ROVIGO • The sprinter from Vicenza will be a guest of the G. Bonifacio secondary school on May 3rd
The king of the ice, Davide Ghiotto, fresh from medals at the Calgary World Championships with gold in the 10,000 m, silver in the 5,000 m and another gold in the Team pursuit with Michele Malfatti and Andrea Giovannini, will be in Rovigo Friday 3 May to meet the students of the “G.” secondary school. Boniface”.
But it was in 2017 that the rise of the great athlete began when he won two gold medals at the Winter Universiade in Almaty. He began to set amazing times, continuing to beat his own Italian record, until reaching the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022, where he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres. In Holland, in Heerenveen last year he became World Champion in the 10,000m, but this year he surpasses himself and even his personal best. An incredible athlete, Ghiotto from Vicenza, who never gave up, who fought to achieve his goals, even if they reached a mature age. In the meantime he also graduated in philosophy and had a son, Filippo, with his wife Susy.
The invitation was born on the occasion of the “Sport Days” announced by the Veneto Region and as part of the “Sport Bonifacio Project”, promoted by the teachers Ferrari, Ponzetto, Murciano and supported by the school director Marco Campini to stimulate participation in sporting activities, promoting correct lifestyles, health, well-being and inclusion.
The champion will remain at Bonifacio the entire morning of May 3rd, from 8.45am to 1.00pm, meeting all the classes, to answer questions and offer an example of how sport helps to grow, not only as an athlete, but also as a person and contributes to increasing self-esteem and setting goals for which to commit.
