21St COARSE ANGLING for DISABLED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 12Th COARSE ANGLING for VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani 21st COARSE ANGLING FOR DISABLED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 12th COARSE ANGLING FOR VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Con il patrocinio del Comune Collesalvetti (LI) Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani Dear Friends, I am pleased and honoured to welcome all of you, both personally and on behalf of the entire Federal Council of the Italian Sport Fishing, Underwater Activities and Finswimming Federation, to this important sporting event. The 12th Coarse Angling for Veterans World Championship and the 21st Coarse Angling for Disabled persons World Championship will be taking place from 9 to 16 June 2019 on Canale Scolmatore in Livorno (Leghorn), Tuscany, organised by the Provincial Sections of Livorno and Pisa. I would like to say hello in particular to all participants and the persons and family members accompanying them, and wish them all the best for a few days of serene yet intense sporting action. The best of luck to the organisers, stewards and all volunteers who are called upon to ensure the success of the whole event. I am certain they will act with the utmost dedication and professionalism. I would also like to warmly thank the Leadership of the FIPSAS provincial sections of Pisa and Livorno who have organised the event, local Authorities and the entire community of the towns hosting athletes from other Nations for the help they will give during the course of this sporting event. FIPSed, a body I am honoured to be the president of, chose Italy to host this world event by virtue of its cultural and sporting traditions, its organisational capabilities and naturally its great enthusiasm. Finally, I would like to stress that this international event stands out for the particular type of anglers who will be competing for the world titles up for grabs: the two categories are Veterans, i.e. anglers over the age of 65, the great majority of whom have been competing for more than thirty years, and persons with Disabilities who, despite being impeded by handicaps of one sort or another, still manage to compete with a dexterity and skill that often exceeds those of non-disabled anglers. So whatever the final results, all participants will already have the great merit of having taken part in such a prestigious event. Let us hope then that this international and social event will be a great success in terms of the numbers of those taking part in and watching what is bound to be a spectacular event! Italian Federation President Prof. Ugo Claudio Matteoli Con il patrocinio del Comune Collesalvetti (LI) Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani The organisation of these prestigious championships is nothing new for Italy. Coarse Fishing remains the most popular fishing discipline in our territory, and there are many waterways – some of the world’s most beautiful and best kept – where it can be practised. Just a few years ago, in 2014, the World Championships for Disabled and Veteran anglers were staged on the river Tiber in Rome, and was a great success. I am now particularly honoured to be able to host this event in my region, on the Canale Scolmatore. I am certain it will be an intense week of sport spent among long-time friends from both near and afar. I wish to thank the local FIPSAS bodies that have provided great support for domestic and international competitive sport fishing over the years, as well as the local authorities that always respond to such events with great enthusiasm. It is my hope that the best anglers and nations will come out on top, and that the whole event will be a wonderful experience for everyone. Maurizio Natucci President Surface Fishing Technical Sector Con il patrocinio del Comune Collesalvetti (LI) Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani OFFICIAL PROGRAM From Sunday, June 9th 2019 (from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm registration of teams) to Sunday, June 16th 2019 (departure of teams). HISTORY OF LIVORNO AND PISA Livorno is an Italian municipality having a population of 158,371 inhabitants. It is the chief town of the Tuscan province of the same name. The third largest city in the region in terms of inhabitants (behind Florence and Prato) and the fifth largest in central Italy, almost half of all the province’s residents live in the city. With the neighbouring municipalities of Pisa and Collesalvetti it forms part of an “industrial triangle”, within which the population tops 260,000 inhabitants. Livorno is situated on the coast, looking onto the Ligurian Sea, and is a major Italian port, for both commercial and tourist traffic, as well as a nationally relevant industrial centre. Of all Tuscan towns, it is usually considered to be the most modern, despite the presence of numerous historical, artistic and architectural relics that survived the blanket bombings of World War Two and subsequent reconstruction work. The town grew considerably from the second half of the 16th century onwards thanks to the impetus initially of the Medici family and later the Lorena family. It was an important free port frequented by numerous foreign merchants, the seat of consulates and shipping companies. Ever since the late 16th century the town established itself as a multiethnic and multicultural city par excellence. Important reminders of its past have survived to the present day, such as churches and national cemeteries, palaces, villas and public buildings inextricably linked to the main foreign communities frequenting the free port up until the second half of the 19th century. This international vocation led to the town being identified as Leghorn in the United Kingdom and the United States, Livourne in France, Liorna in Spain, etc., in the same way as the names given to the most important state capitals of the time. From the 19th century to the early years of the 20th century the industrialisation process got under way, but Livorno was also a tourist destination of international renown due to the presence of well-known seaside and spa resorts, earning the city the nickname of Montecatini al mare. The city is also famous for the Sanctuary of Montenero, also known as the Shrine of our Lady of Grace, the patron saint of Tuscany, and for being the birthplace of prestigious figures such as Amedeo Modigliani, Pietro Mascagni, Giovanni Fattori, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and many more. Livorno is the seat of the Italian Navy’s Naval Academy, and the headquarters of two regiments of the “Folgore” Paratroopers Brigade of the Italian Army: the 1st Regiment of carabinieri paratroopers “Tuscania” and the 9th paratroopers assault Regiment “Col Moschin”, part of the special forces of the Italian Army and the Carabinieri special intervention group. It is also seat of the Maritime Department of the Corps of Harbour Offices – Coast Guards. Con il patrocinio del Comune Collesalvetti (LI) Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani Pisa is an Italian municipality with a population of 90,300 inhabitants. It is the chief town of the Tuscan province of the same name. The municipality is the fifth largest in Tuscany in terms of population, and lies within a territory having uniform characteristics, called the Pisan Area. With the neighbouring municipalities of Calci, Cascina, San Giuliano Terme, Vecchiano and Vicopisano it forms an urban system having a population of approximately 195,000 inhabitants living in an area 475 sq.km in size. Pisa has Tuscany’s biggest airport, “Galileo Galilei”, with a traffic approaching 5 million passengers in 2016. According to legend Pisa was founded by mythical Greek exiles from the Greek city of Pisa, which is situated close to Olympia in the valley of the river Alfeios, in the Peloponnese region. This is why Pisans are also called “alfei”. The city’s main monuments include the famous Piazza del Duomo, or Piazza dei Miracoli, a UNESCO heritage site, with its Cathedral, built between 1063 and 1118 in Romanesque style, and the leaning Tower, a 12th century belfry and today one of Italy’s best-known monuments due to its unusual tilt. The city is the site of three of Italy’s and indeed Europe’s most important university institutions: Pisa University, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. It is also the most important centre of Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) and of numerous other research institutes. In its past Pisa was an important maritime republic. Con il patrocinio del Comune Collesalvetti (LI) Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani COMPETITION VENUE Both Championships will be held on the left side of Scolmatore Canal of Arno river (from the Bridge of the highway 206 Aurelia to the Mortaiolo bridge). The competition venue for Disabled is located between the bridge of the highway 206 Aurelia and the Railway bridge. The competition venue for Veterans goes from the Railway Bridge to Mortaiolo Bridge. The total length of the competition venue is of about 2.2 km, the river width is of about 25 metres and the water has a depth that ranges from 0.90 m to 1.20 m. Con il patrocinio del Comune Collesalvetti (LI) Comitato Organizzatore SCOLMATORE 2019 21° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Diversamente Abili 12° Campionato del Mondo di Pesca al colpo Veterani FISH SPECIES AND FISHING TECHNIQUES The main fish species are carps, catfish from 300 g to 6 kg, bleaks, small breams, mullets of different sizes.