For the 15th time in its prestigious history, the Giro d’Italia will start abroad, as its pink caravan will roll through the roads of Albania to open the 2025 edition. A country yet to shine under the spotlight of top-tier cycling will step directly onto the main stage, as few platforms rival a Grande Partenza in terms of international exposure. An...
READ MORERino Tommasi, a true monument of Italian sports journalism, passed away on January 8. The great Rino, born 90 years ago in Verona, was for decades the most famous voice and television face of boxing and tennis matches. He was a living encyclopedia, in the days when the Internet and Wikipedia did not exist he could recount by heart anecdotes, data,...
READ MOREFair weather, great infrastructure, and breathtaking routes along both the Mediterranean coastline and rugged countryside make Italy one of the most popular cycling destinations in Europe. As well as scenic landscapes, Italy offers its two-wheeled travellers no end of heritage, gastronomy and culture upon its green cycling networks, passing through...
READ MOREGet ready for an unforgettable weekend celebrating sports, health, fitness, fun, and everything Italian will come together at the Tour of Italy Expo Village, held inside the World Golf Village Renaissance Hotel. January 18-19, 2025 at World Golf Village Renaissance St. Augustine Resort, St. Augustine, Florida. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcas...
READ MOREOn February 14, 2004, the lifeless body of Marco Pantani, widely considered the greatest cyclist of the late last century, was found in a room of a residence in Rimini, the famous tourist resort in Emilia Romagna. Around the end of the last millennium, Pantani was one of the most famous sportsmen in the world, not only in Italy and Europe, where cy...
READ MORESeptember 2024: Salerno + Nettuno + Roma + Firenze, Italy
READ MOREAs part of the initiatives of the Embassy of Italy in Washington for the first-ever Italian Sports Day in the World, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia hosted the event “The Giro d’Italia and the endless discovery of Italy” at the Embassy today. This initiative follows th...
READ MOREWithin the framework of the first Day of Italian Sport in the World promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Embassy of Italy in Washington and the network of Italian Consulates in the United States will launch a series of initiatives throughout the United States with the aim of promoting Italian sport and its...
READ MOREItaly is at 54 medals: 16 golds, 11 silvers, 27 bronzes. Yesterday's golds came from Oney Tapia in the discus throw F11, from Antonio Fantin in the 100 freestyle S6 swimming, and from archery, with the Mixed Team of Open Recurve Archery composed of Elisabetta Mijno and Stefano Travisani. Silver medal for Martina Caironi in the long jump T63. Despit...
READ MOREYesterday 3 golds, 2 silvers and 6 bronzes: we are at 46 medals! In day 7 of the paris Paralympic Games Italy stood on the highest podium thanks to Fabrizio Cornegliani in the H1 individual time trial in road cycling, Alberto Amodeo gold in the 400 freestyle S8 swimming, and Monica Boggioni dominating the women's 50 breaststroke SB3. Silver medals...
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