"In rugby, the first thing you learn is how to protect the ball. And it is essential to be able to count on the support of your teammates in order to score."
The essence of sport is team play for Maxime Mbandà, the blue athlete who will talk tomorrow, interviewed by the sports journalist Massimo Caputi, in Area X, an initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo Assicura based in Turin.
The appointment is for 6.30 pm live streaming on areax.info and ansa.it.
Born in Rome 28 years ago, from a Congolese father and an Italian mother, Maxime is one of the points of reference for the Italian national rugby team. Not only has he distinguished himself in sport, but he is a champion of solidarity. Since 2017 he has supported the project of a rugby team involving political refugees in Casale Monferrato. And in the first months of the pandemic he volunteered in the Yellow Cross of Parma, the city where he plays, receiving the honor of Cavaliere al Merito of the Italian Republic from the Head of State. "My father, who is a doctor, and my mother transmitted moral values to me that I am happy to have - he explains - During this emergency the first thing that came to my mind was to help, since I was strong I turned to those who needed it ".
Tomorrow's meeting is part of 'Protection and Sport', an exclusive cycle of interviews with Italian champions of various sports, broadcast by Area X, the innovative and experiential space dedicated to the culture of protection in via San Francesco d'Assisi 12 , in Turin.
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