Los Angeles – Four golds and three bronzes is the flattering result brought home by the five Venetian athletes who participated in the Special Olympics of Los Angeles, attended by 7200 athletes with intellectual disabilities. The regional team was welcomes home by Manuela Lanzarin, regional Councilor for Social Affairs. In the name of Regional President Luca Zaia, Manuela Lanzarin expressed her congratulations and thanks of the Veneto Region to Alice Sorato, the gymnast from Mira who won three golds and two bronzes, Riccardo Zonta, tennis player from Verona who brought home a gold and bronze medals for his performance in the doubles and in the single, David Vignando and Riccardo Piggio from Calcio Patavium who reached fifth place with the Italian team, and Alessio Carpanedo, swimmer from Mestre who arrived seventh in the 1500 meters in the open water race and was a finalist in the 800m freestyle. (9colonne)
