The head of
the Italian National Olympic Committee CONI, Giovanni Malago',
had stressed that there is no longer any doubt that the 2019
Summer Universiade will be held in Naples but added that the
polemics surrounding them must stop.
He was speaking last week at the inauguration of sports
facilities in Nocera Inferiore (Salerno).
"The organization," the top-ranked official of Italian sports
said, "is moving forward. There have been many difficulties but
the time has come to roll up our sleeves and work hard. That's
all. It will be a race against time and maybe a few things will
not be completed. But we are certain that the basic structure of
the Universiade is solid, and especially that the funds have
been confirmed."
Then, in discussing the most recent political issues that
have affected the event, Malagò said that "today we have stepped
down one level on the operations center, from the national level
to the regional and municipal ones. We are thinking however,
above all, about the sport. The funds are there and they must be
used. This is the only thing that has not been put into
question. The bidding and the competitions must go forward since
it is necessary, even without taking the Universiade into
account, that several facilities in Naples and Campania be
fixed. This is an opportunity that this area absolutely cannot
allow itself to waste."
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