Seven winning stories from the world of sport, culture, literature, science and research. Seven excellences that the town of Piancastagnaio can boast of having in its treasure chest and which on Saturday evening it wanted to reward by awarding the prestigious national prize “La castagna d’oro”. The ceremony took place at the Vittorino Ricci Barbini theater in the presence of the city authorities. On stage, the Unione Sportiva Pianese represented by the patron Maurizio Sani together with the coach Fabio Prosperi and the captain Luca Simeoni rewarded for the success achieved with the passage to Serie C in the 2023 24 season. Doctor Luca Pinzi, a young biomedical researcher awarded for the his important research regarding tauopathy and neurodegenerative diseases of the pharmaceutical chemistry division award of the Italian chemical society. Senio Nucciotti has been the soul of Saragiolo’s theater company for over 30 years, writer of theatrical texts, and also Enno Benedettelli, former union employee, writer and poet, and again Mario Wang, the fifteen-year-old Vollei player with his two and three meters height passed from his debut in the Amiata team Saiuz to the prestigious Accademi Volley Lube Italian professional club. On stage to receive the award were the two big names in Amiatino judo kwai who, together with the prestigious Piancastagnaio gym, have reached the highest sporting peaks, namely Cristina Magini, 2024 gold medalist at the European master championship and gold medal at the Italian championship also in 2024 and finally the 2024 European master judo champion. Excellencies that the mayor of Piancastagnaio wanted to thank publicly. Capocchi also announced the imminent construction of the sports hall. The event will be animated by Barbara Nucciotti and Corrado Costa together with the main organizer of the event Emanuele Marconi with the presence of the great former Pianese player Vincenzo Sabatini as guest of honor of the evening.
Giuseppe Serafini
