The municipality of Corigliano-Rossano was awarded the important recognition of the Blue Flag, together with only ten other cities throughout the Italian peninsula, which testifies to the commitment to promoting running and walking, with the aim of improving the well-being of citizens thanks to outdoor activities. The choice went between those municipalities that proposed the candidacy and provided guarantees on initiatives and paths, subjected to verification by the experts of the Italian Athletics Federation and of theNational Association of Italian Municipalities.
The FIDAL/ ANCI Blue Flag Announcement aims to valorise, every year, Italian Municipalities, recognizing their commitment to promoting the practice of running and walking and health more generally, such as tools for well-being and quality of life for citizens. The project provides for an evaluation procedure for the candidate Municipalities, following which the Municipalities that obtain the label they get the best score with respect to the parameters required by the Notice. The project focuses, in particular, on walking and running activities as tools for extended practice and easy access by citizens, with each candidate city having to indicate, among other things, a specific route dedicated to these activities.
“I am very satisfied that I can personally deliver this symbol of sport and sociality to each community involved – the words of the creator and manager of the project Maurizio Damilano, gold medal in race walking at the 1980 Olympics and world champion in the specialty in 1987 and 1991 – The Blue Flag is not only a reward for what has been done, but above all it is an incentive to do more and more so that sport has full citizenship. The Blue Flag is an encouragement to all people to live better, it is an incentive for young people to approach sport with awareness because, if you practice sports you have already won!».
