Di Paola: “World Championships at the Pratoni starting point for the 2024 Paris Olympics”

“In this situation I am assailed by incredible emotions”. The president of Fise, Marco Di Paola, spoke thus at the inauguration ceremony of the Fei World Championships 2022 which will take place at the Pratoni del Vivaro from 14 to 25 September: “This is an incredible story that was perhaps born from some crazy people. I remember when I was approached by the mayor Emanuele Crestini (tragically passed away, ed), we immediately got along well and he invited me to this incredible town and promised me something exceptional to take back this Rocca di Papa plant and present the candidacy at the World Championships in a place where the Olympics were staged “. “I have incredible memories of those days – continued the president of Fise -. Today we can say that we won, today it was a success. Today we did it thanks to Emanuele Crestini, thanks to Veronica Cimino and all her staff . You can imagine what it meant during the pandemic to be able to overcome an obstacle every time. I want to thank the institutions that have been close to us, the government, the Lazio region with a person who has assisted us to solve the problems encountered in the organization of such an event, thanks to the city. All this to be able to bring this event here. This sports facility for us is a center of excellence and we increasingly want to create a connection between the center and the city and be able to play a an international event of this level means a lot. Today – concludes Di Paola – it is not a point of arrival, but a starting point for two disciplines that are giving away the Olympic passes for Paris 2024 “.