European Games of Integrated Fencing 03 - 09 September 2018 Jesi (An) Italy Project and Goal

The European Games of Integrated Fencing are a European- wide Fencing Event, which will take place in the City of Jesi (Italy) from the 3rd to the 9th of September 2018, involving able-bodied and disabled young athletes coming from 13 European countries, who will compete in mixed teams to valorise the concept of integrated sport, along with seminars and educational school campus to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and increased participation in, and equal access to, sport for all. Partners Jesi, “City of Champions”

Jesi, the city of fencing par excellence, former European City of Sport 2014, becomes the stage of the European Games of Integrated Fencing in September 2018. Sacred place of Italian sport and in particular of fencing, this city has a world trademark built by Olympic champions such as Valentina Vezzali, Giovanna Trillini, Elisa Di Francisca, Stefano Cerioni. Location

The competitions will take place at the Palazzetto dello Sport, a sports arena of Jesi, dedicated to Ezio Triccoli, founder of the Jesi Fencing Club and important fencing master, which has already hosted major events in sport and has a total capacity for about 4000 spectators. Fencing Games Schedule

Tuesday Sept 4 - Wednesday Sept 5 • 15 -19 - Fencing Internships and Training (Athletic training sessions, Individual lessons with technical staff, Individual competitions between able-bodied and disabled athletes) Thursday Sept 6 • 09 -12 - Fencing Internships and Training (Athletic training sessions, Individual lessons with technical staff, Individual competitions between able-bodied and disabled athletes) Friday Sept 7 • 14 - 15 - First Round Match • 15 - 16 - Second Round Match • 16 - 17 - Third Round Match • 17 - 18 - Eighth-Finals • 18 - 19 - Quarterfinals Saturday Sept 8 • 12 - 15 - Semifinals • 15 - 17.30 - Final 3rd Place • 18 - 20 - Final 1st Place Cultural and Social Schedule

Monday Sept 3 Thursday Sept 6 Saturday Sept 8 • Arrival of the athletes • 15 - 17 - “Sport and Social Inclusion” • 09 - 11 - Guided Tour of the old town Tuesday Sept 4 Seminar (Palazzo dei Convegni, Jesi) + Video making (activities for the • 09 - 12 - Opening Ceremony + “Sport, • 17 - 19 - Guided tours in Jesi (the participants to allow them to discover Ethics and Integrity” Seminar (Palazzo Frederick II Museum and Palazzo the city of Jesi making short videos) dei Convegni, Jesi) Bisaccioni Museum) • 12 - 20 - International Fencing Games Wednesday Sept 5 Friday Sept 7 • 21 - 22 - Awarding Cerimony in • 09 -12 - “Sport and Healthy • 09 -12 - Guided Tour of the Museo the framework of the Public Event Lifestyles” Seminar (Palazzo dei Tattile Statale Omero of Ancona “La Notte Azzurra” (Piazza Della Convegni, Jesi) • 14 - 19 - International Fencing Games Repubblica, Jesi) Sunday Sept 9 • Departure Free-Of-Charge Participation

The participation in the event will be entirely financed by the Erasmus+ Programme 2014-2020 – “Not -for-Profit European Sport Events” Registration procedure

For further informations, please visit http://www.eugif.eu/registration

How to reach us Milan Venice

By Car • A14 Ancona Nord Florence Jesi By Train • Ancona Centrale - Jesi ITAL MARCE REGIO By Plane • Aeroporto Falconara Marittima “Raffaello Sanzio” • Aeroporto Bologna “Marconi” Rome