It will be the concert of Al Bano and Ricchi e Poveri, two icons of Italian music to open the World Judo Campionships Junior 2021, the Junior Judo World Championships which will begin on October 6th and until October 10th in the Gallura town.
An international event held for the first time in Italy and which will qualify the participating athletes for the 2024 Olympics in France.
Albano Carrisi is the ambassador in the world of the IJF, the International Judo Federation to which he also dedicated an anthem, the same one that will open the Italian competition.
A bond between the singer known universally and winner of 26 gold records and Judo that arises not only from the deep friendship with Marius Vizer, president of the IJF, but also from the sharing of the values of this sport: respect for the opponent, the ‘honesty, humility, respect for the rules.
Not at home the IJF was the first federation to have created an anti Covid security protocol recognized and awarded also in Tokyo.
«It is the first time that the Juniors World Championships are held in Italy and Sardinia has been chosen – explains Antonio Ernesto, Head of Protocol of the International Federation and fresh from the Olympics just ended last July – for the stubbornness of Gavino Piredda, Extraordinary Commissioner of FIJLKAM, the Italian Federation of Judo Fight Karate and Martial Arts, star of merit for sporting values and Efisio Mele vice-president of the regional Federation, who is also an award-winning teacher, but also for the support of the administration headed by Settimo Nizzi, mayor of Olbia who has believed from the beginning in the importance of bringing this competition to Sardinia. “
“Through the World Judo Campionships Junior 2021– continues Ernesto – Olbia and the Costa Smeralda will be recognized in all over the world not only to be a reference point for luxury tourism but also for high-level sport. “
600 juniors athletes participate in the Olbia World Championships from all the world delegations and the IJF has decided to award the 5 best Sardinian athletes with the WILDCARD or a credential that will allow them to go directly to the Olympics without having to face the long qualification process.
The concert by Al Bano and the Ricchi e Poveri is a gift that the President and Maestro Marius Vizer wanted to give to Sardinia and to all the Sardinians. It will be held on 5 October starting at 8 pm in Piazza Crispi.
