From Goggia to Tortu, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle are awarded

From Sofia Goggia to Dorothea Wierer, passing through Antonella Palmisano and the 4×100 sprinters Tortu, Desalu and Patta: this afternoon the Fiamme Gialle celebrated their Olympic and Paralympic champions for the 2022 and winter 2022-23 season at the Hall of Honor of the Gen. B Sante Laria Barracks in Rome in the presence of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti, the Minister of Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, the General Commander of the Guardia di Finanza, Giuseppe Zafarana, the President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, the President of the Cip, Luca Pancalli, the President of Sport and Health, Vito Cozzoli and the Commander of the Guardia di Finanza Sports Center, Antonio Appella.

Dreams and values

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“You have shown that with dedication and tenacity dreams can be transformed into reality – was Minister Giorgetti’s speech – I have always been very close to the world of sport because the values ​​that inspire it and that it promotes are the values ​​that must be foundations of our society. This is why Abodi spoke of values ​​”that go beyond medals”, while Cozzoli focused on the promotion, by the Fiamme Gialle, of principles such as “loyalty, legality and solidarity, for the promotion of the common good”. The highlight of the ceremony was the delivery of moral rewards to the athletes of the absolute sector who, during the 2022 and 2022/2023 winter season, won a total of 30 medals at the World Championships, 12 European titles and 2 World Cups of specialty. Among these Sofia Goggia, Dorothea Wierer, Alberto Razzetti, Pietro Sighel and Luigi Samele. “And it won’t be easy to add other medals – said Malagò – But we have put ourselves in a position to do it with the new entries and perhaps with new sports that apparently don’t have a great tradition”.

Paralympic commitment

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According to Pancalli, not even the naturalness with which the Fiamme Gialle renewed their commitment to the Paralympic world has not gone unnoticed, defining it as something that “makes me proud as a citizen”. During the event, Gen. B. Vincenzo Parrinello was awarded the nomination of “Meritorious Member” of the Fiamme Gialle Sports Groups, while subsequently the extraordinary promotions for “Exceptional Merits” were also awarded to the aforementioned Sofia Goggia and Dorothea Wierer, the walker Antonella Palmisano and the 4×100 sprinters Tortu, Desalu and Patta.