Sci Azzurro in Argentina for Italian Sports Day

(ANSA) - BUENOS AIRES, 11 SET - As part of the new 'Day of Italian Sport in the World' event, the Consulate General of Italy in Bahia Blanca and the Honorary Consular Agency of Italy in Ushuaia, in collaboration with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (Fisi) and Cerro Castor of Ushuaia, organised a reception on Sunday 8 September in coordination with the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires. The guests of honour were the champions of the Elite World Cup team, present in Argentina again this year for training in the facilities of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, during the month of September.
    Over seventy guests were present, including important authorities from the provincial government and the city of Ushuaia, young people from the local Italian community, and personalities from the world of sport. The event, which took place against the privileged backdrop of the Cerro Castor ski resort, the southernmost in the world, was opened by Consul General Nicola Bazzani, together with the Minister of Tourism of the provincial government and the Coni Delegate in Argentina. During the course of the evening, fans and enthusiasts were able to chat with elite athletes from the ski team such as Marta Bassino, Federica Brignone, Roberta Melesi and Dominik Paris, with coach Daniele Simoncelli, technical director Luca Giovanni Rulfi and the rest of the women's World Cup Elite team.
    The Day of Italian Sport in the World is a new event launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in agreement with the Ministry of Sport and CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee), with the aim of recounting, through sport and its protagonists, Italian excellence and industries in the sector, also in terms of promoting the major events that will be held in Italy, starting with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics in February 2026.