Sporting Legends Shine on a Magical Evening at the Menarini Fair Play Awards

"Today we are celebrating the first twenty-five years of the Menarini Fair Play Award: an incredible result in an exceptional year for Italian sport," declared Ennio Troiano, Menarini Global HR Director. "We hope that the values of fair play, founded on sharing principles that represent the true essence of sport, can help us to look toward the future with optimism."  "Today we are celebrating the first twenty-five years of the Menarini Fair Play Award: an incredible result in an exceptional...

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 declared , Menarini Global HR Director.

Those collecting the coveted award at the magical Menarini Fair Play event included former Swedish tennis star Stefan Edberg , basketball icon Pierluigi Marzorati , the Iron Lady of swimming Katinka Hosszú, the eclectic Patrizio Oliva , footballer Eleonora Goldoni and the two Olympians Romano Battisti and Matteo Marconcini , along with other great names from the world of football Siniša Mihajlović, Patrick Kluivert and Massimo Bonini . There was great emotion during presentation of the Special Award dedicated to the memory of Paolo Rossi , which was collected by Marco Tardelli and Hansi Müller, while loud applause welcomed rowers Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini who, following their gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, received the " " ( Italy in the Heart) Special Award. The " " (Narrating Emotions) category went to Mediaset sports journalist Lucia Blini, and the " " (Sustenium Energy and Heart) award went to former referee Pierluigi Collina . 

 explained , Chairman of the Committee that organises the awards.

Here is the full list of winners at the XXV Menarini International Fair Play Award event:

Massimo Bonini – category: "Fair play"
Stefan Edberg – category: (Career in fair play)
Siniša Mihajlović – category: (Sport and health)
Pierluigi Marzorati – category: (Lifetime Achievement in Sport)
Eleonora Goldoni – category: (Fair Play and Solidarity)
Matteo Marconcini – category: (Promotion of Sport)
Patrizio Oliva – category: (Sport and Life)
Katinka Hosszú – category: (Legendary Figures)
Patrick Kluivert – category: (Social Values in Sport)
Romano Battisti – category: (Sport Beyond Sport)
Marco Tardelli and Hansi Müller – Paolo Rossi Special Award (Youth Role Model)
Pierluigi Collina – Sustenium Special Award (Energy and Heart)
Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini – Special Award ( Italy in the Heart)
Lucia Blini – Franco Lauro Special Award (Narrating Emotions)
Sofia Fiorini – Fiamme Gialle Award (Study and Sport)

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