BEBE VIO, TOMBA, GHEDINA: LO SPORT RICORDA L'INSEGNAMENTO DI ALEX ZANARDI | 05/05/2026

A3 NEWS Veneto 05/05/2026 - PADUA - Many well-known faces from the world of sport and the Paralympic world attended Alex Zanardi's funeral, with an emotional arrival at the Basilica of Santa Giustina in Padua. Giovanni Malagò and Bebe Vio entered the Basilica of Santa Giustina without speaking, too sad in their hearts. Many athletes wanted to say goodbye to Alex Zanardi. Ski champion Alberto Tomba, a fellow Bolognese, shared his thoughts with a great friend and his mother Anna, who was left alone. Another ski great, Cristian Ghedina, also shared his thoughts with Alex, who had achieved a dream thanks to him. The memories of those who knew Alex Zanardi are intertwined with the messages the champion expressed throughout his life. Like the one recounted by journalist Ivan Zazzaroni. The embrace between his son Niccolò and Luca Pancalli, president of the Italian Paralympic Committee, who called Zanardi an evangelizer of sport. Zanardi's contribution to Paralympic sport was remembered by all. Along with the more than 2,000 people who attended the funeral, many institutional figures who knew him were also present. In the church, Minister of Sport Andrea Abodi sat next to the President of the Veneto Region, Alberto Stefani, and then the mayors of Castelmaggiore, where he was born, and then Padua and Bologna. An embrace from the people who wanted to run with him until the end. - Interviewees: KRISTIAN GHEDINA (Former Ski Champion), IVAN ZAZZARONI (Sports Journalist), LUCA PANCALLI (President of the Italian Paralympic Committee), DAVIDE GIORGI (President of the Veneto Paralympic Committee), DINO PONCHIO (Veneto National Olympic Committee), FRANCESCO BETTELLA (Paralympic Swimming Champion), LUCA ZAIA (President of the Regional Council), SERGIO GIORDANI (Mayor of Padua), MATTEO LEPORE (Mayor of Bologna) (Report by Valentina Visentin) - Follow Antenna Tre on digital terrestrial too! Visit the website https://antennatre.medianordest.it