In Treviso first day of the three-day event GenerAZIONE2026: the main moments, the strong emotions.

Source: press office Presidency of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso - Belluno|Dolomites

Treviso, 6 June 2024 – The first of the three days of GenerAZIONE2026 began today. The event was kicked off by the notes of the Carabinieri Fanfare of the 3rd Carabinieri Regiment Lombardy – Milan, on the occasion of the 210th anniversary of the founding of the Carabinieri Corps. The city was involved in the presentation of the Chamber’s headquarters “dressed Milan Cortina 2026” for the occasion, creating a unique and engaging environment, thanks to an en plein air exhibition with 104 exclusive Olympic Images, which transformed Piazza Borsa into a visual tribute to the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The selected images aim to capture the essence of the Olympic spirit, celebrating moments of excellence, inclusion and determination.

But that is not all, among the exhibits, in addition to the wonderful Olympic images, there were also the works (selected from the 5,850 proposals received) of the students who took part in the 3rd edition of the ‘GenerAZIONE2026 – Sport powered by Youth and Education’ project and who were able to interpret and represent the values of sport and Olympism.

The ribbon was then cut to the notes of the Carabinieri Fanfare. The President of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno|Dolomites Mario Pozza welcomed the FICTS delegation, who visited two companies, Dersut Caffè and Latteria Soligo, and the authorities and sports champions in the morning, highlighting the importance of putting young people, the future protagonists of doing good business, at the centre. Building an event of this magnitude around them, with GenerAZIONE2026,’ he pointed out, ’is an expression of attention and successful planning of a territory that knows how to network and look at the future.

Prof. Ascani pointed out that the project has become part of the ‘Education Gen26’ programme of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation. Veneto and Lombardy in a twinning, celebrated at the trophies in Milan, starts from young people in view of the appointment of Milano Cortina 2026. In his role as President of the FICTS Federation, he welcomed his Delegates, chosen among the representatives of the Federations in the 130 countries of the 5 Continents. A unique opportunity to make known  and promote the excellence of Veneto’s business and to make known the tourist attractiveness of the territory.In the wonderful Mario del Monaco Theatre, Mameli’s national anthem, performed by the Fanfare, gave solemnity and at the same time deep emotion. The energy of the young people transmitted rhythm to the dynamic programme that saw Olympic champions awarded the Guirlande d’Honneur Ficts Career Achievement Award on stage:

• Andrea Dovizioso: Motorcycle rider, former world champion in the ‘light class’ in 2004 with the Honda RS 125 R and three times runner-up in the ‘500cc the queen class’. In 2023 he entered the ‘Moto GP Hall of Fame’ for his very long career. 24 Grand Prix victories (5 in MotoGP, 4 in 250 and 5 in 125), 20 pole positions and 22 fastest laps. With 103 podiums he is one of the ten riders in the world to have exceeded 100, while his 15 victories in MotoGP make him the third Italian with the most wins in the ‘premier class’.
• Daniele Orsato: Football referee of national and international fame. Elected best in the world in 2020 by the IFFHS – International Federation of Football History and Statistics. With 41 Champions League matches, he is the Italian referee with the most appearances in Europe’s top competition: last appearance on 7 May in Paris for PSG vs Borussia Dortmund. He refereed two matches of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal of the Saudi Professional League. He will referee at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.
• Prosecco Doc Imoco Volley Conegliano: Female volleyball club (founded in 2012) with an incredible palmares. 7 Italian Championships, 6 Italian Cups, 7 Italian Super Cups, 2 Champions Leagues, 2 International Club World Cups. On last May 5th, the ‘panthers’ guided by the coach Daniele Santarelli won the second CEV Champions League in history, concluding a memorable season: 1) Supercup, 2) Italian Cup, 3) Scudetto, 4) Champions League for a legendary ‘Grand Slam’.
• Pasquale Gravina: A great volleyball champion in the central role, very powerful in the ‘wall’. He was one of the pillars of the legendary National Team led by Julio Velasco, the “Generazione dei Fenomeni” (‘Generation of Greats’) awarded the title of ‘Team of the Century’ by the FIVB. He won a total of 34 titles: 21 in club teams and 13 in the Italian national team (with 284 appearances), silver in Atlanta 1996, bronze in Sydney 2000. Today he is an executive at Gi Group as Strategic Selling Director.
• Giada Rossi: One of the most crystalline talents in Paralympic tennis. Bronze at Rio 2016 (individual category 1-2) and Tokyo 2020 (women’s class 1-3 team with Michela Brunelli). In her palmares: ‘silver’ at the 2015 European Youth Championships, ‘bronze’ at the 2016 Italian Masters Championships, ‘silver’ (singles) and ‘gold’ (teams) at the 2015 European Youth Championships Croatia, ‘bronze’ (singles and teams) European Championships Denmark 2015 and ‘bronze’ at the 2013 Italian Championships. In 2017 he received the ‘Collare d’oro al Merito Sportivo’ (‘Gold Collar for Sporting Merit’) – CONI’s highest honour.
• Veronica Toniolo: Multi-decorated Judoka of the Italian National Judo Team. ‘Gold’ in the mixed team in Buenos Aires 2018 (YOG) and the first Italian ever to win European and world titles at cadet and junior level. Nominated by the EU Sports Commission as ‘Best Junior Judoka 2023’, she is in ‘nominations’ for the IJF Awards (Oscars of International Judo) to be awarded at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games where she will compete in the 57 kg category.

The young people’s awards, great enthusiasm and participation. Cups, medals, T-shirts. The schools were rewarded, the teachers who have dedicated a year’s work energy, preparation and involvement were rewarded.

Performing on stage, on the notes of the Milan Cortina 2026 anthem “Fino all’Alba”, the students of the Comprehensive School of San Fior (TV) exhibited in a choreography created and performed with passion, creativity and originality.

THE AWARDED SCHOOLS:

GenerAZIONE2026, directly involved 10,403 students from 31 schools in Belluno, Treviso and Verona.

The male and female students created stage designs to the notes of the Milan Cortina 2026 anthem “Fino all’Alba” (‘Till Dawn’), drawings on the proposed themes and reflections on the conscious use of mobile phones. This generated no less than 5,850 graphic contributions, as well as videos and choreographies that the Jury, made up of the project partners, examined and voted on. 3,900 students took part in the interactive Olympic video screenings. 653 students took part in the sports activities.

The companies that hosted the delegates and project partners:

Dersut Caffè – Museo del Caffè and Latteria Soligo

The partner companies of the project:

Astoria, Fattoria Agricola e vitivinicola Facchin, Azienda La Viarte

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Translated by Cecilia Flaccavento
Intern at the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno|Dolomites