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20/09/2021
Accreditation WORKSHOP
19/09/2021
Event brochure
05/09/2021
EMAF – European Masters Athletics Festival For Silver Age
From 21 to 26 of September athletes from all over Europe will join Ancona for six days of sport, well-being and health
150 ‘over 60’ athletes, 10 European and Extra-EU countries involved, 6 days of meetings, events and athletics competitions: these are the numbers of EMAF - European Masters Athletics Festival For Silver Age. The project, financed by Erasmus + Programme and coordinated by FIDAL - Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, was presented on January 2020 at Ancona Palaindoor. The project, which has seen a forced setback due to the pandemic, has seen a new start in these days. The president of the Italian Athletics Federation Stefano Mei, the president of the FIDAL Marche Regional Committee Simone Rocchetti, with the collaboration of Caterina D'Auria and Marco Cardinaletti for the Eurocube company, Nicola Silvaggi coordinator of Officina Dello Sport as well as Marco Gervasi and Stefano Amatori of the Department of Biomolecular Sciences of the University of Urbino Carlo Bo are working to define the program of competitions and events that will involve athletes, citizens and institutions from 21 to 26 September 2021.
EMAF: the project
EMAF Festival will be held from 21st to 26th of Septrember in Ancona: activities will take place at Palaindoor as well as in the city centre of Ancona, Marche regional capital.
EMAF has been approved and financed by the “Erasmus+ - Not for profit sport events Programme” under the coordination of FIDAL and with the support of Eurocube, an European projects and funds consultancy company, based in Marche region, which has developed a qualified know-how in the field over the years. Fundamental to the success of the project is the support of an extensive network of public institutions, sports players, scientific and social organizations: Municipality of Ancona, Marche Region, Italian National Olympic Committee – CONI, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani – INRCA, a National Scientific Institute which operates in the geriatric and gerontological field, the Regional School Office for Marche Region – USR, EMA - European Masters Athletics have all given immediately their support for the realization of EMAF project.
The project, with a duration of 24 months and a budget of 433,893 euros, is funded by the European Union for 347,114.40 euros. More than 100 athletes over 60 will arrive in Ancona from at least 10 European countries: they will stay in the city with costs entirely covered by EMAF, with a program full of activities.
The main objective of EMAF is to promote the concept of "sport for all" among athletes, citizens and institutions, enhancing the role of sport as a vector capable of boosting health and psycho-physical well-being of people with particular reference to the "senior" (over 60) population, while promoting the values of sport, social inclusion and equal opportunities. To achieve this goal, FIDAL has planned six days of intense activity, with a unique program of sports competitions, meetings, seminars, social and cultural events within the city.
21-26 September: six days of sport and well-being
Since their arrival on September 21st, participants will be able to take confidence with Palaindoor and train themselves in the most important indoor athletics facility in Italy; the morning of Thursday 23t September will be dedicated to the road race. The race, organized with the technical support of SEF Stamura Ancona, will take place along Viale della Vittoria and will involve athletes and citizens. The afternoon of the same day will be entirely dedicated to seminars and conferences on the benefits of sport in adulthood and on the positive effects of physical activity for the whole society; Friday 24 and Saturday 25 September will be dedicated to athletics competitions at Palaindoor, while Sunday 26 September the 150 participants will come back home. Open walks and cultural guided visits to the main sites of interest and monuments of the city will be also organized throughout the Festival.
Sport at all ages, benefits for all
The link between sport and health is a cornerstone of all EU policies in the field. Physical activity, practiced at any age, produces an increase in healthy, contributes to maintaining self-sufficient living conditions, improves agility, balance and coordination, prevents chronic diseases and, therefore, leads to a decrease of health costs for the whole society. The topic will be the focus of EMAF seminars: researchers and experts all around Europe will join Ancona bringing their know-how and experiences. Workshops and conferences will be dedicated to scientific researches on the positive effects of sports in adult age, as well as on their social benefits.
Programme
21/09/2021 Arrival of participants and training at Palaindoor of Ancona
22/09/2021 Open seminars on the following topic: “Sport at all ages, benefits for all”
23/09/2021 Road race (10 km), social walk in the city centre, workshops and conferences
05/03/2020
Dear Friends,
We hereby inform you that we have to postpone the EMAF-European Master Festival for Silver Age event, initially scheduled in Ancona from 14 to 19 April 2020, after this summer.
The reason for the postponement is the situation that has arisen in Italy and Europe following the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Although at the moment there are no regulations that forbid us from holding the event, we have opted for a delay of a few months. The reasons are different: as you already know, the situation in Italy, but not only, is in fast evolution and, at the moment, we cannot exclude that restrictive rules for public events will be issued in the next days.
But, above all, we believe it is essential that EMAF can be carried out in an atmosphere of serenity and mutual trust, primarily for athletes and their accompanying people who have decided to participate. We believe that today it is hard to guarantee this atmosphere, in a situation that is constantly evolving throughout Europe and which forces our federations to adapt to new conditions and, in some cases, to make even painful decisions.
The postponements and cancellations of all kinds of international events testify how the whole continent and all sports World are facing a difficult moment. Even those of you who have informed us in advance of their fears of taking part in international events during this period, confirm that it is recommended to postpone them to allow everyone to participate in EMAF with a positive spirit, vital to the success of this project.
For all these reasons we have decided to postpone EMAF to the autumn season, with the conviction that then it will be possible to organise the event in the best possible way, in peace and in safety. We will obviously take care of communicating the new dates of the event as soon as possible.
We really appreciate your understanding and collaboration
Best regards,
17/01/2020
EMAF – European Masters Athletics Festival For Silver Age
From 14 to 19 of April athletes from all over Europe will join Ancona for six days of sport, well-being and health
150 ‘over 60’ athletes, 12 European and Extra-EU countries involved, 6 days of meetings, events and athletics competitions: these are the numbers of EMAF - European Masters Athletics Festival For Silver Age. The project, financed by Erasmus + Programme and coordinated by FIDAL - Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, was presented last Friday, 17th of January at Ancona Palaindoor. The presentation was attended by the FIDAL President Alfio Giomi, the General Secretary of FIDAL Marche Regional Committee Giuseppe Scorzoso, Caterina D'Auria and Marco Cardinaletti of Eurocube, Nicola Silvaggi coordinator of Officina dello Sport, Marco Gervasi and Stefano Amatori from the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Department of Biomolecular Sciences.
EMAF: the project
EMAF Festival will be held from 14th to 19th of April in Ancona: activities will take place at Palaindoor as well as in the city centre of Ancona, Marche regional capital.
EMAF has been approved and financed by the “Erasmus+ - Not for profit sport events Programme” under the coordination of FIDAL and with the support of Eurocube, an European projects and funds consultancy company, based in Marche region, which has developed a qualified know-how in the field over the years. Fundamental to the success of the project is the support of an extensive network of public institutions, sports players, scientific and social organizations: Municipality of Ancona, Marche Region, Italian National Olympic Committee – CONI, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani – INRCA, a National Scientific Institute which operates in the geriatric and gerontological field, the Regional School Office for Marche Region – USR, EMA - European Masters Athletics have all given immediately their support for the realization of EMAF project.
The project has a duration of 12 months and a budget of EUR 433,893.00. 150 ‘over 60’ athletes will reach Ancona from 12 countries: Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Italy. Costs of their stay will be entirely covered by EMAF, with a program full of activities, initiatives and events. EMAF intends to exploit the special role that sport can play with regard to health-enhancing physical activities, especially for the elders, with the aim of spreading the concept of “sport for all” among athletes, citizens and institutions, to further promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in, and equal access to sport. To reach project objective, FIDAL will organize a six days of competitions, events, seminars, social and cultural activities within the Palaindoor as well as in the city centre.
14-19 April: six days of sport and well-being
Since their arrival on April 14th, participants will be able to take confidence with Palaindoor and train themselves in the most important indoor athletics facility in Italy; April 15th will be entirely dedicated to seminars and conferences on the benefits of sport in adulthood and on the positive effects of physical activity for the whole society; on April 16th a road race will be held in the historic center of Ancona, in a location that FIDAL is identifying with the close collaboration of Municipality of Ancona, then a social walk, open to the wide community, will also take place to illustrate the main sites of interest of Ancona city. The day will be closed with the screening of the docu-fim "Il Campione" realized by Border Studio of Trieste and focused on the life of Giuseppe Ottaviani, the 103 years-old world record holder of athletics master; April 17th and 18th will be dedicated to athletics competitions at Palaindoor, while on 19th April the 150 participants will return home.
Sport at all ages, benefits for all
The link between sport and health is a cornerstone of all EU policies in the field. Physical activity, practiced at any age, produces an increase in healthy, contributes to maintaining self-sufficient living conditions, improves agility, balance and coordination, prevents chronic diseases and, therefore, leads to a decrease of health costs for the whole society. The topic will be the focus of EMAF seminars: researchers and experts all around Europe will join Ancona on Wednesday, April 15th bringing their know-how and experiences. The whole morning will be dedicated to scientific researches on the effects of sport on physical and mental well-being in adulthood, while in the afternoon the social benefits of sport will be at the center of the discussion. Professor Nicola Silvaggi, athletics technician of international level, scientific coordinator of Officina dello Sport and teacher of training theory and methodology oat the University of L'Aquila will coordinate the scientific sessions.
The researches
During EMAF Festival, two researches, anticipated during the press conference for the project presentation, will also be deepened. The first one, titled "Health and Movement" was conducted by Officina dello Sport under the coordination of Nicola Silvaggi: the study involved around two hundred people in Ascoli Piceno between the ages of 65 and 93 with the aim of demonstrating the usefulness and advantages of a regular exercise across the entire lifecycle. Results demonstrate a greater physical efficiency of people practicing physical activity in line with other recently published studies and reports at EU level. The second research was carried out by Marco Gervasi, Davide Sisti, Stefano Amatori, Marco Andreazza, Piero Benelli, Piero Sestili, Marco Bruno, Luigi Rocchi and Anna Rita Calavalle of the Department of Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”. The study was carried out during the European Master Indoor Championships held in Ancona in 2016, through the monitoring of the tone and muscle elasticity of 390 athletes. According to the results, muscle tone, elasticity and stiffness change with aging but physical activity can delay the effects on muscle aging. Starting from these results, the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” and Officina dello Sport will conduct other studies and tests on the athletes during EMAF Festival.
Programme
14/04/2020 Arrival of participants and training at Palaindoor of Ancona
15/04/2020 Open seminars on the following topic: “Sport at all ages, benefits for all”
16/04/2020 Road race (10 km), social walk in the city centre, screening of the docu-film “Il Campione”
17-18/04/2020 Indoor competitions at Palaindoor, Ancona
19/04/2020 Departure of particpants
EMAF in a natshell
EMAF – European Masters Athletics Festival for Silver Age, coordinated by FIDAL - Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, is a project financed under Erasmus+ - Not for profit sport events.
The project involve more than 150 athletes coming from at least 12 Countries.
Participants will be in Ancona from 14th to 19th of April 2020 taking part to competitions, seminars as well as several cultural and social events and initiatives. The aim is to show the advantages that sport can bring for individuals and for society as a whole.
Press Office: Luca Cassai Tel. +39 339 3716278 emaf@fidalmarche.com
16/01/2020
SPOT EMAF 2020
10/01/2020
Launching Press Conference of EMAF project
FIDAL - Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, is organizing the Launching Press Conference of EMAF project which will be held in Ancona - Palaindoor via della Montagnola 72, next January 17th – 12.00 pm.
During the Conference the European Masters of Athletics Festival, taking place in Ancona from 14th to 19th of April 2020 and involving athletes over 60 coming from several EU countries, will be officially launched. Results of two studies about sport, physical activities and active aging will be also presented by University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”.
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