22 registered nations, 250 athletes plus a hundred accompanying persons. Are the numbers of the European judo championship for Paralympic, visually impaired and blind athletes scheduled at PalaPirastu in Cagliari from 2 to 4 September.
Among the aims of the event, the promoters also remember tourism promotion. The data of the organization say that about 80 percent of those who will arrive in the city today visit Sardinia for the first time, 3 out of 5 could choose the city as a destination for their holidays, thus returning to the places of the championship. And from 2 to 4 September it is estimated that the accommodation facilities in the regional capital can count about 2 thousand visitors.
“The European judo championship will serve as a score for the 2024 Paralympics”, explained the FISPIC and IBSA president Sandro Di Girolamo, during the presentation of the program at the Regina Margherita hotel in Cagliari, “through this event we also want to bring culture of Paralympic sport by sending a message above all to young people ”.
Also present at the conference the regional councilor for tourism Gianni Chessa: “We have identified national and international sporting events as good opportunities to seasonally adjust tourist flows and extend the season. Sports tourism had never been considered at these levels and the fruits of this programming are beginning to be seen, which did not stop even during the health emergency, promoting Sardinia as an ‘Island of sport’. The European judo championship is also part of this project, which represents an event of undoubted quality. These events can also contribute to the economic recovery, if we consider that about 350 people will stay on the island for five / six nights. A benefit for the whole territory “.
