The stage of the “Sala Montanari” in Varese is ready for a special evening, that of the delivery by the provincial Coni of merits sports related al 2019. It is not a wrong date but the consequence of the coronavirus pandemic that did not allow this award last year, but the delegation led by Valter Sinapi he wanted anyway make deliveries “in person” and set this event which, even without an audience, will be a symbol of the restart.
Many characters, between athletes and managers, who will parade in the hall in via dei Bersaglieri, many sports disciplines involved from the best known to the less popular but equally capable of giving satisfactions. In fact, most of the awards (gold, silver and bronze medals for sporting merit) will in fact be destined for those athletes capable of obtaining important results both internationally and nationally starting from Giulia Mignemi, the Sicilian transplanted to Lake Varese who in 2019 won a world rowing title.
The “Stars of Merit” are also of great importance, which Coni will assign to the FIGC manager Alberto Zaroli (silver), a Lucia Ballan and Mariangela Casartelli for Fitarco ea Giuseppe Rizzi for the FIP (bronze). The same can be said for the awarded silver star to the timekeepers association, crucial for the success of numerous sporting events.
Then being the Coni Varese, wide space will also have the Ravasi Award which recalls the former president of the “provincial sport government”. Four, in this case, the winners: the super-president of PolHa Daniela Colonna Preti, the long-time secretary of Coni Donatella Bianchi and the Varese Sport Commission. The fourth recognition is instead in memory of Alberto Sacchi, a passionate basketball manager who also became the provincial president of the FIP and passed away too soon.
Following the complete list of the winners called to withdraw the merits this evening, Monday 6 December, starting at 6 pm; The ceremony will be led by Luca Broggini in the presence of President Sinapi, all the delegates in office (Alberto Bonomi, Mariangela Casartelli, Bruno Frigeri, Ennio Marchesin, Miriam Martinoli, Luigi Manzo and Fabrizio Ranisi) and the technical coordinator Marco Caccianiga.
SPORTING MERITS YEAR 2019
Silver star for executives for sporting merit
Alberto ZAROLI – Italian Football Federation
Bronze star for executives of sporting merit
1) Lucia BALLAN – Italian Archery Federation
2) Maria Angela CASARTELLI – Italian Archery Federation
3) Giuseppe Angelo RIZZI – Italian Basketball Federation
Silver Star Society of Sports Merit
1) VARESE TIMEKEEPERS Association
Gold medal for sporting merit
1) Giulia MIGNEMI – Rowing – Four Lightweight Couple World Champion
Silver medal for sporting merit
1) Micaela SICARI ABBADINE – Baseball – Softball – European Softball Champion
2) Matilde BRUNATI – Fixed Seat Rowing – Four European Champion of Punta Jole
3) Luca DARINO – Fixed Seat Rowing – Four European Champion of Punta Jole
4) Deborah DE VITA – Kickboxing – 2nd place World Championship Point Fighting Kg +70
5) Simone DE VITA – Kickboxing – 2nd place World Championship Point Fighting Kg -74
6) Jody FELLI – Fixed Seat Rowing – Four European Champion of Punta Jole
7) Nicholas Colin Axel KOHL – Rowing – 3rd place Four Without World Championship
8) Alice LOMBARDO – Fixed Seat Rowing – Four European Champion of Punta Jole
9) Paolo MARCOLIN – Billiards – 3rd place in the Individual Cue World Championship
10) Riccardo MAZZETTI – Shooting – European Champion Automatic Pistol AM 25
Bronze medal for sporting merit
1) Margherita ACQUADERNI – Aeronautics – Italian Record-holder for Gliding Free Cat
2) Mattia AQUILANTI Weightlifting – Italian Bench Press Champion – 65 kg
3) Alessandro BALLARIN – Sport Fishing and Underwater Activities – Italian Inland Waters Champion – Trout fishing in the lake for team teams
4) Christian BIOLCATI – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Quattro of Punta Jole
5) Virginia BOSSI – Golf – Italian National Female Match-play Champion
6) Thomas BRIANTI – Motorcycling – Italian Speed Champion – supersport 300
7) Mauro CRENNA – Canoe Kayak – Italian Champion K4 M.1000 speed
8) Ilaria DALLACOSTA – Handball (handball) – Italian Handball Champion
9) Federico DE MADDALENA – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Quattro of Pair Jole
10) Gianluca DEGHI – Motorcycling – Italian Motocross Champion CL.MX 300
11) Marco DELL’ACQUA – Motoring – Italian Historic Car Rallies Champion
12) Giulio DRESSINO – Canoe Kayak – Italian Champion K2 M.500 speed
13) Ludovico EDALLI – Gymnastics – Italian Artistic Gymnastics Champion – Individual General Competition
14) Christian FARINA – Weightlifting – Italian Champion Bench press – KG 107+
15) Francesco Emilio LALICATA – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Quattro of Punta Jole
16) Laura LAVAZZA – Archery – Italian record holder outdoor target archery compound bow team
17) Roberto MARCORA – Tennis – Italian Serie A Male Champion
18) Cristian PAPA – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Four of Pair Jole
19) Ugo PAVESI – Aeronautics – Italian Gliding Champion – Cat. 18 m
20) Danilo PERILLI – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Quattro of Punta Jole
21) Cinzia PORCELLI – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Two and Four of Pair Jole
22) Alessio ROVERA – Motoring – Italian GT3 GT3 champion
23) Antonio SOFFICI – Air Force – Italian Gliding Champion – Free Cat
24) Matteo STURARO – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Quattro of Punta Jole
25) Roberto UMANA – Weightlifting – Italian Champion Bench press – KG 72
26) Corrado VERITÀ – Rowing Fixed Seat-Italian Champion Quattro of Pair Jole
RAVASI AWARD
Daniela COLONNA PRETI – President of POLHA Varese Amateur Sports Association for the Disabled; Past President Panathlon Varese
Donatella BIANCHI – CONI Varese Provincial Committee Secretary then CONI Varese Provincial Delegation; Currently Sport and Health Secretary Varese
VARESE SPORT COMMISSION – A Varese Chamber of Commerce project which aims to attract sporting events to the area and support their organization
Alberto SACCHI – to memory – President of the FIP Provincial Committee from 2011 until his death in 2015 Previously: Manager in charge of the Heart Basketball Cardano Al Campo; FIP Provincial Councilor
