Mario Pescante
Mario Pescante
Mario Pescanteis an Italian politician and entrepreneur. He is a vice president of the International Olympic Committee...
hockey paid risk
You think American professional hockey players, paid in the millions, will risk being put in handcuffs to come play in Turin? Come on. Let's be realistic.
asked best budget ensure funds government increase received security talk
The best way to ensure security is not to talk about it. What I can say is that all the funds requested have been provided. We asked the government for a ($12.22 million) budget increase and we received it.
change clear parliament point
It's clear at this point ... that parliament doesn't want to change the law,
certainly easy work
It's certainly not easy to work like this.
example italian numbers system
These numbers are an example of an Italian system that works.
discussed easy money work
It's not easy to work like this. We had already discussed that money, it's money that was expected.
formula minutes pit race three
It's like Formula One racing. They went for a pit stop, and we made up three minutes in the race.
against convinced fight sanctions
The IOC is convinced that sporting sanctions are enough in the fight against doping.
banned italy substances
The use of banned substances in Italy is a crime.
maximum sanctions
The maximum of penal sanctions (for such offences) is two years and (for offences) up to two years we do not (serve) prison-time in Italy.
conform government health italian ministry taken
The Italian Health Ministry intends to conform to the commitments taken by our government.
dedicated enter entirely full intent monday next shall unity
It is important that there is full unity of intent and that next Monday we shall be able to enter definitively into a new phase, entirely dedicated to sport.
speak
I will speak with him about doping. We are optimistic.
I don't know the details, it's not my business,