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Italian Olympians to star at Expo 2020 Dubai

Medal-winning athletes set to tell their stories

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(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 14 - Some of Italy's stars from the Tokyo Olympics are set to take centre stage at Expo 2020 Dubai thanks to a two-day event devoted to sport and young people at the Italy pavilion on Friday and Saturday.
    The Amphitheatre of the Italy Pavilion will host 'Dialogue with the Medallists of the Italia Team', which won a record haul of 40 medals in Japan this summer.
    Marco Di Costanzo and Abraham Conyedo Ruano, bronze medallists in the coxless four rowing and freestyle wrestling respectively, and weight-lifting silver medallist Giorgia Bordignon will tell their stories and talk about the value of sport as a channel for cultural exchange and an instrument of informal diplomacy.
    Furthermore, Italian athletes and coaches will also conduct sessions for children aged between five and 14 at the Expo Sport Fitness and Hub Village.
    The event is only part of a series of activities that the Italy Pavilion is co-organizing with the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) throughout the six-month World Fair.
    Photo: Giorgia Bordignon. (ANSA).
   

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