The second edition of Trento’s Sports Festival has been a great success. Ecopneus has been the sustainability partner of the event with the creation of four Tyrefield surfaces made with recycled rubber for basketball, volleyball, and football. During the 4 days of sports, today’s and yesterday’s Italian and international champions have taken their experience and their passion to the surfaces.

The world’s champion Luca Toni, the NBA champion Baron Davis, the show of the Harlem Globetrotter, and the great Gek Galanda:  live again the best moments of the festival with us!  

The Ecopneus video for the Sports Festival

The activities on the Tyrefield basketball court made with recycled rubber

Activities and games on the Tyrefield volleyball court

Activities and guests at the football camp

The training sessions on the football pitch and the guests Alia Guagni (captain of Fiorentina Women and defender of the Italian National Team) and Luca Toni, former centre forward of Fiorentina FC and Bayern Munich and 2006 World Champion.

The event “The new materials of sport”

The conversation about new materials for sport promoted by Ecopneus has been held at the Sport Tech District at Muse. The following experts have participated in the meeting: Giacomo “Gek” Galanda, Davide Nicola, ex defender of Genoa FC, Siena FC, and Turin FC and now a coach; Andrea Zorzi, ex volleyball World and European champion, and Mauro Testa, a biomechanics specialist and Scientific Consultant of Ecopneus.

On the Tyrefield basketball court with Giacomo “Gek” Galanda

Meet & greet with the ex-captain of the Italian national basketball team: “Gek” Galanda, Gold medallist at the European championship in 1999 and silver medallist at the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004.

A basketball training session with Dan Peterson

The meeting with the American basketball coach and sports journalist, Dan Peterson, who is mainly known in Italy for leading Virtus Bologna and Olimpia Milan and member of the Italia Basket Hall Of Fame.

The show of the Harlem Globe Trotters

On the Tyrefield basketball court together with the historical Harlem Globe Trotters – the touring team that has been exhibiting around the world for 92 years, combining sports and comedy, virtuosity and game.

Baron Davis on Tyrefield

On the basketball court with the famous playmaker Baron Davis who spent 15 seasons in NBA, during which he played for teams such as the Golden State Warriors, and the Cleveland Cavaliers winning many individual prizes.