Today the 91st CSIO of Piazza di Siena – Master D’Inzeo, tomorrow “something more ambitious, which allows Villa Borghese to have daily management, a participatory foundation that could be an excellence in the world”. With the Government “ready to offer collaboration, in the hope that this dream can be consecrated”. At Villa Borghese we think big, and the presentation of the 2024 edition (from 22nd to 26th May) is the opportunity to raise the bar further and further on an event that has become central in the international calendar of equestrian sports, but above all in that of Roman sport. Sport, but also sustainability and promotion of an iconic place.
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“Mayor Gualtieri, to whom I spoke a couple of years ago – continued the Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi -, already has a positive interest in the project”. A team effort, therefore, to take care of Villa Borghese, before, during and after the event. “Something that makes us proud”, underlines the president of Sport and Health, Marco Mezzaroma. Over the years, the appeal of Piazza di Siena in Italy and abroad has gradually increased: “The adventure began with many prejudices on the part of various institutions – added the President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò -. It was believed that this place could lose its beauty and its historical connotation. Facts and years have shown how everyone has benefited from it.” There is historicity, but there is obviously also sporting competition, two months before the Olympic event. “For this reason – continues Malagò -, Piazza di Siena will be an opportunity to verify the state of the art of Italian horse riding”.
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Between the Oval and the Galloppatoio of Villa Borghese – where the Roman stage of the Italia Polo Challenge will also take place – there will be the present (with riders and riders from all over the world), but also the future of horse riding, “to offer a complete vision of the horse – as explained by the President of Fise, Marco Di Paola -, which only in Italy is recognized as an athlete within the legal system”. The Oval of Villa Borghese, of a shining green colour, can only recall another very famous green in the world of sport, that of the All England Club. “Piazza di Siena is a bit like the Wimbledon of equestrian sports, in terms of beauty, complexity and for the presence of so many athletes – the words of the Councilor for Sport of the Municipality of Rome, Alessandro Onorato – And it is the emblem of how everyone’s collaboration leads to the enjoyment of a good that until recently was not the case we see it today. And the interventions will continue.” Thanks to Roma Capitale, but also thanks to the Lazio Region, as assured by the Councilor for Tourism, Environment and Sport, Elena Palazzo: “With the contribution of the institutions we are starting to do teamwork, and this is not something to be taken for granted. But I like to underline the beauty of all this: a zero impact event, which has the characteristic of being immersed in the utmost respect for an iconic place like Villa Borghese”. Piazza di Siena will also be “a model of sporting sustainability”, as underlined by the Undersecretary for the Environment and Energy Security, Claudio Barbaro, but also the opportunity to launch – among others – a project between FISE and the Ministry of agriculture, food sovereignty and forests for the recovery of horses at the end of their career, as announced General Director of the General Directorate for MASAF Horse Racing Remo Chiodi.
