Army: the winter sports section of the sports center is champion of Italy

07/11/14

The winter sports section of the army sports center was awarded the title of "Italian champion" for the 2013-2014 season for the second consecutive year. In the special classification, compiled by the Italian federation of winter sports, the army preceded the group of yellow flames, gold flames and the approximately 1.000 between military and civil sports societies affiliated to the FISI.

The prestigious result is the recognition of the good work done over the years, the professionalism of the technicians and the effectiveness of the annual recruitment policy of "military athletes" with a special competition dedicated to them.

Among the results of the army sports center stands the bronze medal in the mixed biathlon relay of the recent Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (RUS) last February, third consecutive medal in the last three editions of the Winter Olympic Games, 2 absolute world cups, 9 medals at the world specialty championships, 1 medalist at the junior world championships, 8 medals at the European championships, 4 medals at the universiade, 48 podiums in the world cup, 25 podiums in the European cup and 67 medals at the absolute and youth Italian championships.

Source: Army Majority Staff