From Milan-Cortina to Los Angeles, Coni's four-year plan presented

Coni's activities, according to Censis research, are worth 85 million euro

by Rome Editorial Staff

17 December 2025

Il presidente del Coni Luciano Buonfiglio

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A plan based on four pillars
Censis study: Coni's activities are worth 85 million
Giorgetti: "The 32% allocated to sport generated more resources"
"Coni interpreter of sport in the Constitution"

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From birth rates to schools, and even facilities in the most fragile territories. The president of the Coni, Luciano Buonfiglio, defined them as the 'structural challenges of the country', but also those with which the Italian sports model has to deal.

He did so in the Salone d'Onore of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), where the presentation of the four-year operational plan was held, attended by the Minister for the Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, and the Minister's Chief of Staff for Sport, Sabrina Bono. From the Milan-Cortina Olympics to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: it was an opportunity to chart the course of Italian sport up to 2028.

These are challenges, said Buonfiglio, 'that require a long-term vision and coordinated action between institutions, the sports system and local communities. They are challenges that we want to face in order to transform the values of sport into a shared heritage for the entire nation and, let's be clear, also into medals. A heritage capable of generating well-being, social cohesion and growth opportunities for the country'.

A plan that rests on four pillars

After the foreword, the four pillars on which the plan is based were announced. Starting with the investments in Olympic preparation centres, existing or new, in medicine and sports science: 'In 2024 we recorded over 104,000 admissions to the Olympic centres and over 94,000 health services, a heritage that must be consolidated,' said Buonfiglio.

Then, the training of coaches, technicians and managers, the sustainability in the projects, which will have to 'integrate environment, society and governance', and finally the Olympic values: 'The five circles,' explained the Coni president, 'are not just a symbol: they are a responsibility. We want to translate Olympism into daily practice, on and off the competition fields, to generate a lasting impact on society'.

Censis study: Coni's activities are worth 85 million

The event was also an opportunity to present the study - commissioned from Censis - on the social and economic value of Coni. The research estimates the economic value of the activities at around 85 million euros per year. Almost double the public financing to the Coni (45 million).

"If we compare this result with the cost of regulating other economic systems such as insurance, communication activities, transparency of public administration procurement and the energy and water sector, we see that this economic value is roughly around that figure, between 80 and 100 million euro," said Censis secretary Giorgio De Rita.

Giorgetti: 'The 32% allocated to sport has generated more resources'

Giorgetti emphasised that 'funding for the world of sport is not an insignificant pie, because the 32% due to sport over the years has generated more and more resources'. And, therefore, 'net of the resources used for events such as those destined for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Games, I am sure that the effects will be even more appreciable in the coming years'.

"Coni interpreter of sport in the Constitution"

Coni, according to the Chief of Cabinet of the Minister for Sport, Sabrina Bono, 'is making itself the interpreter of the substantial recognition of sport in the Constitution, as the load-bearing infrastructure of our society. This government is investing heavily in social sport, because it is an instrument of inclusion and cohesion, to create a new Italian model of thinking about it. On the one hand there is what is happening in terms of results, and on the other hand there is the investment to favour sport for all and that in the most fragile and difficult territories. We are trying to do this through a systemic vision, which allows us to broaden the base and disseminate that universal language that is, and must become, sport'.