SPORT HAS A HEART. ATHLETICA VATICANA LETS IT BEAT!
Champions and amateurs, victories and defeats: the 8 October episode of Vatican Radio’s sports programme Storie di sport explores what matters beyond competition.
A race ends. People you meet through sport can stay. This thread runs through the Vatican sports programme Storie di sport, Vatican Radio’s programme described by Athletica Vaticana: competition, life and faith, bringing champions and enthusiasts into one conversation.
Special guest: the CONI president
The guest on 8 October 2026 is Luciano Buonfiglio, president of the Italian National Olympic Committee. The programme discusses projects promoting sporting values through famous disciplines and less familiar ones.
People beyond the podium matter
The programme brings together fraternity, inclusion and solidarity. Look beyond results: who finds a place in the team? How do we behave when we lose? What remains of a relationship after victory?
These questions belong in the local gym, swimming pool and school team, too. For CHIARA!, sport begins with stories and people, and curiosity about what surrounds a competition.
