She is a champion, talented athlete with great willpower, which has led her to question prejudices and face every challenge head-on, from injuries to comments from those who still would not want women on the podium.

Antonella Palmisano, Apulian born in ’91, a marcher who has been part of the Fiamme Gialle Sports Group since 2010, with which she wears the blue jersey and collects victories: nineteen Italian titles divided between absolute and youth, and to name just a few, silver at the European under-20s, twice silver at the European under-23s, bronze at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 European Championships, and even gold at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.