The Coni has its own fixed point, Carlo Mornati

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The man who rowed on that branch of Lake Como that turns to the south, until recently continued to row with the same constancy on the waters of the Tiber. Carlo Mornati, general secretary of the Coni since March 2018, now frequents the swimming pool and gym more at the Aniene, the sports club, but also that of Malagò who perhaps, after leaving the Coni, will return to be its president . On the other hand, Carlo Mornati is, even today that he is over 50, the fittest among the employees of Palazzo H, thanks to sports: swimming, tennis, golf (he was also commissioner after the death of Franco Chimenti). The female part adds that he is also the most handsome, but it doesn't matter. On one thing they all agree: he is a person of great ability who has made Olympic preparation his mission so much so that he has become the most successful of the general secretaries in the history of the Coni, adding to the medals of the official Games those of the Youth Games that represent the future. On his Instagram profile he defines himself with a certain irony: “A life at the Olympics without winning a gold medal”. He stopped at the silver of the four without in Sydney, but at the World Championships he collected 2 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes. In short, he didn't row at all .

Australia was already a passion of his, he wrote his thesis there for his law degree at the Catholic University of Milan and then went there to perfect his studies with a master's degree at the University of Technology in Sydney. Which makes him a perfect bilingual. Having joined the Coni board in 2005, he has never left the Palace, becoming first deputy to Roberto Fabbricini and then Secretary General with Giovanni Malagò. Between athlete (4) and manager he has participated in 13 editions of the Games and from Sochi he is the head of the mission of the Italian delegation . Since February of this year he has also been Secretary General of the European Olympic Committees, elected unanimously. Franco Carraro has already said that if he wins he will confirm him in that role. The other candidates would do well to do the same because competence has always been an added value. Furthermore, by law, the choice must fall among one of the 165 Coni employees and it will not be possible to look for one outside. And with so much competence in those parts there is only one other person .

Proudly from Lecco and for years an athlete of the Canottieri Moto Guzzi, a club that has won 16 Olympic medals, a miracle for a town of 10,000 souls, he has a brother Niccolò, eight years younger who rowed like him (fourth in London), but who was accused of doping and completely exonerated only after he lost the Rio Games. It was a dirty trick against those who had dared to criticize the Federation. When his brother's name came out, Giorgio offered his resignation to the CONI, which rightly rejected it. This is to underline the caliber of the person who, despite having excellent relations with the League, has always tried to stay away from the political games that surround sport. Those who have clashed with him say that he has a somewhat closed character and lacks the empathy that would be needed in an office like his. He has not learned enough from spending time with Malagò . But everyone agrees in describing him as a super partes professional, an important figure for the Olympic future of our sport. Almost essential to continue to collect glory at the Games.

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