FOLGARIA. Over 700 students and 250 teachers arriving in Trentino for the national final of Student championships in the Running Orientation and Trail-O specialties, orienteering for people with disabilities, Badminton and Parabadminton. Appointments are scheduled between Vallagarina e the Alpe Cimbra between Monday 23 and Thursday 26 May.
“Folgaria, Lavarone and Luserna, as well as Rovereto – commented the councilors Mirko Bisesti and Roberto Failoni – for a few days they will host a thousand young people with their companions from all over Italy: this is an important opportunity to make these splendid areas of our Trentino known with their peculiarities. Without considering that the many boys and girls present are planning visits to the cultural beauties of our territory, from Mart to the Campana dei Caduti, from Casa Depero to Base Tuono, from Forte Belvedere to Muse. An event of national importance, in the name of sport, in what aims to be an open and inclusive competition. In fact, competitions are scheduled for athletes with disabilities and routes that can also be done by non-ambulatory people. And we believe that this is really the best sign “.
The competition will take place from 23 to 26 May; the institutional moments are foreseen in the late afternoon of 24 maggiowith parade of the regions and opening ceremony in Piazza Marconi in Folgaria at 5.30 pm and intervention by the authorities, swearing by athletes and technicians, flag raising, anthem of Italy sung by pupils of the IC Folgaria-Lavarone-Luserna and lighting of the tripod.
“We are very proud to be able to host this great sporting event in Folgaria on Alpe Cimbra and we are especially happy for the many children who return through the school to experience these important moments of aggregation”, affirms the Mayor Michael Rech. “The Municipality of Folgaria, the Apt Alpe Cimbra and the Comprehensive Institute of Folgaria, Lavarone and Luserna in just a few days were able to welcome the confirmation of the Championships with great enthusiasm and put in place an organizational direction together with the Province, Fiso and Gronlait of great importance “.
The races of Orientation run they will take place in the woods of Folgariawhile the Trail-O, ie for orienteering for people with disabilities, it will be held on terrain that can also be traveled by non-ambulatory people (wheelchair); the Badminton and Parabadminton competitions will take place in the sports halls of Folgaria and Rovereto. On 25 May in the evening there will be an award ceremony for the delegations and a “farewell party”, again at 9 pm in Piazza Marconi in Folgaria.
“An important event the Championships which, together with the Giro d’Italia arriving in Lavarone on 25 May and the Absolute Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships scheduled from 27 to 29 May 2022 in Folgaria, will see Alpe Cimbra and Trentino as protagonists of great national and international competitions, “he says Gianluca Gatti, president of Apt Alpe Cimbra. “Being able to host and organize events of this magnitude is a sign of how our tourism system has become an important reference point and for this we also thank the many voluntary associations that play a fundamental role in the realization of these great events.“.
The Student Championships Running or Trail-O, Badminton and Parabadminton are part of a path that Alpe Cimbra has undertaken a few years ago together with Trentino Marketing and Fiso, becoming the Federal Center of the Italian Orientation Sports Federation. “We are firmly convinced that orienteering can find an important tourist relevance in our territory and in Trentino, and for this reason already from this summer we will create permanent walking orienteering routes to facilitate the practice and knowledge of the guests” he concludes Daniela Vecchiato, director of the local tourism company.
