Palio dei Rioni: all dates of the event – gonews

It also renews this year the appointment with the Palio dei Rioni.

The event is now in its fourth edition, the second with races in 6 different sports (football, basketball, beach volleyball, beach soccer, running and cycling), and over the years has proven to be a deeply felt by the citizens appointment, which regained the spirit of belonging to their ward.

the Palio dei Rioni accompany quarratini from May 31 to September 4 when the cycling race will conclude the scheduled races, and will be proclaimed the winner ward for 2016.

the Palio is an event that involves various sports associations in the area: AC Quarrata Olimpia, Blue Volleyball, Basketball Dany, Podistica The Stanca, Podistica Quarrata and Organizations Pistoiesi and cycling, which because of its complexity, this year sees an officer in charge of the organization committee is composed of members of the sports clubs that representatives of the various districts. The club memberships and arbitration will be entirely followed by UISP Pistoia.

The eight quarratini districts must try to achieve the highest score possible in facing each 7 scheduled races. The main novelty of this year is the inclusion in the calendar of a new mountain bike race that will take place on July 20 in part of street circuit and partly within the Magic Park.

At the end the races will be declared the winner ward edition 2016 will receive a Palio realized by young Borelli Shradha. Moreover, as usual, it will be also awarded the winning district of the football tournament, which will receive a prize created by the artist Gianfranco Gaggioli.

Thursday, May 26 is planned presentation dinner of the Palio 2016 to be held in Piazza Risorgimento starting at 20.00 (in case of bad weather we will use the Polo Tecnologico local). The municipal government, in addition to recognizing an economic contribution to the Organizing Committee of the initiative, will contribute to the presentation dinner providing the communal canteen for preparing meals is providing its support in preparing the tables in the square.

“in recognition of the sporting and social importance of this initiative takes for our area,” said the mayor Mazzanti, “the Board welcomed the request to collaborate in the organization of the Palio dei Rioni of this year. It is an event that over the years has increased the sense of belonging of our citizens as well as being a valuable tool for raising awareness

of our young people to the sport. I thank all the members of the organizing committee and the representatives of the districts for the great work they have done to make possible the edition of this year and hope that, once again, you can might experience a large participation from our fellow citizens.

Source: City of Quarrata – Press

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