Respecting the educational and social values promoted by the Salesian tradition, founded on the legacy of Don Boscothe Salesian youth sports clubs have given life to the third edition of “Pgssiadi 2024 Campania”held for the first time last weekend in the splendid setting of Montecorice, in the heart of Cilento.
The Campania Regional Committee, thanks to the collaboration of the municipal administration of Montecorice, governed by the mayor Flavio Meolahosted, over the course of three days, many young people, coming from every corner of the region, who tried their hand at multiple disciplines, such as football, 5-a-side football and walking football, mini-basketball, tennis, beach volleyball, table tennis , table football and pickleball.
Particular attention, this year too, to social issues thanks to the project that the PGS are carrying out at a national level on inclusive sport, which involves the participation of young people with disabilities or those belonging to disadvantaged families.
The beating heart of the initiative was the sports field “Luigi Piccirilli” Of Montecoricewhile the seafront of Agnone Cilento it has transformed into a real sports village, entertaining adults and children with mini basketball, tennis and pickleball. Furthermore, various activities took place at the Tatu Club in Agnone Cilento.
A great team effort that saw Umberto Vona and the vice president involved together with the PGS Campania president Gennaro Sbresciasister Valeria Esposito and the sector managers for the various sports disciplines Mino Rinauro, Biagio Antignani (Football), Gioacchino Coppola and Francesca Cucciniello (Tennis and Pickleball), Luigi Cangianiello (Beach Volleyball), Antonio Verrazzo (Inclusive Sport), Biagio Romeo (Basketball), Michele Lettera (5-a-side football), the councilors Luca Corbo And Ugo Iannone, Mirko Corbo And Salvatore Amata.
«During these days, we have seen not only athletes competing with commitment and passion – comments the president of PGS Campania Umberto Vona – but also families, volunteers and coaches united by a single objective: to live and share the values of loyalty, respect and solidarity. The tournament offered all participants the opportunity to compete in a climate of healthy competition, to make new friends and to strengthen the sense of belonging to a lively and inclusive community.
Heartfelt thanks to all those who made the event possible and first and foremost to the entire municipal administration of Montecorice for their hospitality and collaboration.”
«These sporting initiatives – concludes the mayor, Flavio Meola – they contribute, in fact, significantly to further enhancing our extraordinary villages and we hope in the future to be able to create an even bigger and more engaging event”.
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