New appointment with Castellana Sport Stories, sports talks with the great protagonists of Italian sport, interviews that tell the careers and stories of some of the most loved and important characters on the national scene. After the preview last February with Rafael Pascual, volleyball is still at the center of the second event. On the occasion of the U18 National Youth Finals of women’s volleyball, scheduled in Puglia between Castellana Grotte, Conversano, Fasano, Monopoli, Putignano and Turi from 14 to 19 May, in fact, the champions of women’s volleyball will be Eleonora Lo Bianco, ambassador of the Federation Italian Volleyball, Imma Sirressi and Valeria Caracuta are the protagonists of the talk scheduled for Wednesday 15 May 2024, at 5.30 pm, at Masseria Serritella in Castellana Grotte.
World gold in 2002 in Germany, European gold in 2007 and 2009, twice title winner in 2006 and 2011, three Champions Leagues in 2007, 2009 and 2010, included in the Italian volleyball Hall of Fame in March 2019, 548 appearances for the national team , Lo Bianco is certainly one of the most representative athletes of Italian pink volleyball ever. A scudetto, an Italian Super Cup, a Champions League, 18 seasons in Serie A1 (among these also the one with the Florens Castellana Grotte shirt in 2010/2011), originally from Santeramo in Colle, Sirressi is the captain of Perugia who after having hit the promotion this season will return to play in the top flight in 2024/2025.
Two championships, two Italian Cups, three Italian Super Cups, a Cev Cup, however, in the palmares of Caracuta, a native of Brindisi, ten championships in Serie A1 (two of these with Florens Castellana Grotte) and four championships in Serie A2: in National team also won a victory at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. The mayor of Castellana Grotte Domi Ciliberti and the municipal councilor for Sport, Fabio Caputo, welcomed them to the Castellana Sport Stories program.
Castellana Sport Stories is organized by the Municipality of Castellana Grotte in collaboration with Fipav – Puglia Regional Committee and Grotte Volley Castellana, a women’s volleyball club from Castellana Grotte. Castellana Sport Stories was born within the Sports Council and summarizes the collaboration network between the department and the many associations present in the area. Each event will be open to the public, enthusiasts and all athletes and will also and above all be characterized by the presence of the youth sectors of the clubs connected to the disciplines to which the guest belongs.
