LEGNANO – A celebration of sport, in the name of sharing its purest values. Next Wednesday, June 12ththe Panathlon Club La Malpensa is preparing to field the 4th edition of Panathlon Day at the Knights Playground in the Falcone e Borsellino Park in Legnano. The event, presented today, Thursday 6th, at Villa Jucker by the president of the Club Sergio La Torre with the Past President Giovanni Castiglioni (in the photo abovefrom the left) will start at 7.00 pm and will continue at the Dinner of the same Villa in via Matteotti 3, headquarters of the Legnanese family; in case of bad weather, as the organizers point out, a “plan B” is ready so as not to cancel the event.
Evening of sports and prizes
The celebration of the panathletic movement, on the 73rd anniversary of its foundation, will see performances on the basketball court open to all two women’s teams from Serie B and Cin all probability Busto Arsizio and Gallarate, however a derby under the basket which will precede the presentation of the annual awards of the Club: specifically, the Panathlon flame from 2022 dedicated to the late Sergio Allegrini, in the presence of his son AndrewFiamma who this year will be assigned to the career a Dino Meneghin. An authentic monument of Italian basketball, Meneghin will participate in the evening thanks to the contacts initiated by Past Presidents Aldo Albanesi and Pietro Tallone.
The 31st edition will follow Giancarlo Castiglioni Award, which combines sport and business, rewarding commitment to sports associations with that on a socio-economic level through one’s professional activity. For 2024 the recognition, to which among others the Busto Arsizio Host Lions Club and the Bustocca Family together with some local sports clubs contribute, will go to Giancarlo Agazziamong the creators of Valle Olona Day, a sporting and charity event, considered «the perfect symbiosis between sporting aspect and associationism».
Finally, the delivery of the two Fair Play Awards: to Giovanni Cortinovisjournalist from Gazzetta dello Sport, Motosprint And The Echo of Bergamo and author of the book North West 200-The most beautiful race in the worldo, who began his career as a press officer for Pro Patrie and a great motorcycle enthusiast; and to the Legnano area Rocco Amendolaracoach of Folgore Legnano and protagonist of a touching human story who saw him close to a particularly fragile boy on his team, who then took his own life; the family was grateful to him to the point that the boy’s brother, although a superior category athlete, has since then played in the same team as him.
La Torre: «Other events in the area soon»
«Panathlon – explains Sergio La Torre – has 15 clubs in Lombardy. Ours is one of the largest: its territory of competence goes from Sesto Calende to Rho e has 50 members. We organize about ten convivial evenings a year in the name of fair play, culture and sporting ethics, as it is in our mission. Next week’s will be a follow-up to last month’s convivial, with the presentation of the Study and Sport award to Liuc student Linda Lischetti. We try to be as present as possible on the field: last Sunday we were at the NATO barracks in Solbiate Olonabut we want to organize other events in the Legnano area.”
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