(ANSA) - DUBAI, NOV 19 - From Tokyo 2020 to Milan Cortina 2026, passing through Dubai: the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2020 will host the Italian Sport Day on November 23rd, an entire day dedicated to the world of Italian sport from the slopes of athletics to the pools of the Olympic swimming pools, from the racetracks to the roads of the Giro d'Italia.
The Olympic medalists, the highest institutional positions in the sector, the motorsport managers and the champions of yesterday, today and tomorrow will talk to the public - in presence and connected - in dedicated talks. Among the protagonists of the day will be Valentina Vezzali, undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council with responsibility for sport, Giovanni Malagò, president of Coni and of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Foundation, Luca Pancalli, president of the Italian Paralympic Committee. Among the athletes, the Paralympic silver in archery aTokyo 2020 Vincenza Petrilli, gold in the 20 km march in Tokyo2020 Antonella Palmisano, gold in karate (Kumitè) Luigi Busà, silver in fencing will be in Dubai ( team saber) Luca Curatoli and Enrico Berrè, gold medal in Paralympic swimming Simone Barlaam,ilbronzo in the paratriathlon Veronica Yoko Plebani, gold in the veil (Nacra 17) Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, and MartinaCentofanti, Agnese Duranti, Alessia Maurelli, Daniela Mogurean, Martina Santandrea, bronze in rhythmic gymnastics.
In addition, the day will see the presence, among others, of Michele Napoli, CEO of RCS Sports & Events DMCC, VincenzoNovari, CEO of the Organizing Committee of Milan-Cortina 2026, Angelo Sticchi Damiani, president of Aci, and Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula One Group .
The Italian Sport Day will also be an opportunity for visitors to the Pavilion to admire live the Italian Champions Cup and the Giro d'Italia Cup during the exhibition.
To conclude the day, the screening of the film "Crazy forFootball" - an insight into the psychic disability in the world of football - and the sporting activity dedicated to the very young at the ExpoSport Hub, where the Coni technicians will introduce children to various disciplines.
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