About 3,000 students from Neapolitan schools took part in the #BeActive MultiSport Village at the Villa Comunale in Naples, a free event offering activities across 30 sports.
The village was reported by Il Mattino as part of the 2026 European Week of Sport. Activities included racquet sports, canoeing, tatami-based disciplines, a climbing wall and curling lanes. The village was free of charge and open from 9:00 to 18:00.
The initiative was presented as a way to promote sport and physical activity for everyone.
A school day built around trying different sports
The programme brought school groups together in the Villa Comunale for activities covering 30 sports. The reported disciplines ranged from racquet sports to canoeing and tatami-based disciplines, alongside a climbing wall and curling lanes.
The full list of all 30 sports was not detailed in the acquired documents. The reported attendance of about 3,000 students comes from the news report.
Part of the European Week of Sport
The 2026 European Week of Sport runs from 23 to 30 September, according to the Department for Sport. Its Naples schedule included the school event at the Villa Comunale on 25 September and #BeActiveNight in Naples on 26 September.
For readers following the week, that calendar helps place the village: it was the school-focused moment within a wider national programme of #BeActive initiatives held across Italy.
Naples as the main event city during the America's Cup preliminaries
Sport e Salute identifies Naples as the main event location for #BeActive activities from 25 to 27 September, during the preliminary America's Cup regattas.
The Naples programme was therefore connected with the city's America's Cup preliminary regattas, with events scheduled between 25 and 27 September. The exact closing date of the village itself is not stated unambiguously in the available material, as the article's reference to "until tomorrow" depends on its publication date.
