Amazing experience for the girls of Olimpia Arma Taggia, training at the new Palasport in Genoa and meeting the national women’s basketball team of Italy who will play the qualifiers for EuroBasket 2025 against the Czech Republic tomorrow.
They are: Casandra Costa, Agata Ferrari, Greta Piccone, Amelie Alizzi, Sveva Attanà, Viola Cernagor Rinaldi, Gemma Frontero, Giorgia Nocita, Anna Oliva, Marta Scaramuzzino, Ginevra De Pascalis and Asinat Achcharif. “A big thank you – lined up in the Tabiese club – to the Italbasket women, who are there with photos, autographs, advice and smiles”.
A difficult day to forget for Olimpia Basket, which until two years ago did not have a women’s sector and which today, thanks to the work of coach Ezio Arduino, can boast of a continuously growing group, more intimate and more accomplished . In the last 4 days alone, in fact, two more events have involved the pink sector of Olimpia.
At the weekend the girls played at the Cristofaro Memorial in Cuneo, debutants category, placing themselves in third place, behind very strong teams from Olgiate Comasco and Vado Ligure, beating Luino, ASB Asti and the hosts IMGB Cuneo but above all fought with everyone the ball in all games. Excellent performances were also achieved by those who only started a few weeks ago and the behavior of all the girls was excellent, many of them being away from their families for the first time. The image of their support for the men’s team and the boys’ support for their teammates on the pitch is beautiful.
On Saturday there was time to attend the women’s Serie B match, where they were able to take a photo with the women from the Granda College of Cuneo, which included in their ranks two acquaintances from the Riviera , the Lo Re sister, with Cecilia’s happy debut and her first 5 points. For the record, the men’s team also placed third, showing a more dynamic and effective game than teams like Pegli, Cuneo, Savigliano, Farigliano and Olgiate and stopping only in front of two very strong teams with Pol.Ma.Go. and Luino, which will also trouble Olimpia Milano in the championship.
No rest on Monday for Francesca Vitale and Greta Piccone, Olimpia athletes selected by the Italian Basketball Federation for the ‘Academy’ project for training at the Alassio arena under the eyes of the national youth coach- onan Marco Corsolini and former player Roberto Brunamonti. In short, a pink dream came true for the girls and Olimpia. The club of Arma, Taggia and now also Sanremo, founded in the seventies by a group of girls from the parish of Tabia, can finally also talk about women’s basketball.