It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest welcome to all those athletes, experts, managers, sportsmen and sportswomen, fans, who will take part in the 20th edition of the European Company Sport Games. This Meeting is one of the main sporting events which Rimini, a city which loves sport, will host in its extraordinary and efficient facilities. The whole city is ready to offer the participants the taste of its welcome and the prestigious of its traditional hospitality.
I am sure that Riccione will express in the best way the needs of each athlete. Anyway, we will put all our efforts to live up to your right expectations. The bond between Riccione and sport is a pleasant reality which has become stronger with the passing of time. This is because the people of Riccione consider sport as an efficient tool for its image and for the importance of its reception.
Riccione has always been a city open to meet other people and to social aggregation.
It is a city where the human and civil values, which are the foundations of a fairer and more friendly societies, are deeply rooted. To us, sport is one o f the most important embodiments. That is because sport uses a universal language which overcomes barrier, languages, races, religions and ideologies; it is able to get people together, promoting dialogue and reception. In our opinion, this is a very precious resource!
I would like to extend my thanks first of all to the athletes who will compete in our sporting facilities and who defend those values which make sport so important at social and cultural levels too, thanks to their passion and their commitment. It is with pleasure that I extend my gratitude to the organizers involved in the whole event along with those associations and volunteers who will put, once more, their huge enthusiasm and their extraordinary professionalism at the disposal of this great event.
I would like to extend my warm greetings to those who will stay in Riccione for the first time thanks to this event. I wish they could have the opportunity to discover and appreciate the beauties offered by this land. I wish they could have the opportunity to come back again in the future as well.
