ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The weight lifting, a sport that has made the history of the Olympics, grows and invests on its future. “It has been a year sparkling under all points of view, both under the technical-agonistic one, and under that of development and initiatives”, are the words of Alberto Miglietta, president of the Italian Pesistic Federation, in an interview issued to the news agency Italpress, drawing a balance of what was his first year by number 1 federal, after the long era (19 years) of Antonio Urso. On the horizon are the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
“Objectives? In life in general, in sport in particular, there is some scarcity. We start from the last editions where we climbed on the podium both at the Olympics and Paralympics. I’d stop here. But the commitment is very strong and we think of Los Angeles with a smile”, assures the summit of Fipe, which then assigns the Oscars 2025 of the blue weight. The choice falls on two young people: “To the female without doubt to Genna Toko, to the male to Christian Di Maria”. The 2002 class “only for a few years has been practicing Olympic weight lifting and already has crazy results”, while Di Maria “is even a 2010 that is already competing with seniors with incredible results. On him we have made a great investment and it is precisely the example of how to form an athlete of the highest level”.
Among the novelties of 2025 there is the entry of powerlifting among the sports activities registered Fipe: “We want to be identified as the federation of strength. So we give home to all organizations and disciplines in a very serious and very professional way, transferring their experience – explains Miglietta – From January 1, 2026 will start the first Italian powerlifting championship with 17 stages throughout the Italian territory and a final phase that will award the title. Then there is sthenathlon, our other functional discipline, which is going not well, but very well. That’s why I can’t find negative points this year.” Clear ideas on the next steps to be taken: “We want to continue to support with force all the agonistic part that for us of course, as for all the federations, is the heart and flagship, besides the part linked to the formation, which is our second heart, where our level is always higher. We are trying transversely to collaborate with other federations but above all we aim to raise the level,” adds Miglietta.
Training goes hand in hand with the competitive sector: “I would like to take a medal to PlayFIPE, a project that allows us to approach the youngest to the knowledge about how to properly raise an overload. So they can help better mom, dad, grandparents and younger brothers. We are having fun and they become champions,” concludes Miglietta.
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