Fencing: from tomorrow in Naples the last test towards the Tokyo Games for the big Sicilians – Photo 1 of 10

From today to Sunday in Naples, fifty days from the via dei Tokyo Games, almost all the big blues of blue fencing will take to the platform in the absolute Italian team championship for the last test before the Japanese Olympics. In fact, only the officialization is missing but the teams are made with Italy which qualified all six teams and as tradition there will be a lot of Sicily on the platform in Tokyo.

LAST TEST TOWARDS JAPAN. In the sword the largest group with the Etna quartet composed of Rossella Fiamingo, Alberta Santuccio, Enrico Garozzo and Marco Fichera and the magical two of the foil with the Olympian in charge, the acese Daniele Garozzo and the Modica Giorgio Avola. For these six fencers, the Campania appointment will thus be the last test before Tokyo and he knows it well Rossella Fiamingo (Cs Carabinieri) that for the occasion in Naples will compete with the company that discovered it and launched it into orbit, the Methodos Battiati from master Giovanni Sperlinga which in Naples will be followed by Carlo Sperlinga and it will also count Giordana Gallina who did well for Cassino’s individual Absolutes, Chiara Zappalà and the young woman Martina Federica Coppola.

On the platform for le Gold Flames also the other Etna Alberta Santuccio also seen in splendid shape in Cassino where she closed with a precious bronze medal around her neck. Paolino Pizzo after winning the 3rd overall title at the age of 38, he is chasing the Scudetto with the CS Aeronautica, but will have to deal with the Fiamme Oro that in addition to the formidable Acese Marco Fichera they can count on Andrea Santarelli, while he will not be there Enrico Garozzo who defends the colors of the Cs Carabinieri. Etna with Cs Pisa Antonio Di Ciolo on the platform Gaetano Vacante and with Roma Fencing the other Etna Edoardo Munzone.

In men’s foil the squadron of Gs Yellow Flames aims to give to the commander, the General Enzo Parrinello, the tricolor bis being able to count on Daniele Garozzo and Giorgio Avola who will be joined by the young Guillame Bianchi and the expert Valerio Aspromonte. On the platform also the foil player from Catania Federico Pistorio which this year defends the colors of Frascati.

In the women’s saber there will perhaps be the last race for the Trapani champion from Trapani Loreta Gulotta (Yellow Flames) and on the platform also the Agrigento de Il Discobolo Sciacca (Sofia Figlioli, Carolyn Frenna, Mariandrè Simone Vullo and Siria Mantegna) of the teacher-president Giuseppe Simone Vullo and in the masculine the mazarese Marco Galletti competing for the Champ Napoli.

THE PROGRAM. The Team Absolutes will start tomorrow with the finals of the men’s and women’s foil competitions; on Saturday the male and female sword finals and on Sunday with the two saber competitions.