At the initiative of Senator Armando Traferri, the Legislature of the province of Santa Fe recognized athletes from the San Lorenzo department who stand out in their respective disciplines and represent the region in events around the world.
“This recognition is a tribute to all the effort they make, their perseverance and their achievements, with those who represent our San Lorenzo department in various parts of the world. But also another way to reaffirm our commitment to sports”, said Traferri during the act that took place in the provincial Upper House and that included the participation of the deputy governor Alejandra Rodenas and relatives of the athletes honored.
In this context, the San Lorenzo legislator added: “Sport is a healthy life. But it is also inclusion, transmission of values and training. We must encourage more and more boys and girls, more people of any age, to practice sports. And for this we also have to provide them with the necessary conditions to do so. That is my commitment.”
Recognized athletes
There were six athletes who received the tribute that took place in the special session of the Senate. Daniel Cannelli is from Timbúes and excels at Archery. He started practicing this sport in 2008, the year in which he participated in his first official tournament. In 2010 he came to occupy the sixth position in the Argentine ranking, which allowed him to enter the National Archery Team, being part of the national team for 8 years in a row. But this year he obtained his greatest sporting achievement in his participation in the Pan Am Championships – Halifax 2022 in Canada, where in the individual competition he won the bronze medal, with this result being the best Argentine and Latin American competitor. for points. In addition, he obtained the team plant medal for Argentina.
Claudia Mónica De Giusti is also from Timbúes and practices Archery. She started in 2019 with the practice of this sport, quickly ranking among the best at the national level. But despite her short career, this year she achieved her greatest sporting triumph in her participation in the Pan Am Championships – Halifax 2022 in Canada, where in the individual category she finished fifth in the general classification, which allowed her to be the best Argentine and Latin American competitor by points. In addition, in the same competition she obtained the team plant medal for Argentina.
For her part, Ludmila Faccioli is a young woman from Ricardone and works in Taekwondo. From an early age she participates in sports competitions representing the Ricardone Independent Club. But this year, in her first international participation, she had an outstanding performance that earned her recognition. At the Kickboxing World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, held last June, she managed to be among the top eight participants in the tournament. She also later participated in the European Taekwondo Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria where she got the silver medal in team forms.
Thiago Pereyra, another young man from Ricardone, also stands out in Taekwondo. At only 13 years old, he represents the Ricardone Independent Club and in his first international tournament he obtained important results. From August 10 to 13, the maximum taekwondo event in the region took place, the 8th Central and South American Taekwon-Do Championship in Foz de Iguazú, Brazil, a competition that featured more than 1,000 contestants from ten different countries. There he got second place in forms and first place in wrestling in his category.
Recognition was also given to Camila Canut, a young woman from Capitán Bermúdez, who stands out in Taekwondo and Kickboxing. Despite her youth, Camila has an extensive sports career with very important awards worldwide in Kickboxing and Taekwondo. Since she began in sports competitions in 2009, she has obtained great results, including several South American and world championships and sub-championships within the two specialties that she practices. But this year she managed to add more laurels to her track record, winning individual and team gold in her category at the European Taekwondo Cup that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, and was third in kickboxing at the Kickboxing World Cup in Budapest, Hungary. .
Finally, the effort and work of María Pía Arbilla, a young woman from Carcarañá who practices swimming, was also highlighted. At the age of 15, and since she was a little girl, Ella Pía has been participating in provincial and national tournaments representing the Club Atlético and Biblioteca Campaña in her city, always with promising results. And this year she managed to crown her efforts with an important sporting achievement. In the 2022 National Swimming Championship held in the City of Santiago del Estero, she won the Gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke.
“What we are looking for with these recognitions, in addition to giving athletes a boost, is also that their example reaches other boys and girls so that they start on the path of sport. We know that there are more athletes who do a great job in our department. But it would be impossible to summon them all this time. There will be no shortage of opportunities for us to do so in the future”, concluded Traferri.
