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The first swimming medal arrives! Martinenghi bronze in the 100 breaststroke
TOKYO 2020

The first swimming medal arrives! Martinenghi bronze in the 100 breaststroke

The first swimming medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is bronze, and Nicolò Martinenghi signs it! At the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the Italian (photo Ferraro - GMT Sport) placed third in the 100 breaststroke final with 58"33 behind the Olympic champion, the British Adam Peaty, gold in 57"37 and the Dutch Arno Kamminga (58"00).Twenty-one years after Sydney 2000, when Domenico Fioravanti and Davide Rummolo took two-thirds of the podium (first and third), the Italian breaststroke team is back on th...
Three bronze medals for Italia team! Mirko Zanni is 3rd in the 67 kg category
WEIGHTLIFTING

Three bronze medals for Italia team! Mirko Zanni is 3rd in the 67 kg category

The third bronze medal of the day for the Italian Team at Tokyo 2020 comes from weightlifting. It was signed by Mirko Zanni (photo Mezzelani - GMT Sport) who, in the 67 kg category, conquered the third step of the podium, with 322 kg total, behind the Chinese Lijun Chen (332 kg, with Olympic record) and the Colombian Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano (331 kg). For Zanni, this is his second Olympic medal after taking bronze at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.For the Italian Team, as mentioned, ...
Giuffrida bronze in 52 kg! On the Olympic podium as five years ago
JUDO

Giuffrida bronze in 52 kg! On the Olympic podium as five years ago

Odette Giuffrida is a bronze medal in Tokyo 2020! The Italian judo player is still on the Olympic podium, and after the silver medal in Rio 2016, she conquers the bronze medal in the -52 kg overcoming the Hungarian Reika Pupp at the golden score. On her way to the medal, the Italian (photo Pagliaricci - GMT Sport) defeated the Romanian Andreea Chitu by ippon at the golden score and then beat the Belgian Charline van Snick with a waza-ari, before being defeated with a waza-ari by the hostess Uta ...
Longo Borghini again! Bronze in the road race as in Rio 2016
CYCLING

Longo Borghini again! Bronze in the road race as in Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020 is like Rio 2016. As five years ago, Elisa Longo Borghini won the bronze medal in the road cycling road race. The Italian (photo Sirotti - GMT Sport) crossed the finishing line of the Fuji International Speedway, after 137 km of route, in the third position at 1'29 from the Austrian Kiesenhofer (3:52.45), Olympic champion, in front of the Dutch van Vleuten. For the Italian Team, this is the third medal in this edition of the Games. ...
Dell'Aquila champion in the -58 kg! First Italy team gold at Tokyo 2020
TAEKWONDO

Dell'Aquila champion in the -58 kg! First Italy team gold at Tokyo 2020

The first gold medal of the Italy team in Tokyo 2020 bears the signature of Vito Dell'Aquila, in taekwondo. The Italian from Mesagne was the undisputed protagonist of the -58 kg category at the Japanese Olympic Games and at the Makhuari Messe Hall got the better of the Tunisian Khalil Mohamed Jendoubi 16-12 in the final.The Apulian had started his path to Olympic gold by defeating the Hungarian Omar Salim 26-13 in the Round of 16 in the -58 kg category. The Italian then beat Thailand's Ramnarong...
Tokyo 2020: first Italy team medal! Samele takes silver in the individual sabre event
FENCING

Tokyo 2020: first Italy team medal! Samele takes silver in the individual sabre event

The Italy team inaugurates the medal table of Tokyo 2020 with the silver medal of Luigi Samele in the men's sabre. The Italian lost only in the final to the Hungarian Aron Szilagyi with a score of 15-7. In his ride to the medal, the Italian had overcome the Korean Junghwang Kim (15-12) in a semifinal won by winning the derby with Enrico Berrè (15-10).The Italian (photo Ferraro - GMT Sport) is the second Olympic medal after the team bronze medal won in London 2012. ...
The curtain rises on the Games. The Italian tricolour waves in the hands of Jessica Rossi and Elia Viviani
TOKYO 2020

The curtain rises on the Games. The Italian tricolour waves in the hands of Jessica Rossi and Elia Viviani

A year late, the curtain rises on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The first in history to be postponed by 12 months, the first of the Covid-19 era. The first major world event in which the athletes of the Planet (reproduced in the finale in the sky to the notes of Imagine) meet to measure themselves, confront themselves and others, going beyond those walls that the coronavirus has erected between us.The ceremony staged at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium sends a message of hope to the world, united by Sp...
Casa Italia opens its doors with its 'mirabilia'. Malagò: "it is our added value"
TOKYO 2020

Casa Italia opens its doors with its 'mirabilia'. Malagò: "it is our added value"

There is Casa Italia also in Tokyo 2020. Despite the pandemic, Italian hospitality, a point of reference in the Olympic world from Los Angeles 1984 to today, raises the curtain ready to accompany the five-circle adventure of the Italian team at the Japanese Olympic Games. Casa Italia has been set up at "The Kihinkan - Takanawa Manor House", a building characterised by Art Nouveau architecture from the beginning of the last century in the Minato district, about 10 kilometres from the Olympic Vill...
Italbasket flies to the Games. Record trip with 384 Italians qualified
THE EXPLOIT

Italbasket flies to the Games. Record trip with 384 Italians qualified

After a 17-year wait, it is time for the Italians to shine. It's an extraordinary Italy that dominates the Nikolic Arena in Belgrade and conquers the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, after their last appearance in Athens 2004, when the ‘Azzurri’ (Italian athletes) won the Olympic silver medal. This is Italy's 12th time participating in the Olympic Games: 1936 (7th place), 1948 (17th place), 1960 (4th place), 1964 (5th place), 1968 (8th place), 1972 (4th place), 1976 (5th place), 1980 (Silver), 1984 ...
Never have so many Italians taken part in the Games: 370, an historic record! Surpassing Athens 2004
WITH ATHLETICS' QUALIFIEDS

Never have so many Italians taken part in the Games: 370, an historic record! Surpassing Athens 2004

The National Teams Technical Director, Antonio La Torre, has announced the Italian national team's qualifying invitation to the Tokyo Olympic Games (athletics programme: 30th July - 8th August). The Italian team is made up of 76 athletes, including 41 men and 35 women, the highest number ever recorded at the Olympics for Italian athletics.   The number of Italian athletes qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has therefore risen to 370 (185 men, 185 women) in 34 different disciplines...
Historic 'First': 2 flagbearers designated. Jessica Rossi (Shooting) and Elia Viviani (Cycling) Italian flag bearers in Tokyo
ITALIA TEAM

Historic 'First': 2 flagbearers designated. Jessica Rossi (Shooting) and Elia Viviani (Cycling) Italian flag bearers in Tokyo

A choice that writes history. The Italian National Olympic Committee, for the first time since the introduction of the flag bearer figure - the Stockholm Games 1912, when the role was allocated to gymnast Alberto Braglia - approved a double designation ahead of Tokyo 2020, in compliance with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. It is also a 'first' in the absolute sense: Olympians Jessica Rossi and Elia Viviani will be the flag bearers of the Italia Team in the opening
100 days to go before the Olympic Games
COUNTDOWN

100 days to go before the Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) today celebrated 100 days to go to the opening of the Olympic Games in 2021 with a poignant unveiling of the Olympic Rings on Mount Takao – one of Tokyo’s most scenic vantage points – as well as a commemorative ceremony with the Olympic and Paralympic mascots in downtown Tokyo. Despite a drizzly morning in the capital, the 100-day milestone marks the home straight for Tokyo 2020 and for thousands of the world’s greatest athletes as they r
Flame in full bloom on first day of Olympic Torch Relay
TOKYO 2020

Flame in full bloom on first day of Olympic Torch Relay

With the arrival of spring comes the promise of new life. And after the hardships of winter – both real and metaphorical – the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay on Thursday 25 March was awash in flowers and welcome bloom as the residents of Japan called out to the world, a year later than expected due to a postponement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a message of warmth and opening. The ceremony marked the start of the Olympic Torch Relay that leads the way up to the Opening Ceremony (on...
CONI and Esselunga partner up for the Tokyo Olympic Games
PARTNERSHIP

CONI and Esselunga partner up for the Tokyo Olympic Games

Today, Esselunga and the Italian National Olympic Committee presented, in Milan, at the Viale Famagosta store, the agreement that sees the leading Italian company in large-scale distribution become the official partner of the Italy Team and official supplier of Casa Italia at the XXXII Olympics, which will take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo. The partnership was described during a press conference attended by Sami Kahale, CEO of Esselunga, Giovanni Malagò, President of CONI and si...
Italia Team acts as ambassador for quality Italian olive oil for Tokyo 2020
CONI–ISMEA–MIPAAF

Italia Team acts as ambassador for quality Italian olive oil for Tokyo 2020

Thanks to the CONI-Ismea-Mipaaf partnership, the world of sport is also taking to the field to promote one of the symbolic products of the Mediterranean diet. The initiative is part of the institutional communication campaign “Olio su tavola - I capolavori dell'extravergine” (“Oil at the table - The masterpieces of extra virgin olive oil”), promoted by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and carried out by Ismea.   Six Olympic athletes have been chosen to act as ambas...
IOC and Tokyo 2020 agree on measures to deliver Games fit for a post-corona world
OLYMPIC GAMES

IOC and Tokyo 2020 agree on measures to deliver Games fit for a post-corona world

The IOC Coordination Commission and the Tokyo  2020 Organising Committee agreed today, 25 September, on a series of measures to make the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 fit for a post-corona world. Developed in response to the postponement of this year’s Games due to the coronavirus pandemic, over 50 measures have been designed to maximise cost savings and increase efficiencies in Games delivery. In his opening remarks to the meeting participants, IOC President Thomas Bach acknowl...
CONI and Fastweb supporting the Italia Team at the Tokyo Olympics together
TOWARDS OLYMPIC GAMES

CONI and Fastweb supporting the Italia Team at the Tokyo Olympics together

The Italian National Olympic Committee and Fastweb have announced an agreement that sees the telecommunications company as the Main Partner of CONI and the Italia Team at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23rd July to 8th August 2021. (Photo Mezzelani GMT Sport)   Through this partnership, Fastweb will follow and support Italian athletes and their sporting achievements in various disciplines. An articulated communication campaign, which will accompa...
Amadori feeds sport. The partnership that will accompany the Italia Team to the Tokyo Games is now underway
CONI

Amadori feeds sport. The partnership that will accompany the Italia Team to the Tokyo Games is now underway

Amadori, one of the leaders in Italy in the agri-food sector and specialist in the poultry sector, becomes the “ambassador” of high-quality white meat and the promoter of healthy lifestyles. It is launching the project “Amadori alimenta lo Sport” (“Amadori feeds sport”), with which it intends to promote the winning combination of varied and balanced nutrition and regular physical activity.   The kick-off is the announcement of the partnership between Amadori and CONI: the Food Group, foun...
With Axpo Italia and Pulsee, the Italia Team is full of energy in view of Tokyo 2020
NEW PARTNERSHIP

With Axpo Italia and Pulsee, the Italia Team is full of energy in view of Tokyo 2020

Axpo Italia and Pulsee are sponsors of the Italia Team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first to sign a post-Covid 19 agreement. The energy company, fourth in Italy and owner of Pulsee, a fully digital light and gas supply brand, has decided to directly support the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), signing an agreement as Official Partner.   The collaboration will start tomorrow (12th June), the day in which the first match of the Italian Cup is played - the same day on which the...
New dates for Tokyo 2020 confirmed for 2021. The Summer Games will be celebrated from 23 July
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

New dates for Tokyo 2020 confirmed for 2021. The Summer Games will be celebrated from 23 July

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August 2021. They also agreed on new dates for the Paralympic Games, which will be celebrated from 24 August until 5 September 2021.The leaderships of the key parties came toget...

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