WINNING FEELS GOOD. WINNING WITH RESPECT FEELS EVEN BETTER!
The program of Fair Play For Life of 19 October at Foro Italico looks beyond the result: sport, inclusion and art, with a flashlight coming from the Games of Rome.
When a game is over, we usually watch the board. But there are gestures that that number doesn't tell: making a system accessible, changing the way you root, giving space to those who risk remaining outside. In Rome, Fair Play For Life 2026 chooses to reward its ethical merit.
The program announced for 19 October
The event of the Italian Fair Play National Committee was scheduled on Monday 19 October 2026 at Palazzo H del Foro Italico, off Lauro De Bosis 15. At 9.30 there was a conference in the Presidents' Room; from 11, in the Junta Room, awards and presentations. The conclusion was given at 12.30.
The official program combines inclusive sports, health, culture and community life. Among the themes there is also the Festival of Inclusion, announced for the 23–25 October at the Palatorrino in Rome: another event dedicated to participation through sport.
Eight different routes, a recognition to respect
According to the announcement of the awards taken from Adnkronos, the eight awards are for these personalities:
• Luciana Marcellini, athlete of the Olympic Games of Rome 1960.
• Michele Grillo, for the promotion of an ethical sports fan.
• Salvatore Cristiani, a doctor engaged in the Fair Play of health.
• Daniele Laureti, for accessibility of facilities and inclusive sports.
• Cesare Gaudiano, for the values of fair play in civil society.
• Antonio Amara, creator of events dedicated to merit.
• Eugenio Di Paolo, who brings these themes into visual art.
• Lucia Rubedo, a soprano that combines song, respect and peace.
The flashlight of 1960 passes by
The program announced the delivery from Luciana Marcellini to Lucia Rubedo of the original Olympic torch of 1960 guarded by the family of Marcello Garroni, secretary general of those Games. It was then planned to pass the torch to the other prize winners, connecting Olympic memory and engagement of the present.
The programme for 19 October also brought sport and art together: the Inno Fair Play performed by Rubedo, Di Paolo’s Centomani and the book Palla, Storia universale di una sfera presented by Amara. Three ways to tell the story of a passion that reaches beyond the pitch.
The fair play continues even outside the field
Perhaps the question to take home is this: how do I treat others when no one is rewarding me? In the comments after a defeat, in a discussion about work, in front of a person who needs more time. Respect is seen there, in the gestures for which often no applause comes.
On CHIARA! we have also told the gesture of fair play by Fulignati ↗: another story to watch sport closely, beyond the ranking.
