Saturday, December 17, a Loano, the review will return Books under the tree, promoted by the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano and organized by the I.So. Theatre in collaboration with the Mondadori Bookstore of Loano.
At 4. 30 pm, at Civic Library, host of the initiative will be Nicole Orlando. The Paralympic champion and world record holder in athletics will present her book “Forbidden to say I can't do it” (2016, Piemme) , together with co-author Alessia Cruciani, a reporter for the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Serving as hostess will be the curator of the review Graziella Frasca Gallo. Musical and singing accompaniment will be provided by the Master Roberto Sinito.
Nicole Orlando in his book, he talks about life and sports challenges, with the help of journalist Alessia Cruciani, starting from the moment when President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella mentioned it in his year-end speech.
“It is New Year's Eve, and Nicole is looking forward to the festivities. However, her family members want to hear the speech of the President of the Republic first. Suddenly everyone clamors because Sergio Mattarella is talking about her specifically... Nicole is startled. - What have I done? - she asks in a low voice. But Niki hasn't done anything: she is mentioned because she won four gold medals at the World Athletics Championships. She is a world champion, but a somewhat special champion: she was born with Down syndrome. A problem? Not for her.
His life is like running the 100 meters against the wind: it takes a little longer but he always crosses the finish line. And she wins. Because from childhood she was taught that ’it is forbidden to say I can't do it.“ A motto that has allowed her to win medals, have friends, love, travel, have fun...
Nicole Orlando with her inexhaustible charge of sympathy, proved against all prejudice that in people like her there is not only disability but much, much ability.”
Alessia Cruciani
Born in Rome in 1971, she started going to school on the same day she started going to dance school. And she stopped dancing the same year she graduated with a degree in Literature. In 2003, she moved to Milan to work at the “Gazzetta dello Sport” as a correspondent at Formula 1 and Motomondiale grand prix races.
Nicole Orlando
She was born in Biella in 1993. Inserted into the world of sports from an early age, she devoted herself to swimming for a long time and then switched to athletics. Beloved by the public and on social media, she was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.
