Isolimpia 2015, relive in Naples the Olympic games wanted by Augustus

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Many sports competitions and cultural events at Isolimpia 2015 in Naples!

From the 23 September 2015 the sporting and cultural event will take place Isolimpia, which proposes in a modern key the ancient agons (Olympic Games) wanted by the emperor Augustus.

Competitive competitions will take place in the locations of the Virgilian Park, of the THerman of Agnano and in the appropriate spaces of the Mostra d'Oltremare. The interesting project was conceived by the Amartea association, with the aim of bringing back to Naples a sporting-spectacular event of international level, every two years, which takes place over several days and in different sites of the city.

In this way it is hoped to recover the cultural origins of the Neapolis Greek and Roman and, through them, develop an economy and tourism based on the inexhaustible archaeological, artistic, landscape and environmental heritage of Naples.

The theme of the 2015

In tune with the principles of the Milan Expo and the First European Week of Sport (EWOS), the theme of this edition is entitled "Neapolis Italica, form, ars et modus ", underlining the importance of proper nutrition (based on the so-called Mediterranean diet, which includes a variety of foods, preferring vegetables, cereals, fish, rather than caloric dishes), physical exercise and leisure in the life of man.

The disciplines of the competitions are divided by categories and age groups and include both team sports that individual, including tennis, volleyball, athletics, chess, martial arts, with particular attention also to Paralympic Sport.

2015 Isolimpia Program

Among the many events on the calendar we highlight the most important. The complete program can be downloaded at the end of the article.

Wednesday September 23 2015
inaugural ceremony with the lighting of the torch and the island brazier
Where: Maschio Angioino
Time: from the 18 20

Thursday September 24 2015
isimpimpici games category schools
Where: Terme di Agnano
Time: from the 9.30 13.30

Friday 25 September 2015
Isolimpici games Category Cultori and awarding of the winners
Where: Terme di Agnano
Time: from the 9.30 13.30

Saturday 26 September 2015
Concluding Happening with Gala Evening
Time: from the 19 21

On the Isolimpia 2015 website the complete program of events.

Information about Isolimpia 2015

When: from the 23 to the 26 September 2015
Where:

  • Virgilian Park, viale Virgilio
  • Terme di Agnano, via Agnano Astroni 24
  • Mostra d'Oltremare, avenue Kennedy 54

Info: Isolimpia website

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Written by Valeria Muollo
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