Le 13 convocate azzurre sono Giulia Gorlero (NC Milano), Chiara Tabani (Sabadell), Arianna Garibotti (L'Ekipe Orizzonte), Elisa Queirolo (Plebiscito Padova), Federica Radicchi (Despar Messina), Rosaria Aiello (Despar Messina), Domitilla Picozzi (SIS Roma), Roberta Bianconi (Olympiakos), Giulia Emmolo (Olympiacos), Valeria Palmieri (L'Ekipe Orizzonte), Arianna Gragnolati (Rapallo Pallanuoto), Laura Barzon (Plebiscito Padova) e Federica Lavi (Rapallo Pallanuoto). Rispetto alle 13 di Rio non ci sono Tania Di Mario e Teresa Frassinetti che si sono ritirate dalla Nazionale e proseguono a giocare con i rispettivi club (L'Ekipe Orizzonte e Bogliasco Bene), Alexandra Cotti, Francesca Pomeri e Laura Teani. Tornano a indossare la calottina del Setterosa, insieme a Valeria Palmieri e Laura Barzon che già fanno parte in pianta stabile della rosa della prima squadra, Domitilla Picozzi, Arianna Gragnolati e Federica Lavi che con 3, 2 e 7 presenze sono tra le più giovani del gruppo.
European Championships Rome: two golds and two silvers on the last day, Italy closes with 67 medals
- SWIMMING
Italy closes the XXXVI edition of the European Aquatic Disciplines Championships, being held in Rome in style. At the start of the day, Domenico Acerenza triumphed in the 10 km open water race of the After the silver in the 5 km behind teammate Gregorio Paltrinieri, 'Mimmo' got rid of the competition by increasing the pace in the last few metres and with a time of 1h50'33'6 won the gold medal. Frenchmen Marc-Antoine Olivier completed the podium, silver in 1h50'37'3, and Logan Fontaine, bronze with a time of 1h50'39'1. Seventh was Gregorio Paltrinieri (1h51'12'7), thirteenth Andrea Manzi (1h56'31'7).
'It was a super tough race, ' explains Acerenza, ' in which on the last lap, we even missed the refuelling because we had not seen the boat. On the second lap, I could see someone in front, but I couldn't tell who it was. Finally, they told us they had a fifty-second lead on the third lap, so I started to push. The sea did not allow us to swim well, but it was a wonderful effort. I would like to thank my two clubs, the Fiamme Oro and Canottieri Napoli, the Federation and all those who supported me before and during the European Championships in Rome. Hearing the Mameli Anthem played is a great emotion for me. It makes one quiver‘.
In the women's Olympic distance race, Ginevra Taddeucci won the silver medal with a time of 2h01'15'2, behind only Germany's Leonie Antonia Beck (2h01'13'4). Bronze went to Portugal's Angelica André (2h01'15'2), who beat Dutchwoman Sharon Van Rouwendaal (2h01'16'6) in a photo finish. Fifth place for Rachele Bruni (2h01'31'5), seventh for Giulia Gabbrielleschi (2h02'09'3), already bronze in the 5 km.
'With the waves, you couldn't see anything,' adds Ginevra, ' the sea rose, and swimming became more and more difficult. It was an exhausting effort. I'm so happy, I couldn’t believe it, I was just thinking it’ll get me- it won’t; in the end, I managed to resist. I tried to implement the experience of past competitions I have done, such as the Italian championships. I said to myself let's try to increase. Maybe I can keep myself in front. I knew that if I stayed at the back, then I couldn't get back up. I would say that this tactic went well. I dedicate this medal to myself, to my coach, who puts up with me so much because I am not easy to train, and to my parents, who have always accompanied me to training since I was a child and whom I wanted to repay in some way‘.
The national cross-country swimming team closed on a high note with the continental title in the 4x1250 metre Team Event. Rachele Bruni, Ginevra Taddeucci, Gregorio Paltrinieri and Domenico Acerenza took the top step of the podium with a time of 59'43'1, ahead of Hungary (59'53'9) and France (1h00'08'3).
'Very happy for this relay medal and to have won it with them. For me, it also means a new start,' says Bruni. 'What a thrill to sing the national anthem twice, almost unbelievable - Acerenza's joyCredit to everyone: Competing in such a strong, beautiful, and close-knit team is spectacular. 'Lucky day, I will always remember this 21 August. I am happy because we are a great team,' Taddeucci continued. 'We are competitive everywhere, in the sea as well as in the pool. We have very solid teams with many points. Our movement has grown, and today we represent the top. Credit to us and our coaches, our clubs and the Federation,' 'SuperGreg' concludes.
Italy also made the podium diving with Lorenzo Marsaglia and Giovanni Tocci in the synchro from the 3-metre springboard. The Italian pair won the silver medal with a score of 387.51, behind Britain's Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher (412.83). Bronze for Ukrainians Oleksandr Horshkovozov and Oleg Kolodiy (384.39).
'It was a good race,' explained Tocci, 'we knew the British were strong. We believed we would make it, and this time we are together on the podium and the same step. I believe that with a perfect performance, the English could have been beaten, but it would not have been so easy‘.'A European to be rewarded with a grade higher than ten, perhaps praise,' adds Marsaglia. They were unforgettable, exhilarating days in which we were always carried away by a warm audience‘.
On the other hand, Andreas Sargent Larsen finished at the foot of the podium in the individual competition from the 10-metre platform. A great race by the Italian, who finished in fourth place with a score of 417.20. Gold for young Ukrainian phenom Oleksii Sereda (493.55 points), ahead of Great Britain's Noah Williams (459.00) and Ben Cutmore (438.35). Ninth position for the other Italian at the start, Eduard Timbretti Gugiu, with 333.85 points. Italy, therefore, closes this continental exhibition at home in first place on the medals table with a total of 67 medals: 24 gold, 24 silver and 19 bronze medals (Photo Andrea Masini and Diego Montano/DBM)
Declaration by Mr Malagò regarding the Rai-Discovery agreement for the broadcast of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games
- CONI
The President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, has issued the following statement with regard to the notification of the approval - on the part of the governing body of Rai - of the agreement with Discovery for the acquisition of the free-to-air radio and television broadcasting rights for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games.
“We are very pleased that Rai has acquired the broadcasting rights for the Winter Olympic Games, because it perfectly complements what is already on offer from Discovery with Eurosport. We have always supported this opportunity which allows the greatest possible visibility for winter disciplines, the sponsors and those who have invested in this project. I also with to thank the Discovery group, and my best wishes to the President and General Director of Rai.”
Malagò concludes Stati Generali: CONI at the heart of life in our country
- WITH GIANNI LETTA AND PAOLA SEVERINO
CONI’s President, Giovanni Malagò, - with Paola Severino and Gianni Letta - concluded the procedures of “Stati Generali dello Sport italiano”. The President thanked the speakers for their contribution and the staff - coordinated by Diana Bianchedi - who took care of the organisation of the event. “We are proud of having created this event, able to gather the stakeholders in our world and develop essential themes for the future, in a non-complacent manner. Every intervention was independent and we are pleased that the activities that are carried out with passion, courage and a spirit of initiative by the Organisation have been highlighted. In the last few years we have rationalised CONI’s organisation - with Coni Servizi - making significant savings and significantly increasing marketing revenues, something that has allowed us to grow in spite of the fact that our funding has remained the same. We are satisfied with the results achieved at institutional level, by the anti-doping sport justice - with the recognition of the impartiality of NADO Italia - the social initiatives with Ministries and with MUIR for sport in schools, without forgetting the Olympic Training Centres, which are almost unrecognisable, thanks to the interventions implemented, but now we need the help of the stakeholders to support them. I am aware that Federations always need more resources for their activities and therefore we need to work hard to grow. I am thinking of the organisations which have incurred deficits, by investing - as in the case of cycling - to achieve extraordinary results. We would like to have the responsibility to respond to many more requests that we receive from across the country, but sometime it is out of our hands. CONI, however, wants to remain at the heart of the sport, economic and social life of our country: to do this we need to find additional resources. I want to thank the athletes that have achieved great successes and who prepare us for further challenges. There is growing attention paid today to our world by companies, there is great demand, and sport is seen also as an occupational opportunity after competing. It is not a coincidence that the warmest welcome was that reserved to Niccolò Campriani, for the experience he has lived and has told us about. In five years he has won three gold and one silver Olympic medals. Yesterday Alleva told us that who does sport, in a certain age band, does so for study reasons. Niccolò instead told us that it was precisely the sport-work combination that allowed him to feed his passion for competition”.
Paola Severino, chancellor at Luiss: “It was an important detailed study in terms of the ability to put together many themes, an incredibly effective experiment. LUISS yesterday celebrated a sport festival, and we are pleased because it has highlighted the importance of the movement. I believe that management represents a fundamental aspect, training is essential and it gives even more value to the contents of an extraordinary movement.”
Gianni Letta: “They have been two days of great interest, aimed at reforms with opportunities for great enlightenment. We must recognise that Malagò, Fabbricini e Bianchedi have achieved a civic event of great significance. In the five seminars they have summarised the issues affecting sport, there was a high degree of difficulty and a quality of speakers that have allowed us to develop debates of the highest quality. Mr Malagò did not only address sport people but projected sport in its social context, every session was aimed at this. Sport is not only a beautiful thing, it is much more than this: it is one of the elements that can make a difference, that could drag the country forward because it has the dynamic ability to put itself forward as a model. It shows the right path to recovery. Mr Malagò reminded us that there is no mention of sport in our Constitutions but he also added that there is no mention of school in the CONI Statute. Institutions must be made aware of how to value sport. For this, reforms are so important. The example of the value of sport, as General Gallitelli reminded us, is decisive. Autonomy is sacrosanct, but it must be defended by politics itself, and it essential that it is central to our intentions more than in our written rules. All reflections have a value that surpasses this horizon and must be a cause of institutional reflection for the proposals put forward. A strong reminder of the value of sport in the context of a community.”
CONI’s President, Giovanni Malagò, - with Paola Severino and Gianni Letta - concluded the procedures of “Stati Generali dello Sport italiano”. The President thanked the speakers for their contribution and the staff - coordinated by Diana Bianchedi - who took care of the organisation of the event. “We are proud of having created this event, able to gather the stakeholders in our world and develop essential themes for the future, in a non-complacent manner. Every intervention was independent and we are pleased that the activities that are carried out with passion, courage and a spirit of initiative by the Organisation have been highlighted. In the last few years we have rationalised CONI’s organisation - with Coni Servizi - making significant savings and significantly increasing marketing revenues, something that has allowed us to grow in spite of the fact that our funding has remained the same. We are satisfied with the results achieved at institutional level, by the anti-doping sport justice - with the recognition of the impartiality of NADO Italia - the social initiatives with Ministries and with MUIR for sport in schools, without forgetting the Olympic Training Centres, which are almost unrecognisable, thanks to the interventions implemented, but now we need the help of the stakeholders to support them. I am aware that Federations always need more resources for their activities and therefore we need to work hard to grow. I am thinking of the organisations which have incurred deficits, by investing - as in the case of cycling - to achieve extraordinary results. We would like to have the responsibility to respond to many more requests that we receive from across the country, but sometime it is out of our hands. CONI, however, wants to remain at the heart of the sport, economic and social life of our country: to do this we need to find additional resources. I want to thank the athletes that have achieved great successes and who prepare us for further challenges. There is growing attention paid today to our world by companies, there is great demand, and sport is seen also as an occupational opportunity after competing. It is not a coincidence that the warmest welcome was that reserved to Niccolò Campriani, for the experience he has lived and has told us about. In five years he has won three gold and one silver Olympic medals. Yesterday Alleva told us that who does sport, in a certain age band, does so for study reasons. Niccolò instead told us that it was precisely the sport-work combination that allowed him to feed his passion for competition”.
Paola Severino, chancellor at Luiss: “It was an important detailed study in terms of the ability to put together many themes, an incredibly effective experiment. LUISS yesterday celebrated a sport festival, and we are pleased because it has highlighted the importance of the movement. I believe that management represents a fundamental aspect, training is essential and it gives even more value to the contents of an extraordinary movement”.
Gianni Letta: “They have been two days of great interest, aimed at reforms with opportunities for great enlightenment. We must recognise that Malagò, Fabbricini e Bianchedi have achieved a civic event of great significance. In the five seminars they have summarised the issues affecting sport, there was a high degree of difficulty and a quality of speakers that have allowed us to develop debates of the highest quality. Mr Malagò did not only address sport people but projected sport in its social context, every session was aimed at this. Sport is not only a beautiful thing, it is much more than this: it is one of the elements that can make a difference, that could drag the country forward because it has the dynamic ability to put itself forward as a model. It shows the right path to recovery. Mr Malagò reminded us that there is no mention of sport in our Constitutions but he also added that there is no mention of school in the CONI Statute. Institutions must be made aware of how to value sport. For this, reforms are so important. The example of the value of sport, as General Gallitelli reminded us, is decisive. Autonomy is sacrosanct, but it must be defended by politics itself, and it essential that it is central to our intentions more than in our written rules. All reflections have a value that surpasses this horizon and must be a cause of institutional reflection for the proposals put forward. A strong reminder of the value of sport in the context of a community”.
Gli azzurri per gli Europei di Baku
È tempo di Campionato europei di Tiro a Volo. E' tutto pronto a Baku, la capitale dell’Azerbaijan che ospita quest’anno la rassegna continentale. Da martedì sono sulle rive del Mar Caspio gli specialisti del Double Trap guidati dal Dt Mirco Cenci.
Domenica saranno proprio gli specialisti del “doppietto” a inaugurare ufficialmente la sequenza delle finali: la “corazzata” Italia si presenta con tre titolari notissimi come Marco Innocenti, Daniele Di Spigno e Nino Barillà. Tra gli Juniores sono stati invece convocati Eraldo Apolloni, Jacopo Duprè de Foresta e Nicolò Liceti. L’Italia è presente anche nella sfida al femminile: saranno la capitana Monica Girotto e le “deb” Sofia Maglio e Claudia De Luca a difendere il tricolore. Giornata indiscutibilmente mesta quella inaugurale all’insegna del Double Trap, perché questa sfida coinciderà anche con l’ammainabandiera ufficiale della disciplina in sede di Campionato europeo dal momento che la specialità con questa stagione esce dal novero di quelle olimpiche.
Nelle giornate successive sarà la volta del Trap il cui arrivo a Baku è previsto per le ore 21 di oggi. Il Dt Albano Pera ha convocato Giovanni Pellielo, Mauro De Filippis e Daniele Resca: non c’è Massimo Fabbrizi a difendere il titolo continentale conquistato un anno fa a Lonato poiché le norme di qualificazione fissate dal coach toscano in vista della sfida continentale hanno escluso il fuoriclasse di San Benedetto del Tronto. Frizzante il team femminile con Jessica Rossi a fare da capitana ad una formazione completata dalle giovanissime Alessia Iezzi e Maria Lucia Palmitessa. È “corazzata” Italia anche nello Skeet: Andrea Benelli ha scelto il campione uscente Riccardo Filippelli e ha affiancato al toscano nella prima squadra Tammaro Cassandro e l’olimpionico di Rio Gabriele Rossetti. A Katiuscia Spada, all’olimpionica di Rio Diana Bacosi e a Simona Scocchetti è affidato il compito di difendere il tricolore nella gara in rosa: non c’è ovviamente la campionessa europea Chiara Cainero che è in dolce attesa di Agata che nascerà a settembre. Fortissimi anche gli azzurrini chiamati in Azerbaijan da Benelli: sono Valerio Palmucci, Erik Pittini e Elia Sdruccioli sul versante maschile e Francesca Del Prete, Giada Longhi e Giulia Basso sul versante femminile.
World League, il Setterosa torna protagonista dopo l'argento di Rio. Domani a Firenze sfida alla Francia
Il Setterosa apre un nuovo ciclo. Il quadriennio olimpico che porta a Tokyo 2020 inizia a Firenze, martedì 22 novembre alle 20.15 con la Francia, nella partita inaugurale della fase preliminare della World League 2016/2017 di pallanuoto. Oggi doppio appuntamento a Palazzo Vecchio. Prima la presentazione ufficiale alla Sala Macconi, nel primo pomeriggio la cerimonia di premiazione nella Sala dei Dugento, dove il sindaco Dario Nardella e l'Assessore allo Sport Andrea Vannucci hanno consegnato le pergamene di benemerenza alle azzurre e al loro ct. "Voglio innanzi tutto ringraziare gli organizzatori e la Federazione - ha detto Fabio Conti - che ci danno l'opportunità di iniziare la nuova stagione in una piscina storica come la Nannini e in una città prestigiosa dove si respira l'amore per la pallanuoto. Anche quest'anno ripartitamo con la World League e lo facciamo con l'entusiasmo, il sorriso e il sudore che finora ci hanno contraddistinto. La medaglia d'argento di Rio è alle spalle; sarà un ricordo indelebile per ciascuno di noi ma dovrà darci allo stesso tempo più forza per migliorarci e lavorare duro. Perchè vogliamo crescere ancora e raggiungere nuovi obiettivi. Ogni partita sarà un banco di prova, ogni torneo l'occasione per confrontarci con noi stessi e i nostri avversari. A cominciare dalla partita di domani con la Francia che, se è vero che finora l'abbiamo sempre battuta, è anche vero che si presenta con un nuovo allenatore, Florian Bruzzo, che precedentemente allenava la squadra maschile".
Quella di domani rappresenta la prima uscita ufficiale del Setterosa vice campione olimpico, il primo appuntamento dopo la conquista della medaglia d’argento ai Giochi di Rio de Janeiro che ha riportato la Nazionale femminile sul podio 12 anni dopo l’oro di Atene 2004. “Dichiaro chiusi i festeggiamenti”, aveva detto il Presidente della FIN Paolo Barelli il 12 ottobre in occasione della presentazione dei campionati di serie A1, “da oggi si guarda avanti”. E’ la legge dello sport, il bello dello sport, che dopo un successo, così come dopo una sconfitta, si pone subito un nuovo obiettivo. Quello del Setterosa è salire anche l’ultimo gradino “dell’Olimpo” e arrivarci per gradi, passando per i prossimi campionati del mondo, per i campionati europei ed anche per la World League, dove da due anni manca una medaglia. L’ultima è stata l'argento del 2014 a Kunshan (circa 70 chilometri da Shanghai) e anche allora finalissima con gli USA.
Per la prima del Setterosa (foto FIN-G.Scala/Deepbluemedia.eu) alla piscina comunale Nannini non potevano mancare le telecamere di Rai Sport 1 che trasmetteranno in HD partita, pre-partita e interviste rigorosamente in diretta. Il biglietto d’ingresso è di 10,00 euro e l’incasso verrà devoluto in beneficenza alla Caritas di Rieti, a sostegno delle popolazioni del Centro Italia colpite dal terremoto.
Il 5 luglio riunioni di Giunta e di Consiglio Nazionale
La 1049ª riunione della Giunta Nazionale del CONI si terrà martedì 5 luglio a Roma, presso il Foro Italico, con inizio alle ore 9.30.
Questo l'ordine del giorno:
1) Verbale riunione del 14 giugno 2016
2) Comunicazioni del Presidente
3) 246° Consiglio Nazionale
4) Attività Olimpica e Alto Livello
5) Attività Federazioni Sportive Nazionali - Discipline Sportive Associate - Enti di Promozione Sportiva - Attività Antidoping
6) Promozione Sportiva
7) Organizzazione Territoriale
8) Rapporti CONI-CONI Servizi Spa
9) Affari Amministrativi
10) Varie e proposte dei membri della Giunta Nazionale
Il 246° Consiglio Nazionale del CONI si riunirà nello stesso giorno, martedì 5 luglio 2016, alle ore 13.30, presso il Foro Italico.
Questo l'ordine del giorno:
1) Approvazione verbale della riunione del 24 maggio 2016
2) Comunicazioni del Presidente
3) Attività F.S.N .- D.S.A. - E.P.S.
4) Organizzazione Territoriale
5) Affari Amministrativi e Bilancio CONI
6) Varie
Azzurri protagonisti a La Coruña: Schwazer 2° nella 20 km. Giorgi 3ª tra le donne
Italia protagonista nella 20 km del Gran Premio de Marcha Cantóns disputatosi oggi a La Coruña (in Spagna). Gara che, per il cast di atleti presenti, si presentava sin dall'inizio come un "antipasto" delle sfide che si vedranno ai Giochi Olimpici di Rio 2016.
A portare il tricolore sul podio ci ha pensato, prima, Eleonora Anna Giorgi (1h29:23) che si è piazzata terza alle spalle del duo cinese composto dalla primatista mondiale Liu Hong, vincitrice in 1h27:43, e dalla connazionale Qieyang Shenjie. Sesta, invece, l’altra azzurra Elisa Riguado.
Poi, nella gara maschile, è stato Alex Schwazer, alla seconda uscita ufficiale dopo la squalifica per doping, a classificarsi al secondo posto dietro al cinese Wang Zhen, argento iridato 2015, che ha chiuso la sua prova in 1h20:17.
L’altoatesino (1h20:23), che al suo rientro dopo il lungo stop aveva spinto l’Italia alla vittoria del mondiale di marcia a Roma nella 50 km e aveva conquistato il proprio pass individuale per l'Olimpiade brasiliana, si conferma quindi anche nella distanza più breve, precedendo sul traguardo lo spagnolo e campione iridato in carica Miguel Angel Lopez.
Positivo Leone Barbaro (Canottaggio), sospeso in via cautelare dal TNA
NADO ITALIA comunica che - a seguito degli esami eseguiti dal Laboratorio di Roma - è stata accertata la positività dell'atleta Leone Barbaro, tesserato per la Federazione Italiana Canottaggio.
Nel primo campione analizzato è stata rilevata la presenza di Clostebol Metabolita. Il controllo, fuori competizione, è stato disposto da NADO ITALIA il 12 febbraio 2016, a Sabaudia, in occasione del raduno nazionale del gruppo olimpico.
La Prima Sezione del Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping, in accoglimento dell’istanza proposta dall’Ufficio Procura Antidoping di NADO ITALIA, ha provveduto a sospendere l'atleta in via cautelare.
Italian National Institute for Statistics: sport practice continues to grow: +2.7% from 2013 to 2015
Italians get back to practising sport. After the decline registered between 2010 and 2013, sport participation levels have started to grow again in 2014 and 2015, by 2.7%. This is the snapshot provided by the Italian National Institute for Statistics (here the complete study) and presented today in Rome, at the Comprehensive School "A. De Curtis" by the President of the Italian National Institute for Statistics, Giorgio Alleva, and CONI President Giovanni Malagò.
"We are at the boundaries of Tor Vergata, where our dream is to bring the Olympics and the Olympic Village - emphasises Malagò -. But think what these numbers mean, not only for this city: from 13 September 2017, if everything went well, and until 2024 there will be a great impact even beyond the sport system of our country". The presentation "Sport in figures and sport practice amongst the youth" was attended by the Headmaster of the School, Serafina Di Salvatore, the Managing Director of CONI SERVIZI Alberto Miglietta, CONI President for the Lazio region Riccardo Viola, the President of the Bowls Federation Romolo Rizzoli and the President of City VI (VI Municipio) Marco Scipioni. But students were visited also by testimonials such as Alessandra Sensini, Andrea Lucchetta, Carlo Molfetta, Rosalba Forciniti, Edwige Gwend, Giovanni di Cristo and Andrea Lemmi, who led some games in the gym.
"The responsibility of schools in the promotion of sport is great - acknowledges Alleva -, together with the promotion of the wellness of citizens and of the cultural value of sport. These numbers offer an interesting picture, also from the economic point of view. We focus on sport activities undertaken for leisure. In 2015, just under 20 million people declared they practice one or more sports, a third of the resident population. The important news is that after the decline observed between 2010 and 2013, participation levels have started growing again. In the last two years, in which other indicators have shown less exciting performances, there is a significant increase in practising individuals. Sport seems to be an element on which people have continued to invest".
"It is not by chance that a school of this type was conceived - explained Malagò - , today we are in the ninth Italian city in terms of number of inhabitants. This VI City has 390 thousand inhabitants, there there are 160 schools and in this school the percentage of integrated immigrants is nearly 30%. Here there are 44 different ethnic groups. And these figures have improved also and especially thanks to the contribution of immigrants".
According to the study by the Italian National Institute for Statistics, the increase is noticeable in all age classes, but with a more significant growth amongst children from 6 to 10 years old (where the proportion has gone from 59.5% to 65.3%) and amongst people that live in the municipalities within the metropolitan area. "The presence of the President of the Italian National Institute for Statistics - continues Malagò -, certifies with its authority and that of the Institute he represents, that there is surely a benefit in what we are doing across the country. Today's data are excellent. It has been demonstrated that every percentage point regained makes the State save 80 million euros and today overall it has an impact of one and a half billions on the State balance. We are on the right track, but we must continue. I am very happy to celebrate the three years of my presidency with these data, now comes the fun bit: we are gaining presence amongst those who used to practice sport sporadically and here we can do more. And we must continue to work on the theme of overweight, obesity and less severe obesity. There is an integration between sport practice and correct nutrition. There is a cultural problem: paradoxically in the less rich areas there is a higher rate of obesity". The habit to practice a sport, indeed, diminishes as one goes from North to South, from 39% to 23.9%, even if the percentage rises to 26.8 amongst residents of Sicily and Sardinia. The investigation conducted by the Italian National Institute for Statistics has also shown pronounced gender differences: 28.3% of males practices a sport and another 11.4% does so sporadically; the percentages for females are instead down to 19.5% and 7.7%. Only amongst the youngest (3-5 years) is there a greater incidence of females that do a sport, a trend that makes us hope for the future. Furthermore, the sport practice of parents positively influences the sport practice of children. Organised sport practice is directly connected to CONI, through the National Sport Federations (FSN) and the Associated Sport Disciplines (DSA) and the Agencies for the Promotion of Sport Directors, coaches, officials, other roles, sports operators, Affiliates registered, Directors, coaches, Amateurs with membership, Athletes with membership, Practising individuals, Entities registered, Affiliates registered (EPS), which remains the pillar of the Italian sporting system.
In 2015, according to the data supplied by the Committee, there are 11,103,000 practising individuals and athletes, of which 4,471,000 with membership to FSN and DSA and 6,635,000 to EPS. The sport clubs registered with CONI are 119,000 The number of affiliates reaches 146,000. The voluntaries performing support activities (as directors, coaches and officials) are instead 1,193,000. Every 100,000 inhabitants there are around 7,350 athletes with a membership to FSN and DSA, whereas the practising individuals registered with EPS are more than 10,000. Around 55% of athletes registered with FSN and DSA are less than 18 years old. There are 118,723 sport clubs. These are distinct legal entities enrolled in the Register, 95% of which are associations without legal personality. The affiliation relations that characterise amateur sport are 146,000. FSNs contribute with 50,521 registered members, DSA with 3,407 members and EPS with 92,013 members. Lombardy is the region with the highest absolute number both of athletes (844 thousand) and practising individuals (913 thousand) and both of affiliates and distinct entities (16,800).
The study by the Italian National Institute for Statistics analyses also the costs sustained by Italians. In 2014, 21.6% of families resident in Italy (more than 5,500,000) incurred in expenses to practice sport activities; 4.3% (more than 1,100,000 families) spent money for sport equipment. Amongst families that spend to practice a sport, the average monthly expense is 48 euros (1.4% of the average monthly expenses for household consumption). The percentage of families that incur in expenses for sport practice is higher in couples with children; if children are two, more than 40% of families incurs in this type of expense; if children are 3 or more, such percentage goes down to 37%. Probably this is due to budget constraints, which are stronger for more numerous families. Furthermore, the expenses destined to sport practice grow as the financial resources of the family grow.
The quantification of the economic value of sport is also interesting. Focusing on the private "business" sector and considering the main productive sectors directly linked to sporting activities (therefore not only the management of sport facilities but also manufacturing and commercial activities related to sport), the firms are nearly 35,000, employing more than 100,000 people; they make more than 4.5 billions of added value and around 14 billion turnover. Between 2008 and 2013, employees have risen in the services sector and declined in the manufacture and trade.
But, as stated above, sport results in benefits also for the Italian Healthcare system. CONI's Research Centre has quantified that healthcare and other savings that are being made by the current levels of sport and physical practice detected in 2015 is of more than 1.5 billion euros per year. Indeed, physical activity reduces the probability of becoming affected by five pathologies such as cardiovascular disease, ictus, colon cancer, breast cancer and type II diabetes. Furthermore, it is estimated that a reduction in sedentary people by 1 percent (around 215,000 people) could bring an annual incremental benefit of around 80 million euros in healthcare and other savings.
To further promote this trend, this year the Italian Olympic Committee, in collaboration with the Prime Minister's Office, launched CONI RAGAZZI (YOUTH), a social, sporting and educational project born to bring into practice the principle that it is everyone’s right to access sport; to provide a sport and social service to the community and support the families that have more financial difficulty in areas of social malaise, identified thanks to a collaboration with ANCI's Research centre. From Milan to Agrigento, these areas include 300 municipalities, 300 facilities, more than 500 sport clubs (mostly belonging to 50 sports) and around 14,000 youth (of which 67% coming from families with ISEE earnings below 7,500 €and 80% from families with ISEE earnings below 12,000 €, who participate in a information campaign on correct lifestyles, carry out afternoon sport activities two hours a week (from November 2015 to June 2016) benefiting also from a shuttle service that links them to the facilities that are more difficult to reach.
Al via il 1° Trofeo CONI a Caserta. Malagò: "Segnale di cambiamento". Sfilata di ori olimpici
Il taglio del nastro, rigorosamente tricolore, è la mirabile sintesi dello sport che riparte dalla base. E’ partito oggi pomeriggio, dal Villaggio dello Sport nel giardino Flora di Caserta, la prima edizione sperimentale del Trofeo CONI. La kermesse è riservata agli atleti under 14 che, in rappresentanza delle varie Regioni, prenderanno parte alle gare in 30 diverse specialità negli impianti e nelle aree all’aperto della città e dell’hinterland.
Il Presidente del CONI, Giovanni Malagò, ha aperto ufficialmente l’evento insieme al Presidente del CONI Campania, Cosimo Sibilia, al membro di Giunta Nazionale, Guglielmo Talento, al Delegato Provinciale di Caserta, Michele De Simone e al Sindaco della città, Pio Del Gaudio, salutato dall’entusiasmo degli appassionati che hanno voluto onorare la cerimonia di apertura. La visita agli stand del Villaggio ha preceduto il passaggio alla mostra “I 100 anni del CONI” nel Museo delle Cavallerizze.
Oltre a Malagò erano presenti il Segretario Generale del CONI, Roberto Fabbricini, il Vice Segretario Generale, Carlo Mornati, il Presidente della Coni Servizi, Franco Chimenti, i Presidenti Federali Abbagnale (Canottaggio), Agabio (Ginnastica), Buglione (Discipline Armi Sportive da Caccia), Iaconianni (Motonautica), Obrist (Tiro a Segno) e Zamblera (Danza Sportiva), oltre ai Presidenti di Discipline Sportive Associate Emilio Crosato (Tamburello), Gazzero (Orientamento) e Andrea Mancino (Biliardo), oltre a numerosi Presidenti dei Comitati Regionali e Delegati Provinciali.
La presentazione del Trofeo CONI si è aperta con la premiazione del Concorso grafico e scritto sui “100 anni del CONI”, che ha visto primeggiare le alunne della scuola primaria “III Circolo di Caserta” e della Scuola Secondaria di 1° Grado, “Ruggiero di Caserta”.
Il sindaco Pio Del Gaudo ha aperto la conferenza stampa che ha fatto da preludio alla cerimonia di apertura sottolineando l’importanza dell’evento, anche sotto il profilo collettivo. “Caserta è cultura, sport e civiltà. Questa manifestazione, che restituisce la Reggia alla città, crea un indotto straordinario e diffonde un messaggio sociale di grande spessore”.
Il Presidente del CONI Campania, Cosimo Sibilia, dopo aver ringraziato Guglielmo Talento e Michele De Simone per la cura degli aspetti organizzativi, ha amplificato la valenza dei contenuti del Trofeo. “Siamo fieri delle rappresentanze territoriali di tutto il Paese che hanno voluto onorare l’appuntamento. Caserta, in rappresentanza della Campania, sarà la capitale dello sport per 3 giorni. Circa 2 mila atleti saranno protagonisti, è la dimostrazione che lo sport è sviluppo culturale ed economica”.
Il Presidente Malagò ha infine ricordato la mission del progetto, ripercorrendone l’iter. “Siamo qui per una scommessa, vinta, del membro di Giunta Nazionale, Guglielmo Talento. Volevamo rischiare, così è nato il Trofeo CONI, un progetto pilota per provare a fare qualcosa di diverso. Sono orgoglioso, è la testimonianza che se si investe nello sport il Paese ne trae innegabili benefici. Mi spiace ricordare che in fondo alla classifica della sedentarietà c’è la Campania: per questo, considerando le virtù della Regione, bisogna lavorare su cultura sportiva e impiantistica. Occorre quindi ripartire dalla scuola e questo evento ne è la testimonianza. La scelta di Caserta è ottimale, è una città simbolo e ci aiuta a offrire un segnale di cambiamento importante. Ringrazio anche Michele De Simone, Cosimo Sibilia e il sindaco Pio Del Gaudio per l’impegno profuso nella realizzazione di quello che mi auguro diventi un trofeo destinato a scrivere una lunga tradizione”
Lo spettacolo in piazza Carlo 3° di fronte la Reggia, ha chiuso una giornata di emozioni nel segno dello sport. Sul palco dello show, condotto da Lia Capizzi di Sky Sport 24, gli ori olimpici campani hanno esaltato i contenuti della storica giornata. Patrizio Oliva, Angelo Damiano, Davide Tizzano, Franco Porzio, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Luigi Mannelli, Geppino e Marco D'Altrui, Dino Meglio, Ennio Falco, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Imma Cerasuolo (paralimpico), oltre alla campane d'adozione Melania Grego e Noemi Toth hanno fatto brillare l'eccellenza italiana sportiva, illuminando di emozioni lo straordinario scenario offerto dai giochi pirotecnici davanti alla maestosa Reggia. Le farfalle della ritmica, guidate da Emanuela Maccarani e Marina Piazza, dopo il recente argento Mondiale hanno chiuso il cerchio di una giornata magica con le loro esibizioni strappa-applausi. Inno d'Italia e il via ufficiale alla manifestazione. Caserta è in festa per il primo Trofeo CONI.
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