Stephen Mei charges Marcell Jacobs and co.
The words of Stephen Mei
Blue like the jersey of our champions, who on this new track will ignite the European Championships in Rome. The medals, between history and innovation, that will celebrate the feats of stars from across the continent from June 7 to 12. Only one month to go until the big event at the Olympic Stadium, the setting for the presentation press conference bringing together representatives of all the institutions involved in the EuroRoma 2024 Foundation.
“È exciting to be here, on the blue colored track strongly desired by Sport and Health – the words of FIDAL and Foundation President Stefano Mei -. This stadium has something magical and evokes in me beautiful memories such as the 1974 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships. Over time è it has been adapted so that it is a modern, beautiful, functional stadium and in a month it will write another page of history. Events like the European Championships leave an important mark on the athletes” resume. The Italian teamè ready to live six unique days: “We will be here with more than 100 athletes, all of them deserve this chance – continues Mei – I am proud of this National Team, of our Olympic champions and of the many youngsters who are pushing to emulate their most titled teammates. The whole public will be able to support them inside and outside the Olimpico, with the Foro Italico Park playing a starring role, including the Fountain of the Sphere square that will host the award ceremonies and the Stadio dei Marmi, a facility that the whole world envies us”.
From’Sport and Health CEO Diego Nepi Molineris thanks to “European Athletics who believed in our value and to President Mei who never lost enthusiasm, desire, smile. The track at ’Olimpico è is as blue as the jersey of our great athletes, and the stadium of the Marbles, with the 60 upgraded statues and the gray coloring as in its origins in 1931, will become after the European Championships the most beautiful outdoor playground in Rome active 24 hours a day. The’goal è to make the event magical in every way and even in’athletics we will succeed in bringing athletes and fans”.
