CONI had foreseen 44 medals at the European Games in Krakow: at the end of the competitions (tomorrow, Sunday) they will certainly be more than double. Italy has officially already won the medal table. A real triumph for blue sport, apart from a few exceptions. 11 Olympic cards have also arrived for Paris 2024 (16 in total). Skeet shooting is the leading discipline, for now: we are already on five Olympic cards and a great desire to redeem the disappointment of Tokyo 2020 (Diana Bacosi’s silver was not enough to save the Olympic expedition). Jessica Rossi, gold medalist in London 2012 but disappointing at the last Olympics, has also returned to the top in trap in Poland. Success in Poland and Olympic qualification also for Mauro De Filippis, Jessica Rossi’s ex-husband. Skeet shooting responds present, a great satisfaction for the president Luciano Rossi. In Italy, with Sabatino Aracu, he is among the long-term leaders, someone has defined them as a caste (but now the law on the limit to mandates should change…). Rossi is also No. 1 in the International Federation which includes both clay pigeon shooting and target shooting. Blue boxing also did very well at the European Games. As Carlo Mornati recalled, Italy (of sport) is in full health. The Italian delegation in Poland was the largest, 551 people: the contribution of the Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, which returned to CONI after a long and absurd tug of war, was also important. He goes back to Italy to continue the work: the Olympic qualifications are still long, and not easy. The disappointment of football remains, the Italian national team has missed four Olympics in a row: someone took it out on the players (easy, isn’t it?) but the FIGC got the coach wrong (inadequate Nicolato) and the necessary reforms never arrive . Now let’s wait for the other team sports (basketball, volleyball, water polo, etc.). There are currently 16 Azzurri qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (5 men, 11 women) in 7 disciplines. Here is the list: Clay pigeon shooting (6 Olympic cards: 2 d Trap, 1 u Trap, 2 d Skeet, 1 u Skeet); rhythmic gymnastics (1 Olympic card: 1 d All-Around individual); target shooting (1 Olympic card: 1 u 10 m rifle); modern pentathlon (2 individual passes: Elena Micheli, Alice Sotero); diving (1 Olympic card: 1 d Springboard 3m); boxing (4 individual passes: Salvatore Cavallaro – 80 kg, Giordana Sorrentino – 50 kg, Irma Testa – 57 kg, Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine – 92 kg); archery (1 Olympic card: 1 d individual).
Racism and sexism in England cricket, goodbye Olympic dream?
Racism and sexism are ‘deeply ingrained’ in cricket in England and Wales, says a recently released independent report, which describes it as ‘elitist’ and closed to the working classes. The report on cricket – a very popular sport in the UK and the former British colonies – was announced in March 2021, after the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements. More than 4,000 people were interviewed in two years. “Racism, social discrimination, elitism and sexism are widespread and deeply rooted” in cricket, said Cindy Butts, chair of the Independent Cricket Equity Commission (ICEC). Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world after football. He is on the short list of the 9 disciplines that aspire to enter the Los Angeles 2028 Games: but after this scandal he risks a lot.
2023-07-01 13:26:50
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