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9 unusual facts about Italian National Olympic Committee


2008–09 Eurocup Basketball

Due to a decision of the Italian Basketball Federation to revoke Capo d'Orlando's first division license, followed by an Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) tribunal rejected appeal by the club, Capo d'Orlando lost the right to participate in European competitions.

Beachgolf

The game, developed by BGSA (Beach Golf Sport Association), has been recognized by the Centro Sportivo Educativo Nazionale (National Educational Sports Centre) and by the Italian National Olympic Committee.

Eddy Ottoz

As a sports manager he was president of the Regional Committee of the CONI of the Valle d'Aosta.

Gambling in Italy

Only the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and the National Horse Breeders Enhancement Society (UNIRE) were allowed to arrange sports betting offline and online.

Giuseppe Fabre

For his work he was decorated with the Stella d'oro al Merito Sportivo (golden star for sportive merits) by the Italian National Olympic Committee.

Luca Pancalli

He was then appointed vice-president of the Italian National Olympic Committee, being the first disabled person to take the job.

Lufthansa Flight 005

In memory, the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Italian Swimming Association raised a stone monument not far from the crash site on Norderländer St. in Bremen in the name of the Italians killed.

Rijat Shala

In 2011 Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI awarded a decision that Shala had to pay Carpeggiani €3,845 as agent fee (€76,900 x 5%).

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

Shortly before the next Olympics, Fioravanti was forced to retire from swimming after failing a routine medical test carried by the Italian National Olympic Committee.


ASD Mozzanica

Founded in 2002 in Mozzanica as A.S. Oratorio Mozzanica, Mozzanica played before 2002 some local C.S.I. (Centro Sportivo Italiano) championships.

Leandro Arpinati

Arpinati held several positions in the Italian sport world, such as the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and of the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (Italian football federation): he led the reformation of the Serie A championship on national level, and organized the 1934 FIFA World Cup.


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