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The beginning of the is now around the corner seventeenth edition of Sport Expothe sports fair entirely dedicated to youth sports and families, which this year returns to its original location, the Verona Fairfrom 10 to 12 March 2023, and which will also see the presence ofLuinese association for inclusive sport “Sport Without Barriers” with National Federation Unimpresa Sport.
Already there first edition Of Sport Expoheld in 2007had been attended by ben 9 thousand children and teenagers, who had tried their hand at a dozen different disciplines. THE numbersalbeit already successful, they are increased exponentially over the years, introducing a day entirely dedicated to schools and arriving at the record of 65 thousand admissions at the fair and over 40 sports present in the 2020for a total, in sixteen years of organizing the event, of almost half a million visitors.
Sports Without Barriers: from Luino to Verona
Il format this year is even richer with ben 60 discipline to try for children e Boys dai 5 to 14 yearsfrom a broader perspective promotion of one lifestyle sano. There are several sports that will be present at the event: from the more traditional, such as volleyballil cycling and the rugbyto the more particular ones, including the underwater activitiesil kayak and theField hockeyas well as the discipline inclusive of the sitting volley he was born in touch tennis which will be proposed and coordinated by volunteers of Sports Without Barriers.
Prominent, in this edition, is precisely the promotion of inclusive sport that a Sport Expo will occupy one area of almost 800 square meters nell’area 15 of the pavilion 12 from the Fairand which will be coordinated and managed by National Federation of Unimpresa Sport e SportdiPiù Magazine Venetothe latter also official media partner of the event. It’s about a synergy born on the occasion of the filming of the transmission dedicated to inclusive sport, All In Sportand supported firsthand by mayor of Veronaas well as a former sports footballer, Damiano Tommasi.
Within this area dedicated to inclusion, there will be proposals barrier-free sporting activitiesin line with the formula conceived and tested in Luinese dai volunteers Of Sports Without Barriers and his president Marco Massarenti, which, every year, offers events dedicated to passionate e sportsmen professionals, people with disabilities e able bodiedfor a real one inclusive party. Within the area of Unimpresa Sport e SportdiPiù Magazine will also be involved Paralympic Committee of the Veneto Regionil CONI Verona eh Don Mazzi Youth Centersprecisely to demonstrate that, by joining forces, it is possible to carry out initiatives of great social value.
A “winning formula”
«A demonstration from winning formula – underlined the mayor Damiano Tommasi during the presentation of the event – which broadens the areas of inclusion of young people through sport. I’m glad it’s back to the original formula, and that over the years Sport Expo has continued to grow in importance and interest on the part of citizens. From the first time I set foot with my children in the sport “fair”, I perceived the added value of an experiential journey of this event. And the ideal place to promote sporting activity, and to put in relation the many federations e associations operating on territory. It is appropriate that the municipal administration takes charge of it and guides it».
From the Luinese front, Marco Massarenti he said he felt honored dell’Invitation received from city scaligera, from the attention that the Mayor Thomas and the Commune devote to the sport and to the necessity of eliminate barriers among athletes with disability e able bodiedas happened in all editions of Sports Without Barriers.
“The society allnot just young people and we learned it from the pandemic onwards – he explained Massarenti -, understood the value of sports practice, to be able to move one’s body, to do it in healthy environments. I’m also reminded of it amici that despite the physical difficultiessome even serious for “x” reasons, they don’t stop trainingto regenerate your body. Must to educate our society to this change of style and occasions like these in Verona are welcome, where we have the opportunity to be next to many young people who we hope will come with us to play sitting volleyball, badminton or touch tennis».
Sport Expo 2023 and inclusive sport: the details
Sport Expo 2023 will be held Friday 10, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 March 2023at the Verona Fairin the pavilions 10, 11 and 12. The day of Friday will be entirely dedicated to schoolsfrom 8.00 to 16.00, with prove di sitting volley, badminton e touch tenniswhich will also continue on Saturday from 8.00 to 13.00.
Always in the day of saturday 11from 9.00 to 17.00 the inclusive activity managed by the volunteers of Paideia Aps Bergamo with a wheelchair obstacle coursea corsa and blindfolded (guided), and a bandaged upper limb test; while give 15.00 to 19.00 the families they will be able to participate in sitting volleyball, touch tennis and badminton tests, as well as attend physical activity tests by the team Polisportiva Gemina and coordinated by technicians and staff of the CONI Verona.
Sunday 12 Marchalongside the free tests of sitting volleyball, touch tennis and badminton dedicated to families give her 9.00 to 17.00it will also be possible to attend the match-exhibition Of Wheelchair Rugby Between Mastiffs Cangrandi Verona e Wheelchair Sport Vicenza, from 11.00 to 13.00. Finally, from 12.30 to 14.30 there will be an interesting triangular session of sitting volleyball, in the FIPAV area, between CUS Veronal’High Performance Volleyball Pordenone and the Sitting Volley GiocoParma A.S.D.
Between testimonial exceptionally present at the event, there will be the Veronese Marai Herosformer Paralympic sprinter in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, paraclimber and mountain enthusiast, and David Posenato, Paralympic badminton champion. In addition, it will also be present Paul Barberaformer Paralympic in the 800 and 1500 meters specialties in Athens 2004. From Lombardy will come Maximilian Manfredi, paralympic table tennis, para badminton and para rafting athlete. At the end of the official inauguration, which will be held on Friday 10 March, the mayor of Verona will also be present Damiano Tommasi.
L’entrance a Sport Expo 2023 And freebut the registration directly on the site, essential to ensure a correct influx of participants. L’access to the Fair this year will be from King Theodoric, viale dell’Industriaand the parking dedicated is the “P7 – King Theodoric”. For more information: [email protected] – 335 13 60 554).
