Overview

• A July 14 decree signed by Health Minister Orazio Schillaci designates Giorgio Parisi to head the ministry’s anti-doping section.
• Giorgio Parisi says he received no communication about the role and took no part in the committee’s activities.
• Reporters and ministry insiders indicate the intended appointee was likely Attilio Parisi, a sports-medicine expert and rector of the University of Rome Foro Italico.
• The anti-doping section sits within the Technical Health Committee and counts 14 members indicated by several institutions including the Health Ministry, CONI, NAS, ISS, the State-Regions Conference, the Sports Department, and the Labour Ministry.
• Accounts describe Parisi’s absence from the first meeting and report apologies to Attilio Parisi, while no formal correction had been issued as of October 14 after previous scrutiny over ministry nominations.