CALTANISSETTA. Great news for weightlifting and Nisseno sport arrives from Thessaloniki in Greece. Here, Mattia Riggi, in the Under 15 European Weightlifting Championship, the young athlete from Nisse from the Fiamme Oro section of Caltanissetta won the bronze medal.
Accompanied by the national team coaches, Mattia lifted a total of 84 kilograms of snatch and 95 of momentum, recording a total result of 1079 kg which earned him third place in Europe. A very long competition that lasted a good two hours where all the finalists competed against each other. the first positions, but the desire of the Fiamme Oro athlete, trained by the technicians Maurizio Sardo and Mirco Scarantino, was to win a European medal; a dream that came true thanks to Mattia Riggi who, with his talent, has now accustomed everyone to these splendid results.
The compliments to the athlete from Nisse came from the Caltanissetta Police Headquarters who intended to praise the spirit of the young weightlifter from the Fiamme Oro group who honored the European competition by winning a prestigious medal which allowed him to get on the podium.
 at the Under 15 European Weightlifting Championships in Thessaloniki – il Fatto Nisseno){kind=link}