The realization of a dream that confirms the competitive value of two athletes who gave us an emotion: the 1st Corporal Rachele Bruni and the 1st Corporal Simone Ruffini climbed to the top step of the 10 km World Cup podium swimming in open water winning the gold medal.
A feat, that of the Army blues, which saw them engaged in six long and difficult stages from Argentina to the United Arab Emirates, from Hungary to Canada up to China last weekend. The seventh and final test held today, 15 October 2016, in the waters of Repulse Bay on the southern coast of the island of Hong Kong, saw the 1st corporal Bruni and the 1st corporal Ruffini finish in front of everyone, effectively conquering , the first position in the overall standings and the world title.
To them, the compliments of the Army Chief of Staff, Corps General Danilo Errico who expressed appreciation for the flattering result of the 2 athletes of the Army Olympic Sports Center "confirming how with the commitment, constancy, tenacity and training you can get excellent results. Military sport is one of the strengths of national elite sport. Each victory enhances the dedication to the effort that every day, with a sense of responsibility, the women and men of the Army offer to achieve their service objectives, both in the sports and operational fields ".
The Florentine Rachele Bruni, after silver in the Rio2016 Olympics, confirms herself as the holder of the prestigious Cup for the second consecutive time over the same distance.
For the Marches from Tolentino Simone Ruffini, already World Champion in the 25 km of open water swimming last year in Kazan, after the bitter sixth place in Rio2016, the victory in the 10 km of the World Cup today represents a confirmation of his great competitive skills and an extra piece on the palmarès.
