi Spa Relations
8) Administrative Affairs
9) Miscellaneous and proposals of National Board members.
The 235nd National Council of CONI will be held on 11 June at 15.00 at the Foro Italico.
This is the agenda:
1) Approval of the minutes of the meeting of 11 June 2014
2) Notifications from the President
3) F.S.N.(National Sports Federation)-D.S.A.(Associated Sport Disciplines)-E.P.S. (Sports Promotion Bodies) Activities
4) Territorial Organisations
5) CONI Financial and Administrative Affairs
6) Miscellaneous
On Wednesay, Malagò at the Open Day of the High Specialization Olympic Management course
On Wednesday the 16th of July, CONI President Giovanni Malagò is going to open the works of the Open Day connected to the High Specialization Olympic Management course. The event, organized by CONI School of Sport, will take place at the Sala della Scherma of Acquacetosa Olympic Preparation Centre, starting at 11 a.m.
Anti-doping data from 2012 and 2013 presented, Italy is the fifth country in the world for number of controls. Malagò: "Budget increased
The President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, along with the Secretary General, Roberto Fabbricini, today unveiled - during a press conference at the Foro Italico - the activities carried out over the last year by the anti-doping organisations who work within the Italian National Olympic Committee and the statistical data on controls pertaining to 2012 and 2013. The meeting with the information bodies was attended by the Chairman of the Doping Control Committee, General Lucio Nobili, the Chief Prosecutor of the Italian Anti-doping Prosecution Office (UPA), Tammaro Maiello, and the Chairman of the Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee, Mr Luigi Frati, as well as Michele Signorini, Manager in charge of Anti-doping at CONI and other leading figures from the organisation's departments.
Malagò stressed the importance of the international recognition in relation to the route taken by the various bodies which, from July 2013, had changed their own managers. "I have a sacred respect of the hierarchies, they represent independent bodies, and they themselves have a real excellence. The CONI, despite the problems, has increased the budget of the controls from 1 million 600 thousand euro to 2 million. In 2012 and 2013, as confirmed today by WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), CONI was the fifth NADO (National Anti-Doping Organisation) in the world by the number of controls carried out. The department is advanced and a powerful deterrent to those who have strange ideas".
This is, in fact, the official ranking from the WADA on the night, concerning the countries that have tested their athletes with greater frequency: Russia leads the ranking list, with a total of 14,582 tests performed, followed by China (13,364), Germany (7,709) and the U.S. (7,144). Italy is in fifth place with a total of 6,816 tests. The figure shown is that of 2.5% of athletes testing positive with respect to all the controls. And Malagò reiterated: "Just 0.1% saddens me, let alone 2.5%".
During the conference, it was repeatedly shown how the interaction between the various components promotes a more effective and comprehensive action to combat doping. The General Lucio Nobili, who chairs the Anti-Doping Control Commission, highlighted the numbers from their own organisation. "The first half of 2014 showed an increase in the controls: 4,100 in the first six months of the year, compared with 6,600 in 2012 and 6,700 in 2013. We are carrying out surprise checks, without prior notice, in compliance with the guidelines laid down by WADA". Two journalists, Luigi Ferrajolo and Giovanni Bruno, also work in the organisation as well.
Luigi Frati, President of the Commission for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, on the other hand stressed "the quantitative and qualitative activity in the context of dialectics between departments, with a view to understanding and analysing the various diseases in order to prevent risks to health". Frati also highlighted the importance of "a world leading anti-doping laboratory thanks to the commitment and quality of work carried out by Francesco Botrè, who is also a global coordinator".
The conference closed with the participation of Tammaro Maiello, Chief Prosecutor of the UPA. "Of the court referrals arranged by us and gone to trial up to today many convictions came from the Italian Anti-Doping Court (TNA), as a witness to the quality of the case for the prosecution. The greatest pride is that in the World Anti-Doping Code, which comes into effect from January 2015, the penalty for the association with disqualified persons will be implemented".
Malagò in Montecitorio at the conference "The economic impact of sport in Italy". The CONI-ISTAT working table is ready
Today, CONI President Giovanni Malagò has taken part in a conference on "The economic impact of sport in Italy" at the Chamber of Deputies, together with the President of Budgetary Control Commission of the Chamber of Deputies Francesco Boccia, and Juventus President Andrea Agnelli.
Malagò has pictured the present moment of Italian sport, trying to broaden the perspective which must not be limited to the world of football. "There is a will to attack the issues, but it is not quite right to identify football with sport in general. There are two Italian girls winning Wimbledon, the girls winning the Clay Pigeon Shooting World Championship, an Italian is yellow jersey at the Tour de France." About the law related to facilities: "For about thirty years we have been thinking about making money without building, today the whole sport system is taking its toll. A law has passed that a few presidents did not like, but the best has been done: this law guarantees definite times, but it must be given opportunities to those who have the competences. Differently from Germany, we have a 1,5-2% easily reachable, but we have a disastrous situation from the point of view of infrastructures, there is the world of school and then the issue of the elder. 41% of boys between 11 and 15 years stops practising sport. For each percentage point we have recuperated, the State earns 200 milions of Euros." Francesco Boccia, President of the Budgetary Control Commission by the Chamber of Deputies, has faced this subject starting from the law about stadiums: "The force Juventus has had throughout these years against bureaucracy in order to build the new stadium is the proof to how in Italy the legislator has the duty to change the rules, not everybody can wait for so long. We want to allow the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate to know thoroughly the social value of sport."
Social and economic value, at the center of Andrea Agnelli's intervention: "Sport is an extraordinary means of union. Juventus stadium alone is not useful to make Italian football competitive, Udinese and Sassuolo deserve an acclamation. Calculating the incidence of the agonistic movement in Italy is the first step. Germany has 3,3% of its PIL and the 4,8% of the workforce. These are numbers that deserve attention and not only being at the sixth or seventh place of a global analysis of the Culture Commission." In the course of the conference General Director of CONI Servizi Michele Uva has then presented the CONI-ISTAT working table with the collaboration of the Chamber of Deputies, which has the aim to develop the first research of the economic impact of sport in Italy, also as a starting point in order to plan any legislative initiative.
CONI: On 8 July Malagò will go to the Chamber of Deputies to participate in the conference "The economic impact of sport in Italy"
The President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, will be the principal lecturer at the conference on "The economic impact of sport in Italy", which will be held on 8 July at the Chamber of Deputies (Queen Hall) from 3 pm. The in-depth analysis has been sponsored by the Budget, Treasury and Economic Planning Commission. Andrea Agnelli, President of Juventus Football Club, will also participate, as well as Francesco Boccia, President of the Committee on Budgetary Control, and Livio Proli, President of EA7 Olimpia Armani. During the conference, the CONI-ISTAT work space will be presented too, in collaboration with the Chamber of Deputies research centre, aimed at the development of the first research into the economic impact of sport in Italy.
ANTIDOPING: M.G (FCI) found positive
CONI informs that following the analysis carried out by Rome Laboratory a positive doping case has been ascertained. In the first sample analyzed, the presence of betamethasone in relation to M.G. (minor), member of FCI, in a competition check arranged on the 1th June of 2014 in Monsummano Terme (Pistoia) by the FCI, during the GP Moka Jenne Caffè.
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE INSTITUTE: functional assessment test for snowboard National Team in Formia
CONI Sport Medicine and Science Institute joins the fray for the sbowboard National Team. In fact, funcional assessment tests for the athletes of the World Cup Group are taking place at the Olympic Preparation Centre in Formia, lead by Sport Director Cesare Pisoni; among the athletes there are the two winners of specialty cups Omar Visentin (SBX) and Roland Fischnaller (PAR), Edwin Coratti, Mirko Felicetti, Aaron March, Christoph Mick, Maurizio Bormolini, Nadya Ochner and Carlotta Piferi, Tommaso Leoni, Fabio Cordi, Michele Godino, Lorenzo Sommariva, Luca Matteotti, Emanuel Perathoner, Raffaella and also Michela Moioli, for the first time in the group after the accident occurred to her just after the specialty final at Sochi 2014.
CONI: Communication of the National Board
This morning The 1025th meeting of the CONI National Board has gathered at the Foro Italico, approving the minutes of the previous meeting of the 6th of May. In his communication President Malagò has started with reminding and praising the organization of the CONI Centenary celebration, while informing about the audience rating obtained by the program braodcasted live on Rai 1 (14,20% rating with average audience of 3,222,000 and a peak of 18,05%). The Board has then acknowledged the agreement signed by CONI and COE President Patrick Hickey for the use of Villino Giulio Onesti until 2017. The update of the qualifications for the Youth Olympic Gales in Nanjing has been brought to the attention of the Board (cuurently 65 athletes have qualified on a potential maximum of 70 allowed per regulation). In case the qualifications would overcome such a limit a choice will occur on the basis of the athletes who have obtained the qualification on the field. Moreover, the modifications to art. 11 of the key principled for FSN Statutes related to transparency criteria have been approved. Regarding the reform of Sport Justice, after a broad and deep debate, the new principles and a new code of sport justice as well as the General Prosecutor's Office and the Disciplinary Board regulations have been approved. The Board has then approved the resolution for the proposal to the National Council about a six months extension of the special administration for the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation starting from the 10th of July, 2014. It has been given to the advisor la Bain the task to articulate in economic terms the established criteria for the distribution of funds to the Federations. It has been finally announced that the special administration of CONI Sicily Regional Committee will end on the 21st of June with a new elective assembly. After examining a long series of other organizational and administrative subjects, and having approved the corresponding resolutions, the Board has closed it works at 1:30 pm.
CONI: Night of stars, 100 years like a dream
The lights illuminate the history, spotlights highlight a proud flag, ever so bright. It is the night of the stars, the day of the CONI.
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE INSTITUTE: By CONI the 3rd CIO medical course on periodic evaluation. Miglietta: "Proud of this event, for 50 years at service of sport"
A crowning event for CONI and the Medicine and Sport Science Institute. Even CIO, in the days preeceding the celebration of the Centennary, has had the intention to pay homage to CONI, organizing exceptionally– in the Honour Hall – the third course on the periodical medical evaluation and on imaging testing. The prestigioius medical meeting has had the participation of CIO Scientific President, Lars Einghebresen and has been opened by the greetings of CIP President and Rome City Council member Luca Pancalli. The welcome message by Alberto Maglietta, Coni Servizi AD, has underlined the crucial role of the medical component. "Coni Servizi considers as a priority defending the athletes' health and the Institute is the operating arm in order to achieve with efficacy this aim. We are proud to be able to host this course, this is a synonim for credibility for an organization that has been at the service of sport for 50 years".
Particularly significant have been also the introduction greetings of Maurizio Casasco, FMSI President, and Antonio Urso, Coordinator of the Relationship between School of Sport and Institute. The works have been instead opened by the qualified intervention of Dr. Einghebresen, who ha spoken about CIO activities addressing the protection of athletes' health. Moreover, Dr. Fabio Pigozzi, FIMS President, has talked about the subject of FIMS policy in relation to the safeguard of the athletes' health, while Dr. Antonio Pelliccia, coordinator of cardiological activities in the Institute, has closed the session with a detailed report about the cardiovascular screening, highlighting that in the last 4 editions of the Olympic Games, the 10% in a sample of 1800 athletes had cardiovscular modifications to be assessed.
Dr Antonio Spataro, Instute Health Director, has greeted the people attending, underlining the initiatives carried out in order to defend the athletes. The works has been closed by the intervention of CIO member Mario Pescante, who has congratulated the AD of Coni Servizi Miglietta for the recet initiatives undertaken, and by the greetings of CONI President Giovanni Malagò, who has expressed the pride of the Italian National Olympic Committee to be able to host such an important medical-scientific gathering.
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