The Aeronautica Militare athletes leaving for Rio 2016

(To air Force)
01/08/16

In these days the departures of the Italian sports delegation began, led by CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee), towards Rio De Janeiro, the city that will host the XXXI edition of the Olympic Games from 5 to 21 August. Of the 308 blue athletes who will go in search of successes, trying to replicate the excellent results achieved in London 2012, where the Italian group returned home with a loot of 28 medals, well 24 belong to theBlue Weapon.

The first airman Marzia Caravelli, the first airman Dariya Derkach, the first airman Yadisleidy Pedroso and the chief airman Davide Manenti will be present for the Athletics. For the Beach Volley there will be two men's teams made up of the first airman Daniele Lupo - first airman Paolo Nicolai, chosen airman Alex Ranghieri - chosen airman Adrian I. Carambula and a female team with chief airman Marta Menegatti - chosen airman Viktoria Orsi Toth. Gymnastics will be present with the airman chosen by Ludovico Edalli for the Arts and with the team of Blue Butterflies (Overall rhythm) composed by the chief airman Marta Pagnini (captain), by the first airman Camilla Patriarca, by the airman chosen Alessia Maurelli and by the airman chosen Martina Centofanti. The fencing will carry out the assault with all three weapons through the first chosen airman Diego Occhiuzzi and the sergeant Ilaria Bianco in the Saber, with the first chosen airman Andrea Baldini in the Fioretto and the sergeant Paolo Pizzo in the Spada. The Ti ro con l'Arco will try to score with the men's team composed of the first chosen airman Marco Galiazzo, the first chosen airman Mauro Nespoli and the newly enlisted chosen airman David Pasqualucci, while, for the women, there will be the 'chief airman Guendalina Sartori. The delegation of the AM Sports Center ends the reigning sailing world champion, in the 49er FX class, first chosen airman Francesca Clapcich.