Inaugural ceremony of the World Corporate Sports Championship: 3783 athletes representing 30 nations
Forty gaming facilities. Well 3783 athletes (official data after the defection of Afghanistan), 30 nations, representing 4 continents. The official data confirm the extraordinary international value of the fifth edition of the World Corporate Sports Championship (World Company Sport Games), a mini Olympics, in the year of the Paris Games, under the aegis of Csain (Industrial Corporate Sports Centres).
THE PRESENTATION. Catania it will be the beating heart of the world championship event which aims more than any other to cure the corporate “welfare”, to provide strong emotions and combine the perfect synergy between sport and tourism.
At the press conference yesterday in Room E7 of the Ciminiere, the “principal” concepts of the World Corporate Sports Championship emerged in the technical and organizational interventions of the national president Csain Luigi Fortuna; of the world vice president of the WFCS (World Federation for Company Sport), Umberto Ilardo; of the deputy national vice president of Csain, Salvo Spinella; of the deputy regional vice president of Coni Sicily, Enzo Falzone.
The mayor of the Municipality of Catania and the Metropolitan City inaugurated the interventions, Enrico Trantino. The words of were significant and had a strong impact Musa Lamisecretary of the WFCS.
The mayor of Mascalucia was present, Enzo Magra; the Sports councilor of the municipality of Sant’Agata Li Battiati, Tino Cannavòand the colleague from the municipality of Maletto, Carmelo Melardi. Salvatore Fioregeneral manager Fce spoke about sustainable mobility and transport for an event with a large participation.
BIND. Thirty-one disciplines on the program (three of which are Paralympic). A tour de force full of sports. Beyond Catania, the World Cup will touch the municipalities of Maletto, Enna, Acireale, Gravina, Sant’Agata Li Battiati, Siracusa, Linguaglossa, Mascalucia and San Giovanni La Punta. There are various open-air “locations”, some of which are decidedly suggestive and have a great impact.
Going into detail, Catania will host the competitions of Athletics on the track (Campo Scuola) and on the road (city circuit with start and finish in Piazza Università); badminton (PalaCatania), basket (Leonardo da Vinci and Pala Zurria); basket 3×3 (in the redeveloped square dedicated to Franco Battiato); beach volley (Sheds); Bowling (Beach Bowling), bridge (the Chimneys which will also welcome those registered for the world championship tournaments darts, chess and table football), 11-a-side football (Paratore stadium); 5-a-side football (Duke of Aosta and XXXI May); 7-a-side football (Leo Soccer and XXXI May). The football walked instead, we will play at City Catania Sports Clubwhere a tournament will be staged padel with 140 participants in the various categories. One of the main sports will be swimming (Nesima swimming pool).
Handballin addition to taking place at the Pala Nitta in Catania, it will attract the attention of athletes at the PalaVolcan in Acireale (where the archery test will also be held) and at the Palazzetto di Mascalucia). Il table tennis it will be played at Pala Abramo. The petanque – which has 325 athletes among its members – will be played at Villa Bellini in Catania). The shooting club will involve 60 enthusiasts from all over the world.
Volleyball will play at various facilities in Catania (Mary Help of Christians, PalaCus, PalaArcidiacono, Archimede, Dante Alighieri), of Gravina and Sant’Agata Li Battiati and San Giovanni La Punta (PalaClan). Tennis will be played at Montekatira. The Pergusa racetrack will host the cycling races, an extraordinary combination confirmed by the president of the Consortium himself, Mario Sgrò. The mountain bike instead, the race will be held in Maletto, inside the Natural Park. The Picciolo of Castiglione it will be the splendid location for golf (the honorary president of Csain, Giacomo Crosa, will also be at the start, as announced by himself in the press conference). L’orienteering, instead, it will take place in the splendid Ragabo pine forest (Linguaglossa) in the middle of the woods and in Syracuse, in the enchanting Ortigia starting from Piazza Minerva.
SKIN OPENS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Globality in the name of music. The inaugural ceremony, after the parade of competing nations, will be staged in the splendid location of Piazza Università in Catania.
History, culture and tradition will intersect and share the emotions of a historical moment. The singer Skin, leader of Skunk Anansie, will catalyze the attention of many foreigners in an evening that includes performances of “La Sonnambula” by Vincenzo Bellini and “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi.
The “Le Ciminiere” Exhibition Center, from the 20th evening onwards, will become a moment of entertainment and extraordinary sharing in the name of internationality.Nello Mauro’s performance (dragon dance) promises to be highly anticipated.
There will be the music of Riccardo Piparo (Ti.Pi.Cal.) and the drumming of Sambazita. On Saturday the final ceremony will see the performance of Ju-Jitsu Csain led by master Cosimo Costa and the DJ set by Babilon.
2024-06-19 08:53:26
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