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FAIR PLAY MENARINI – THE CHAMPIONS TELL THEIR STORIES: TALES OF SPORT AND LIFE TRIUMPH AT THE TALK SHOW

FLORENCE, 30 November 2024 – Thoughts, anecdotes and unexpected backstories providing an insight into sport. It was an emotion-packed evening for the talk show Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories. Fair play, Olympic spirit, and respect served as the unifying theme of the event, in which top athletes captivated the audience with stories of the challenges and successes of their journey. In this year’s edition, the talk show, held in the stunning setting of the Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio, proved to be an unprecedented opportunity to share and celebrate the values of fair play

FAIR PLAY MENARINI – THE CHAMPIONS TELL THEIR STORIES: THE SPORTING STARS ARE READY TO LIGHT UP PALAZZO VECCHIO

FLORENCE, 29 November 2024 – The wait is almost over. Tomorrow, Saturday 30 November, marks the day of the long-awaited talk show Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories. The thoughts and anecdotes of the legends of sports, models of fair play and loyalty, will be shared at the event held at the symbolic location of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, which will open its doors to the iconic Salone dei Cinquecento, at 5 pm, in the presence of the city’s mayor, Sara Funaro

FAIR PLAY MENARINI: THE NAMES OF THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE CHAMPIONS TELL THEIR STORIES TALK SHOW ARE REVEALED

FLORENCE, 20 November 2024 – The journey of the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award continues. Following the spectacular award ceremony on 4 July, the event honouring the pinnacle of loyalty and fair play in sports concludes the year with the talk show The Champions Tell their Stories, to be held on 30 November at 5:00 pm in the Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, SAVE THE DATE FOR THE TALK SHOW THE CHAMPIONS TELL THEIR STORIES

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, A MAGICAL NIGHT AT FIESOLE FOR THE GRAND FINALE

FLORENCE, 4 July 2024 – A finale to remember: the sporting legends delighted the packed terraces of the Roman Theatre in Fiesole, bringing the curtain down on the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award. This evening, the event dedicated to the values of ethics, loyalty, and respect, celebrated the winners of the 2024 edition at the awards ceremony, shining examples of fair play and sportsmanship in competition and in life

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, AFTER THE GALA DINNER ALL EYES ARE ON THE AWARDS CEREMONY

FLORENCE, 4 July 2024 – The big day of the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award has finally arrived. The event dedicated to the very best values in sport kicked off yesterday in Florence in the romantic setting of Piazzale Michelangelo and will continue this evening with the grand finale at the Roman Theatre in Fiesole. The 2024 winners and the Fair Play Menarini Ambassadors, flagbearers for fair play on the field and in life, lit up the first appointment for the Award with their presence, on Florence’s most elegant stage

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 28TH EDITION BEGIN

FLORENCE, 3 July 2024 – The 28th edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Award is about to kick off. Preparations are under way in the cities of Florence and Fiesole to host the numerous champions who will light up the 2024 edition, focused on the true values of sport. An event that this year promises to be packed with even more sports stories and legends, all linked by the common theme of ethics, loyalty, and respect

FOOTBALL STAR, DIDIER DROGBA, SHINES BRIGHT AMONG THE WINNERS OF THE 28TH EDITION OF THE FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD

FLORENCE, 1 July 2024 – There is no end to the surprises at the Fair Play Menarini International Award. The Award Jury has added another global football legend, Didier Drogba, to the list of winners of the 2024 edition

LEGENDARY STRIKER SAMUEL ETO’O AMONG THE WINNERS OF THE 28TH EDITION OF THE FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD

FLORENCE, 20 June 2024 – The Members of the Board of the Fair Play Menarini Foundation, Antonello Biscini, Valeria Speroni Cardi and Ennio Troiano, are delighted to welcome another champion to the roster of 2024 award winners

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD PRESENTATION OF THE SPECIAL FIAMME GIALLE “STUDY AND SPORT” AWARD

FLORENCE, 17 June 2024 – The appointments with the Fair Play Menarini International Award continue

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 28th EDITION AT THE CONI HEADQUARTERS

ROME, 5 June 2024 – The wait is finally over - new sporting stars light up the world of the Fair Play Menarini International Award

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG SPORTS CHAMPIONS ON JUNE 5 AT THE CONI HEADQUARTERS

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARD, HERE ARE THE DATES OF THE 2024 EDITION

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, THE CHAMPIONS OF FAIR PLAY CAST THEIR SPELL ON THE AUDIENCE IN FIESOLE

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY AFTER THE “THE CHAMPIONS TELL THEIR STORIES”

GREAT NEWS AT THE FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, TENNIS PLAYER FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE AMONG THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 EDITION

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, THE 2023 EDITION STARTS WITH THE TALK SHOW “THE CHAMPIONS TELL THEIR STORIES” IN PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA, FLORENCE

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, YOUNG SWIMMER GIANLUCA GENSINI WINS THE ‘FIAMME GIALLE’ SPECIAL “STUDIO AND SPORT” AWARD

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE XXVII EDITION AT CONI

FAIR PLAY MENARINI AWARDS “YOUNG ATHLETES” CATEGORY, THE EVENT AT CONI ON JUNE 19TH

THE DATES OF THE XXVII EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR PLAY MENARINI AWARDS

FLORENCE, April 13th, 2023 – Preparations are already underway for the International Fair Play Menarini Awards. This year, the event that pays tribute to athletes who demonstrate values such as ethics, loyalty and respect both in sport and in life, is in its XXVII edition and will host international sporting legends over the course of the three-day event in Florence and Fiesole.

FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: GENERAL VINCENZO PARRINELLO TAKES OVER AS PRESIDENT OF THE JURY

FLORENCE, 17 October 2022 - A prestigious baton handover is taking place at the Fair Play Menarini International Award Jury. After years of commitment, success and gratification, Angelo Morelli, founder of the event in 1997, is handing over the presidency of the Jury to General Vincenzo Parrinello, a prominent figure on the Italian and international sports scene, with over 45 years of experience behind him. His extensive career, which began as a coach, manager and councillor of the Volleyball League Serie A, was consolidated within the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) where, until last June, he held the position of Commander of all the “Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle” (Sports Groups of the Fiamme Gialle).

XXVI EDIZIONE DEL PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE FAIR PLAY A PALAZZO VECCHIO

SPORT’S FINEST GATHER UNDER THE STARS FOR THE GRAND FINALE OF THE XXVI FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

FLORENCE, 8th July 2022 – Intense emotions and immense satisfaction were in the air during the final event of the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award. Yesterday evening, the award ceremony for the winners of the 2022 edition in Castiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo) drew an enjoyable end to this celebration of the values of sportsmanship, organised by the Fair Play Menarini Foundation.

THE XXVI FAIR PLAY MENARINI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS OPENS WITH A PRESS CONFERENCE AT CONI

ROME – The opening whistle has blown for the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award. This morning, the Salone d’Onore at CONI (the Italian National Olympic Committee) in Rome hosted a press conference announcing the celebration dedicated to the values of sporting ethics. The Fair Play Menarini Foundation, which organises the prestigious recognition, revealed the winners and details of this year’s programme.

Premio Fair Play Menarini XX edition

In the morning, it has been presented the 20th edition of “Premio Fair Play Menarini”. The location of the press meeting was Coni in Rome, to the presence of the president, Giovanni Malagò.