Weekend full of sport and entertainment in Brolo for first regional event dedicated to Parkour in Italyorganized by the “Asd Olympic Brolo” and the Sicily Region committee of the Italian Gymnastics Federation with the patronage of the Municipality and the regional department of Tourism, sport and entertainment.
More than 100 “traceurs”, the practitioners of this sporting discipline, participating in many initiatives coordinated by Team Italy, such as collegiate training sessions, training courses, a festival for children and the first regional individual gold championship – Pupils category (8-12 years) which saw the rise on the podium, for the women's “speed” specialty, the athletes: band A1, 1. Nicole Letizia, 2. Giulia Scardaci; A2, 1. Emma Tranchita, 2. Matilda Bonina, 3. Sophie Lenzo; A3, 1. Maria Manera. For the men's A1, 1. Giuseppe Spanò, 2. Yones Ricciardi, 3. Giovanni Scaffidi Chiarello; A2, 1. Maksym Bykovets, 2. Giuliano Anfuso, 3. Luigi Scalia; A3, 1. Alessandro Cipriano.
For the women's “freestyle” specialty, A1, 1st place for Giulia Scardaci, 2nd place for Nicole Letizia; A2, 1. Matilda Bonina, 2. Emma Tranchita, 3. Desirèe Laccoto; A3, 1. Maria Manera. For the men's A1, 1. Enea Giuffrida, 2. exaequo Yones Ricciardi and Giuseppe Spanò, 3. Giovanni Scaffidi Chiarello; A2, 1. Maksym Bykovets, 2. Luigi Scalia, 3. Giuliano Anfuso; A3, 1. Alessandro Cipriano. To support the national judges, Roberto Carminucci and Marco Bisciaio, Isabella Nicotra and Paola Rifici.
To describe the atmosphere that reigns in the area, where parkour has been present for more than 15 years, an exceptional guest, the athlete Fausto Vicari of Mascalucia (CT), already national champion and reference for practitioners: «A truly unique climate. Also thanks to this reality in Brolo, parkour, which has faced many challenges over the years, will be able to grow more and more and become a great opportunity for Sicily”, he commented, underlining how considerable female participation is in particular, a circumstance that is not to be taken for granted. «It is a joy to see so many children practicing it – he continues – what I would like to suggest to them, and to today's winners, is to do sport first and foremost to have fun and to never give up. No sport is easy, especially parkour, and the difficulties of your journey will be many. The secret is to try again, even through other paths, embracing the philosophy of parkour, a discipline which, more than any other, invites us not to give up when faced with life's obstacles.”