Invictus Games: First medal for the Paralympic Defense Sports Group

(To Greater Defense)
25/09/17

Second step of the podium for the military athlete of the GSPD in Toronto: the ten. with the. Giuseppe Campoccio has in fact won the silver medal in the shot put.

A first important result achieved by the GSPD participating in the third edition of the games with 15 athletes, representatives of the four Armed Forces. For the Army: the ten. with the. Gianfranco Paglia, captain of the team, ten. with Robero Punzo, the ten. with the. Giuseppe Campoccio, the first corporal chosen Pellegrina Caputo, the corporal ca. sc. Luca Cornacchia, the corporal major Moreno Marchetti. For the Air Force: the ten. with the. Marco Iannuzzi and ten. with the. Fabio Tomasulo, For the weapon: the major marshal Loreto Di Loreto, the major marshal. Bonaventura Bove, the ten. Piero Suma, the constable Massimo Chiappetta, the deputy brigadier Marco Menicucci, for the Navy the sc 3 cl Gianfranco Bongiovanni. Our blues are accompanied by the ten team manager. with the. Walter Borghino, by lieutenant Franco Eusepi, by serg. Massimiliano Quirico, by marshal Marco Bazzoni, physiotherapist and by the Fitarco coach Fabio Olivieri.

Overall, 17 is the Nation involved with 550 competitor.

Last Saturday the opening ceremony with numerous illustrious guests, first and foremost Prince Harry who once again underlined how fundamental sport is for the rehabilitation of wounded and sick soldiers. Addressing them, he underlined that the primary purpose of the Invictus is not to win medals, but to give support and support to them and their families, an indisputable push to be able to give their best during the races scheduled until 30 September.

On stage, stars of music and entertainment alternated as: The Tenor's, the Italian Canadian Laura Wright and Sara McLachlan.

The arrival of Captain Trevor Greene, former Highlander of the Seaforth of the Canadian Forces, was wounded in Afghanistan in the 2006 and the Paralympic champion Rick Hansen encouraged not to give up and live life to the full.