Sport as a vehicle for inclusion, friendship, and resilience is the focus of the traveling photography exhibition "All the Shades of Blue," which opened yesterday at Villa Bruno, in the historic Righetti Foundry, and is open until tomorrow, November 21. The event was organized by ANAOAI – National Association of Olympic and Italian Athletes, in collaboration with the Naples Section.
The opening ceremony was attended by prominent institutional and sports figures, including the mayor of San Giorgio a Cremano, Giorgio Zinno, the regional councilor for Education, Lucia Fortini, the national president of ANAOAI Novella Calligaris and the president of the Neapolitan section, Immacolata Cerasuolo. Also present were the Olympic fencing champion Sandro Cuomo and the vice president of Coni Campania, Sergio Avallone.
The exhibition was also an opportunity to remember Santo Romano, the young man from San Sebastiano al Vesuvio who recently passed away, who was paid a touching tribute by the representatives of the Micri company, in which he played. The ceremony was also attended by the Paralympic dance champion Mariangela Correale, who brought her inspiring testimony.
Many students from the Isis Archimede and Isis Europa schools contributed to the event, along with the support of the company Sé Biocosmesi. The final moment of the day was celebrated with the traditional cutting of the cake offered by the master pastry chef Sabatino Sirica, a symbol of the conviviality and spirit of union that the event wants to convey.
A journey into Italian sports culture
The exhibition, created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of ANAOAI, is a collection of images that tell the story and values of the blue jersey: the commitment, joy, and strength that sport instills in those who practice and live it. A photographic narrative that stops in various Italian cities and, in San Giorgio a Cremano , intertwines with another significant event: the final stage of the Staffetta dei Diritti.
Organized as part of the Day of the Rights of Children and Adolescents, the relay involved thousands of children from Naples and the province, underlining the power of sport as an educational and inclusive tool.
The exhibition and the collateral events represent a unique opportunity to celebrate the universal values of sport, strengthening the bond with the territory and the community, and leaving a tangible sign of the importance of educating about the challenges and successes that life, like a race, can reserve.
