Small champions grow. The Sicilian weightlifting continues to be one hotbed of talent which confirm the goodness of a school that a absolute level dominates the scene and can count on the Trapani native Nino Pizzolato, bronze at the Tokyo Games and now ready to do it again or do better Paris Games.
To the Under 15 tricolors which took place at Army Olympic Sports Center della Cecchignola in Rome, to the joy of Salvatore Speak president of Sicilian Football FederationSicily won the podium, a good omen in view of the next tricolor finals which will also be held in Rome from May 25th they will assign the Under 17 titles.
To the Under 15 tricolors of Rome, in cover for Sicily the Nisseno Mattia Riggiathlete of the thriving youth weightlifting section of the Golden Flames of Caltanissettagraduated champion of Italy in the 55kg with a total of 177kgredeeming the out of competition for the 2023 category tricolors.
The young athlete from Nisse, accompanied by two technicians who follow him, Maurizio Sardocoach of the Sicilian Federpesistica and former Italian player Mirco Scarantino (the blue Nisseno in two Olympics with his father Giovanni who instead took part in four Games) coach of the Gold Flamesafter a hard-fought race, managed to lift 78 kg of tear And 99 momentum preceding the Palermo man Marco La Rosa (Jaguar Club Pa) which he finished with 174kg (77+97).
For Mattia Riggi, born in 2009tricolor title and compliments from Dr. Pinuccia Albertina Agnello, Police Commissioner of Caltanissetta.
Sicily had started off on the right foot with the formidable Etna Salvatore Samuel Cocuzzaborn in 2009, who in 49kg he had only surrendered to the number one in Italy It is in the world in this category, Christian Di Maria gold with 191kg (87+104) ahead of the talent of Catania Olympic Weightlifting where he is trained by his father, the former Italian player Alessandro, closing with silver around the neck with 160kg (71+89) but it wasn’t enough.
Behind Cocuzza, bronze for the Aretusean Nicolò Aliano (Floridia Boxing Team), which improved greatly with a total of 126kg (53+73) and in the two Roman tricolor days another two silver and five bronze medals arrived for a total of 10 podiums (1 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze).
In the category 89kg bronze to the Palermo native Matteo Schirà (Hybrid Academy Palermo), class of 2009, improving the staff by 8 kg with a total of 147kg (67+80).
Podium and personal bests also improved for two very young Sicilians on stage in the final of the category +102 kg. Giuseppe Indovinoathlete from Militello Val di Catania, born in 2011, student of the teacher Salvatore Primo at Pol. “G. First”, won thesilver with a total of 112kg (55+63) and bronze to the Palermo native Samuele Miceli (Jaguar Club Pa)born in 2009, with a total of 95kg (45+50).
Three podiums arrived in the women’s finals, the first bearing the signature of nissena Gloria Miccichè (Club Atletico Ercole Cl), silver in the category 40kg with a total of 77kg (35+42).
Bronze in the category final 45kg for the Peloritana Aurora Schepis (Antudo Strength&Conditioning) with a total of 108kg (51+57) not far from his personal 110 kg.
The last bronze bears the signature of Maria Gloria Rosini from Palermo (Iron Fit Pa), class of 2009, in the category 55kg where he finished with a total of 114kg (53+61) which improves on his previous personal limit of 108 kg.
