James Spartaco Bertoletti, Director of Editorial, led the Conference, which opened with the greeting initial Pier Gianni Prosperini, Regional Councillor and therefore landlord.

Later spoke Matthew Pellicone, President of the Italian Federation Fight Judo Karate Martial Arts.

His report highlighted the relationship between federal and sports games and showed the competitive commitments of 2008 related to the three basic disciplines.



He first recalled how KARATE for the "Olympic perspective" is that of inclusion in the programme of the Games. Everything will be decided in Copenhagen in 2009 when 122 ^ Session of the IOC will evaluate the new sport to be admitted to the Olympics. The voting system will be less severe than that adopted two years ago in Singapore, when he was required 70 percent of votes. Time will be sufficient and 50 percent are planned, in the case of failure to reach the quorum, any other expressions of Votic.

The Karate, sports popular among the world (tens of millions of practitioners representing the 175 member countries to WKF) and in which Italy excels in the world, has all eligibility requirements. It will have to show how very soon in Italy because the host city of Trieste from February 15 to 17 ^ 35 the next edition of the European Championships for cadets and juniors: 1,800 planned attendance representing the 50 member countries of the European Federation. Precious played by the Local Organizing Committee, chaired by Emilio Felluga.



If the Karate aspires to be the youngest among the Olympic sports, FIGHT is from the beginning, always present in dell'Età Modern Games from 1896 to today and pillar of those classics, where was disputed since 708 BC in the 18 ^ edition. The fight Italian remember next year its first Olympic medal, that in 1908 in London conquered Enrico Porro, who was also the first Olympic Milan. Milanese also John Gozzi, the winner in 1932 and the subsequent overall winners were Olympic Claudio Pollio in 1980 and Vincenzo Maenza in 1984 and 1988. Remember the various companies Fabbra, Nizzola and Schillaci, Matthew Pellicone has highlighted the current difficulties taking off in a world that, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, has 15 independent countries, all strong in this sport.

Currently, the blue qualificatosi in the first instance is the greek-romanista Daigoro Timoncini, under won fifth place at the World Cup in Baku.

For the greek-Roman is now the opportunity to play at home the most important chance, the Olympic Qualifying Tournament of 9-10-11 May (XXVIII edition of TrofeoMilone - Memorial Enrico Porro) to PalaFijlkam of Ostia, Our Federal Center. Among the most quoted Andrea Minguzzi, too (as Timoncini and especially Maenza) product Faentina School of greek-Roman bronze medal in the Europeans this year in Sofia

Good opportunities exist in the women's field with Francine De Paola (the world bronze last year in Canton and European silver in 2007 in Sofia) and Sabrina Esposito, who has recovered well from surgery and that one of its credentials boasts three continental junior titles and a silver European Time

In the organizational be finally reported the Italian candidate to host world championship fight of the three styles that in 2010 in PalaFijlkam see more of Ostia.

E 'significantly high in JUDO instead of the number classified in the Games in Beijing in the first instance, that is, with the result achieved at the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. The six promoted (number ever reached before) are Maddaloni Pino (who seems to have found the efficiency of Sydney, gold medal); Ylenia Scapin (bronze in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and bronze in Rio); Lucia Morico (for bronze Athens 2004); Roberto Meloni (regular on the podium of the major events this year and the third to Europeans and the World) and the two revelations Giulia Quintavalle and John Nicholas Casale.

For others not yet qualified exist possibilities of five tournaments and conclusive European Championships in mid-April in Lisbon. It 'been reminded that the blue judo can aspire to promotion, among others, Valentina Moscatt, Antonia Cuomo, Michela Brooks, Elio Verde, Francesco Bruyere, Francesco Lepre, Paolo Bianchessi.

It aims, the President highlighted the Pellicone, to exceed the quota of 9 participating in the Games, so far touched roof in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

The Italian Judo also currently counts on excellent athletes rincalzo, including Erica Barbieri and Jennifer Pitzanti (both in the same category of Scapin), Alessandro Bruyere (same category Casale), Antonio Ciano (same category Maddaloni).

In the organisational mind Ostia host on days 17-18 May 2008 the traditional Lido di Roma, a classic of the judo world.



Dr. Pellicone showed FIJLKAM of other activities, including Ju Jitsu, Aikido, the MGA (method global defence staff) and SUMO in mid-November that will participate with three athletes (Paola Boz, Fausto Gobbi and Mario Cerrone Palermo) World Championships in Chiang Mai Thilandia, after organizing last month in the Milan Sumo Open.



Among the guests of the Press Conference the three National Technical Directors (Aschieri for Karate; Marini for the Fight and Mariani for judo); athletes Scapin, Meloni, Sara Vincent Battle and Figuccio samples World Kata and Daigoro Timoncini, qualified to Beijing to fight greek-Roman.

(This article was translated by a machine translation software and not by one person)