Mattarella to the Azzurri: “I broke protocol by returning to the Olimpico however it was value it. Drums like Hitchcock”

“On the Olympics you’ll deliver a message of peace towards the stupidity of beginning wars”. It is likely one of the passages of the speech given by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to the athletes leaving for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Video games. Mattarella handed over the Tricolor to the flag bearers of the Olympic crew, Arianna Errigo and Gianmarco Tamberi, and Paralympian, Luca Mazzone and Ambra Sabatini.

The ceremony within the Quirinale Gardens was opened by the Mameli anthem carried out by the joint musical band and by the screening of a video celebrating the Tokyo 2020 medals. “On the Video games – stated Mattarella – additionally, you will ship one other essential message on this worldwide interval : the United Nations Meeting has requested for an Olympic truce on the mannequin of what occurred in historic Greece, I do not know if it can occur, as a result of this request clashes with the obtuseness of those that begin wars, however the message that you’ll ship together with your colleagues from different nations is an equally essential message of coexistence, friendship, collaboration.”

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And once more: “I make no predictions for Paris: I’m sure of 1 factor, that you’ll put all of your effort into solidarity between yourselves, which is obvious and is a worth of nice significance for the serenity of the dedication; in sporting loyalty; with respect for opponents, so-called adversaries, who’re opponents who contribute to the will to beat one’s limits, to succeed in new objectives. You’ll do all this with loyalty, solidarity, with respect for others and this might be your first victory, our first victory too.”

Arianna Errigo is moved on the Quirinale

Arianna Rigo, three Olympic medals in foil, would be the commonplace bearer with Tamberi of the crew. On the Quirinale, his emotion: “”As the usual bearer of Italy, I need to signify us, moms and athletes, and their desires. I need to inform girls to imagine in what you need, all the time”. Errigo struggled to carry again his tears: “Being with you is an immense emotion. After I came upon I used to be the usual bearer I did not sleep for a number of nights. Feelings are all the things for me, with fencing I’ve skilled many, however just lately Life has given me two enormous ones, my two kids. I suffered loads, the hassle is loads, coaching is tough and there are worries concerning the first illnesses, however I did it and I am pleased with that.”

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President Mattarella devoted a passage of his speech to Errigo: “I want to congratulate her, along with the various she has usually acquired, for her fencing successes and in addition for this wonderful capacity to deal with two completely different commitments: that of a mom and a champion, a unprecedented demonstration.”

Mattarella to Tamberi: “You placed on a Hitchcock thriller”

“I want to say to Gianmarco Tamberi – added the pinnacle of state – that the extra I take into consideration the night the day earlier than yesterday, the extra I doubt whether or not he really wished to intentionally implement a form of thrilling of the kind present in Hitchcock’s movies , with these two zero jumps at 2.29 after which calmly going to 2.37, mainly a bit like what Larissa Iapichino did final night time, reserving the silver medal for the final bounce, the final try.” .