From the 13th to 15th May the Italian national team paralympic fencing he will be in college at the CUS sports facilities Siena in view of the World Cup stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the last passes for the Paris Paralympics will be up for grabs from 22 to 26 May. I am 12 blue players called up, between these Bebe Vio, Olympic and world champion in foil category B together with Alessia Biagini (category B, foil and épée), Julia Markowska (category B, épée and sabre), Andreea Mogos (category A, foil and sabre), the two-time European champion in charge Rossana Pasquino and captain Loredana Trigilia (category A, foil and saber). In addition to them there will be the Sienese and Olympic bronze medalist Matteo Betti (category A, foil and épée), the world champion Emanuele Lambertini (category A, foil and épée), Matteo Dei Rossi (category A, épée and saber), Edoardo Giordan (category A, épée and sabre), Michele Massa (category B, foil and epee) and Gianmarco Paolucci (category B, epee and sabre).
“It deals with – said the coordinator of the FIS paralympic sector Dino Better – dThis is a very important collegiate training session in anticipation of a trip to Brazil, where the definitive qualification of our contingent for the Paris Paralympics will be decided. We are returning from an extraordinary season and we are aiming for the record attendance at the Games, to a double-digit number of qualifiers, and for this reason we welcomed with immense pleasure the possibility of a retreat in Siena to prepare for this commitment to the maximum, and in ideal conditions”.
In addition to commitments in the gym, there will be two public events where it will be possible to meet and listen to the athletes’ experiences. Monday May 13th at 6.30 pm Municipality of Siena will welcome the Federation and the Azzurri at the Sala Italo Calvino of the Santa Maria della Scala for a celebratory moment dedicated to the fencer guests. Sienese schools and sports clubs will be present for the occasion. While Tuesday May 14th at 6 pm the conference will be held in the Aula Magna of the Rectorate of the University of Siena “Sport without barriers. Promoting inclusion through the Olympic spirit” where he will bear his testimony Matteo Bettiat his fifth Olympics, which will be followed by a competition demonstration on the platform set up for the occasion.
