On Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October, 600 athletes from all over Italy will arrive in Taranto for the Under 15 class judo section of the Italian Trophy. An important testimony to the link between this sport and the Ionian city, which boasts an award-winning female referee and two-time Olympic referee. We are talking about Roberta Chyurlia who, after the magnificent experience in Paris, for which she was awarded by Mayor Melucci as a sporting excellence of our territory, will be present at the competition to be held at the Palamazzola starting from 9.00 am. The first female referee for the Italian Federation at the Olympics, Chyurlia has been awarded 4 times as the best female referee in Europe and is an integral part of the European federation’s Top Level project, as well as boasting numerous international awards.
Among the leading figures of the competition there will be Antonio Ernesto, IJF Protocol Manager for years, (International Judo Federation) with 3 Olympics already behind him (RIO, TOKYO, PARIS), the first Apulian candidate for the FIJLKAM Federal Council – JUDO SECTOR. Ernesto will make his immense international experience gained in the International Judo Federation (IJF) available to the Italian Federation. Already an international level judoka, Ernesto embarked on a management career once his competitive activity ended. These are his words on the future of this sport: “Today’s reality cannot ignore international relations and interactions with other nations, always respecting the cultures, religions and social characteristics of each of them. My goal is to be a link between the national reality and the broader international reality, opening up new perspectives for the Federation and all its members”.
The president of the Apulian committee, Maestro Nicola Rinaldi, will give them due honors.
