Following Italian University Sport Center - Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano (CUSI)’s general assembly, Mr Antonio Dima was elected as the association’s new president for the next four-year period.

The elections took place at the Coni "Giulio Onesti" Hall of Honour at the end of November.

Dima was previously CUSI’s Secretary General, and takes over from former President Mr Lorenzo Lentini, who was since elected onto the Executive Committee of FISU, the International University Sports Federation.

On the 64-year-old’s agenda are meetings with the heads of universities, CUS and sports federations across Italy as he seeks to begin his tenure on the right footing.

“We start motivated and concrete, to stay close to the University sports centers and surrounding areas,” Dima said. “We are aware of the evolution and importance of sport in universities, and we will have the utmost attention for inclusion and sharing.

"We have rolled up our sleeves – important work awaits us. Knowing the past is fundamental to understanding the present and planning for the future.”



Six women were elected onto the CUSI Board, which is now made up of the following members:

Ms Chiara Coltri (CUS Padova), Ms Margherita Mezzetti (CUS Bologna), Ms Maria Assunta Doddi (CUS Foggia), Ms Alice Cometti (CUS Piemonte Orientale), Ms Flamina Calce (CUS Cassino), Ms Rita Piantadosi (CUS Napoli), Mr Claudio Bertoletti (CUS Bergamo), Mr Massimo Zanotto (CUS Venezia), Mr Pompeo Leone (CUS Roma), Mr Roberto Rella (CUS Lecce), Mr Luigi Mazzone (CUS Catania), Mr Riccardo D’Elicio (CUS Torino), Mr Gianni Ippolito (CUS Sassari), Mr Michele Ventura (CUS Parma), Mr Gianluca Bianchi (CUS Udine), Mr Vincenzo Sabatini (CUS Milano) and Mr Maurizio Cechini (CUS Genova), with Stefano Belardinelli (CUS Camerino) elected President of the Board of Auditors.