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Winter University Games, vertical run and exceptional torchbearers star in Milan

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A vertical relay in the’tallest building in Italy by number of floors, in which twenty exceptional torchbearers carried the Torch of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games to the top of the 207-meter Allianz Tower that houses the headquarters of UniCredit Allianz Assicurazioni.

The Milan day of the Flame Relay è was therefore dedicated to one of the two main sponsors – UniCredit Allianz Assicurazioni – who, together with Partner UniCredit, strongly believed in this project. The torchbearers of the two companies, hired for the occasion, were joined by the ambassadors of the Torino 2025 Games, Irma Caldara and Riccardo Maglio, and two Paralympic athletes who will compete in the upcoming Torino 2025 Games, Martina Vozza and Sofia Della Vedova.

To crown the event an acrobatic show that came to life in the event location located on the 47th floor of the Tower, accompanied by the telling of the message behind the Torch and its colors. Moderator of the event was Sky Sport journalist Federica Masolin, who interviewed the many athletes present, including the exceptional testimonial and multiple times champion of the slopes, Christof Innerhofer, who brought his testimony inspiring the guests to become champions of their own lives.

In attendance were UniCredit Allianz Assicurazioni General Manager Norbert Lommer, FederCusi Lombardia President and FISU Control Commission Member Vincenzo Sabatini, Cus Milano President Alessandro Castelli, and Games Organizing Committee Chairman Alessandro Ciro Sciretti.

“We are very proud to have been able to host the Torch of Knowledge at our corporate headquarters,” commented Norbert Lommer. “We have helped amplify its message of inclusion, brotherhood, and combating violence against women. For us, being Main Sponsor of the Torino 2025 World University Winter Games is not only a good opportunity for visibility, but also an opportunity and a concrete commitment to support young athletes who, thanks to sports, can also prepare themselves for the challenges of the future".

“Being here, in such an innovative and symbolic venue, having alongside a partner like UniCredit Allianz Assicurazioni, makes us really proud and even more aware of the’importance of the event we have the honor to organize – said Alessandro Ciro Sciretti -. The Torino 2025 FISU World University Games, which stem from the Piedmontese tradition, are first and foremost an Italian and World event, in which the spotlight of the entire university sports world and international media will be on us, and we will be proud to showcase the’excellence of our Italian system".

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