After the oath “”That I can win, but if I don’t succeed, that I can try with all my might”, the story written during the 41st Special Olympics National Summer Games is the perfect transposition of it. The protagonist is called Andrea Busà, born in 2011, standard bearer of Atletica Savoca, capable of taking over the Friulian scene with a golden double that smells of legend, sacrifice and extraordinary solidarity.
The young champion literally dominated the Pentathlon specialty. Five tests that require versatility, mental resistance and extraordinary physical endurance: qualities that Busà put on track from the first minute, defeating the competition and giving the “orange” club from Val d’Agrò a title that is worth its weight in gold not only on the medal, but in the growth path of this extraordinary athlete. But the strongest emotions, those that embody the true spirit of the Special Olympics, came from the 4×400 relay track. Without teammates, Andrea received a special invitation that shows how sport can unite before dividing.
The prestigious Silvia Tremolada association of Monza, for years a beacon of sporting activity for people with visual and intellectual-relational disabilities, wanted the talent from Messina among its ranks to complete the relay. A synergy born spontaneously on the field, culminating in a perfect race: Andrea ran a masterful stage, pushing the baton to the finish line and winning a second sensational gold in an atmosphere of celebration and collective emotion.
Behind the successes in Lignano there is the daily work of a team that was able to support Andrea in overcoming his obstacles, transforming everything into competitive excellence.
“Andrea is an example of how determination can overcome any obstacle. The gold in the Pentathlon is the right reward for his talent, but the victory in the relay with his friends from Silvia Tremolada represents the very essence of what we do: teaming up, overcoming geographical and social borders, winning together”.
The 41st Summer Games in Lignano Sabbiadoro thus close in the name of Andrea Busà. Messina and all of sporting Sicily look with immense pride at this boy who, at just 14 years old, has not simply won athletics competitions: he has redesigned the boundaries of the possible.