Italian Technical Directors’ tour gets underway. Visits and meetings at athletes’ village and main competition areas

The Italian delegation led by CONI Chief of Mission and Secretary General Carlo Mornati has begun a tour of meetings and inspections in Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Together with the 22 technical directors of as many Olympic disciplines and representatives of the Olympic Preparation, today saw the first stop at the Olympic village which will host Italian athletes. After an overview of the Master Plan, the group headed to the Palazzina Italia to view the accommodations and offices that will be made available to the Italian delegation.

Over the course of the day there were different visits. One group proceeded to La Défense Arena where swimming and water polo competitions will be held, while others reached Île-de-France to inspect the urban sports area and the facility where diving and artistic swimming competitions will be held.

The group that headed to Vaires-sur-Marne, meanwhile, visited the rowing and canoe sprint basin. Technicians of the cycling specialties went to the Saint-Quentin Velodrome and BMX Stadium, while at the Chateau de Versailles specialists in equestrian sports and modern pentathlon were able to inspect the conditions of the area.

The intense programme of work and visits also covered the splendid location of Casa Italia Paris 2024 at Le PreCatelan in Bois de Boulogne. With the presentation of the Paris 2024 Master Plan combined with the latest presentation updates of the Casa Italia Project. Tomorrow, more meetings and briefings are scheduled to explore specific issues and the needs of the different disciplines.

Present in Paris are: Antonio La Torre (TD Athletics), Cesare Butini (TD Swimming), Vincenzo De Luca (TD Sport Climbing), Lorenzo Pugliese (TD Badminton), Paola Porfiri (Team Manager - Rhythmic Gymnastics), Alberto Tappa (SG Italian Boxing Federation), Oscar Bertone (TD Diving), Carlo Silipo (CT Women’s Water Polo), Gianluca De Dominicis (TD International - Sports Dance), Stefano Cerioni (TD Fencing - Foil), Dario Chiadò (TD Fencing - Sword), Nicola Zanotti (DT Fencing - Sabre), Sante Spigarelli (President National Technical Commission - Archery), Laura Di Toma (TD Judo), Salvatore Avanzato (DT Wrestling), Oreste Perri (TD Canoe - Sprint), Francesco Iacobelli (Technical Sector - Canoe Slalom), Francesco Cattaneo (TD Rowing), Andrea Valentini (TD Modern Pentathlon), Roberto Amadio (Team Manager Cycling), Roberto Pentrella (SG Gymnastics Federation of Italy), Piero Capannini (Head of National Representatives - Skateboarding).