This morning the delegation of Special Olympics San Marino athletes reduces from the profitable participation in the Invitational Games was received this morning by the Secretary of State for Work and Sport Teodoro Lonfernini.

Accompanying the delegation, the Secretary General of the San Marino National Olympic Committee Eros Bologna

The delegation that participated in the Games by invitation in Malta, which took place from 13 to 18 May, was made up of 17 people: 12 athletes, 3 coaches (Manuel Sciutti, Vladimiro Selva, Susy Serra), 2 volunteers and the Head of Delegation, the Vice-President of the San Marino Sport Federation Special Bruno Muccioli.

The white-blue participation in the sporting event – the first important after the long stop caused by the pandemic – ended with a full of medals: in bowling, Nicola Frassini And Samuele Baldacci they respectively won a gold and a bronze in the single and a gold together in the double. In football, the boys finished fifth out of 23 participating nations. In swimming, Omar Santini won a gold in the 50 freestyle and one in the 25 backstroke, Melissa Mancini a gold in the 50 freestyle and a bronze in the 25 backstroke, Elia Gasperoni a silver in the 25 back.

‘I am very pleased to see you again after the wonderful experience you lived in Malta, I followed you from a distance,’ Lonfernini told the boys. ‘Put passion and dedication into what you do, bring up the colors of our flag and you do it quite well, just look at your medal table. Thank you for your commitment, keep it up, beyond the medals the important thing is to be there and participate. You are an excellence, you and those who follow you. ‘

‘We need volunteers and sponsors, they are never enough. We never tire of dreaming, we have added new sports disciplines, ‘ he has declared Filiberto Felici FSSS President.

‘The CONS is proud of you, you know how to show everyone that sport gives satisfaction and makes people happy. Continue like this, with a smile on your lips, to represent San Marino in the world,‘concluded Eros Bologna.