The Regional Council of CONI Calabria expresses its warm appreciation for the work carried out by the sports sector offices of the Calabria Region which, albeit with a few weeks’ delay, have published the financial allocation of the public notice for the granting of contributions for sporting events for the year 2026.
The increase in available resources from 3.5 million euros to 4.6 million euros makes it possible to finance all 214 project proposals that have reached the minimum evaluation threshold, supporting 27 major sporting events, 16 national events promoted by territorial committees, 95 interregional events and 76 regional events.
The increase in project proposals which in the current year was 486 requests, compared to 220 in the year 2025, demonstrates the trust that the Calabrian sports world places in sporting activities to be planned and designed together with the Calabria region.
Scopelliti: “Sport is an extraordinary engine of growth”
The President of CONI Calabria, Tino Scopelliti, expresses “deep satisfaction for the result achieved and extends heartfelt thanks to the President of the Calabria Region, Roberto Occhiuto, and to the Councilor for Education, Sport and Youth Policies, Eulalia Micheli, for the sensitivity shown towards the Calabrian sports movement. The increase in resources represents a concrete sign of attention towards the world of sport. Financing all the projects judged suitable means recognizing the value of the work carried out on a daily basis by associations, sports clubs, federations, promotional bodies and territorial committees, which animate our communities with passion and competence and promote the values of sport in our region. For CONI Calabria, the strengthening of the tender constitutes a strategic investment that will allow us to consolidate the calendar of sporting events throughout the regional territory, generating important impacts not only on a sporting level, but also from a social, educational, tourist and economic point of view. inclusion and promotion of the territory. Quality events mean opportunities for our young people, valorization of sporting excellence and greater attractiveness for Calabria. For this reason we warmly welcome a measure that rewards merit and offers concrete answers to the entire regional sports movement.”
CONI Calabria renews its availability for ever greater collaboration with the Calabria Region, the municipal administrations and with all the players in the sports system, so that the financed events can represent opportunities for growth, participation and promotion of the image of Calabria at a national and international level.