Climbing: The National team gathers in Reggio Emilia

Olympics, Lollobrigida:

(ANSA) – REGGIO EMILIA, 05 FEB – Enthusiasm is growing within the Fasi, the tricolor body of Climbing. After recognition as a Federation within the Coni, another good news arrived from the last IOC Session: sport climbing has also been confirmed in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic program. So after Paris 2024 there will be climbing ‘, after the one that just ended in Tokyo, a third Olympics.

Thus, the federal planning in the long and medium term goes on. Meanwhile, after the first meeting of the blues specialists in bouldering, held in Rome last weekend, tomorrow in Reggio Emilia, on the walls of the Just Climb gym, the Italian coach Vincenzo De Luca has summoned 38 climbers, of which 8 senior high-end and the others of the youth categories.

Back to his Emilia, the 24 year old from Vignola by adoption Ludovico Fossali of the Army (International Band A1), the speed specialist, world champion 2019, the first blue to qualify for an Olympics (Tokyo 2020). With him in the A2 bracket there will be the holder of the Italian record, the 19-year-old Giulia Randi from Faenza, vice-champion at the 2021 youth world championships and the reigning Italian speed champion, Gian Luca Zodda, 22-year-old policeman of the Fiamme Oro Moena, Italian record holder in the vertical sprint (5.55 “).

There are five Senior blues called to the orders of De Luca and deputy Tito Pozzoli in the International Band B: From bronze in the European Cup Alessandro Cingari of Monkey Island Rome to Alessandro Boulos of Venezia Verticale, from Andrea Biassoni (Milanoarrampicata) to Jacopo Stefani ( Carchidio-Strocchi Faenza) and Matteo Zurloni (Big Wall).

As a week ago, to welcome his champions, will be the president of Fasi, Davide Battistella: “Tomorrow we will also start with the preparation in speed for the Speed ​​specialty – he says -. We have a first-rate staff with whom we are satisfied and on We place great trust in them. Projecting ourselves towards Paris and pushing us to Los Angeles, we cannot fail to look at the youngest, who represent our future, so we pay great attention to the under 18 age groups. (HANDLE).

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