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PRESS RELEASE (11/22/2017)
Yesterday at Loano we officially opened the World Basketball Championships for athletes with relational intellectual disabilities.
Six delegations present: France e Australia On paper favored, Japan, Egypt, Portugal e Poland.
In E. Garassini Sports Hall paraded yesterday morning all the athletes and coaches of the men's and women's teams that will play for the world title these days.
In front of a warm audience, the opening ceremony was held with greetings from the Sports Councillor of the City of Loano Remo Zaccaria flanked by FISdir president Marco Borzacchini and by Inas Europe's world number one. Fausto Pereira.
Applause for all and especially for the chairman of the organizing committee Andrea Cadili Rispi who extended a special wish to all athletes in the competition.
On the stands many students from the Falcone Technical Institute of Loano involved in the project while on the field some excellent young people of Liguria performed with dance and music. .
“It is an event of great sporting but also social significance," stresses Remo Zaccaria. - It is a pleasure for Loano to confirm itself as a city of sports and a place to welcome these special athletes who will give us great emotions during these days.” Starting today, the dances on the arena's parquet will open: from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. until Saturday the competitions will be held.
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