Four different worlds, united by the Olympic spirit
Institutional Communication Service
23 April 2018
With the aim of sharing the true Olympic spirit, the USI-SUPSI Sport Service invites you to an event featuring athletes from the Swiss Olympic, Swiss Paralympic (sport for athletes with physical disabilities), Special Olympics Switzerland (sport for mentally disabled athletes), and Deaflympic (sport for deaf athletes). Held on May 9 at 18:30 at the Lugano campus Auditorium, the event will be introduced by USI Rector Boas Erez and by the Director of the Department of Education, Culture and Sport (DECS) Manuele Bertoli. RSI journalist Stefano Ferrando will be the moderator joined by Fulvio Sulmoni from Football Club Lugano.
Speeches will be given by:
- Boas Erez, Rector of USI
- Manuele Bertoli, Director of the Department of Education, Culture and Sport (DECS)
- Deborah Scanzio, Athlete - Swiss Olympic – Freestyle Skiing
- Murat Pelit, Athlete - Swiss Paralympic and member of the Association InSuperAbili – Alpine skiing
- Walter Lisetto, President of the Association InSuperAbili
- Lisa Imperadore, Athlete Special Olympics and member of Sport Invalidi Lugano – Nordic Skiing
- Andrea Callegher, Athlete Special Olympics and member of Sport Invalidi Lugano – Nordic Skiing
- Sladjana Pansera, Special Olympics coordinator for Southern Switzerland
