Real Neapolitan pizza Olympics: Italy beats everyone but Poland and Turkey also win

The complete medal collection of the Verace Pizza Napoletana Olympics. The affirmation of Italy is taken for granted, but Poland and Turkey also take home a gold medal. And Malaysia and the United States stand out

They ended up with the Italy's victory at the Vera Pizza Napoletana Olympics which were held in Naples, at the headquarters of the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. But if Italy secured the Nations Trophy placing in first place in the categories Calzone Napoletano, Fried Pizza, Mastunicola and True Neapolitan Pizza on the final podium also climbed the Türkiye and Poland. The surprise occurred in the For Gourmet category, where Turkey, conquering gold, he also secures the second step in the general classification, leaving alla Poland third place. Interesting the growth of realities such as Malaysia and Brazil. The goodness of the Polish school is confirmed, which wins the Olympic bronze in the team classification.

“Italy confirms its leadership – commented the president of AVPN, Antonio Pace – but it was nice in these days to deal with the growth in the level of the art of pizza in the various participating countries. There are many delegations that have proposed pizzas of the highest standard. We are pleased to underline that in many cases these are realities, first of all Poland, where AVPN has been promoting and spreading the passion for the True Neapolitan Pizza for years.”

The list of special prizes is also interesting: to win the Alfredo Fico Jr. prize, awarded to the youngest of the members was Diego Santucci, a seventeen year old from Naples. The trophy for the competitor with the greatest mileage recorded the victory of Gonzalo Garay Varo, who with his journey from Rancagua, Chile, totaled the beauty of 12038 km to reach the AVPN headquarters in Capodimonte; while the prize for the first woman classified went to Federica Mignacca who, ex aequo with Salvatore Santucci, also won the coveted prize for best baker.

Turkey takes gold in the Gourmet category, Poland in the Amateur category

The results were unveiled during the big show closing party of the Games, Pizza con le Stelle. Evening hosted by Veronica Maya, which saw, among other things, a very tasty challenge between six teams representing the golden sponsors of the Vera Pizza Napoletana Olympics:

Teeth Team: Pizzaiolo Marco Leone (Papè Satan, Santa Teresa di Gallura – Brand Ambassador Sardinia), Chef Andrea Medici (Osteria in Scandiano, Reggio Emilia)

Sorrentina Dairy Team: Pizza Maker Corrado Scaglione (Enosteria Lipen Triuggio MB), Chef Luigi Baiano (Celestina Pastry Shop, Pollena Trocchia Naples)

Casillo Team: Pizzaiolo Antonio Aniello (Tenuta Paino, Paino CE – AVPN Instructor) Chef Carlo Di Cristo (Specialist Molino Casillo)

Caputo Team: Pizza Maker Gaetano Genovesi (Pizzeria Gaetano Genovesi, Naples – AVPN Founder Affiliate), Chef Ivan De Benedictis (Ciro Al Borgo Marinaro, Naples)

Ooni team: Cristina Bruno, Giuliano Bronzi and Vincenzo Viscusi (Influencer, Ooni Brand Ambassador)

Bongiovanni Team: Pizza Chefs Salvatore and Cristiano De Rinaldi (Casa De Rinaldi – AVPN Instructors), Martino Beria (Vegan Chef, Padua)

“A wonderful party – concludes President Pace – which crowns an event that has the merit of placing pizza at the center of an international stage. All enriched by the unveiling of the Opera Celebrativa della Pizza Napoletana and the Art of the Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo, created by Maestro Lello Surace, the first monument in the world dedicated to a typical dish, which will certainly become an attraction for tourists passing through our city. AVPN's activities continue in the wake of our mission which increasingly involves the promotion and dissemination of the True Neapolitan Pizza on all continents."