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Championship 2022 – Program of the day

4 June 2022 @ 8:00 - 20:00

GENOVA – 4 JUNE 2022
IX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF PESTO GENOVESE BY MORTAR
The Day
 8.30 a.m. arrival of 100 competitors, handover of material, place assignment
 9.00 a.m. arrival of the children and young judges for the competition for the youngest kids
 9.30 a.m. arrival of competition judges, handover of material and evaluation sheets
 10.15 A.M. START OF THE WORLD CHILDREN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
 10.30 a.m. arrival of authorities, guests of honour and press
 10.45 a.m. award ceremony of the Children’s Championship
 10.55 a.m. Lollipop choir, Pesto Genovese World Championship anthem
 11.00 a.m. greeting by the authorities
 11.15 a.m. communication by the organisers
 11.30 A.M. START OF THE 100 RACE – HALL OF THE HIGH COUNCIL OF THE DUCAL PALACE
 12.10 p.m. race conclusion and jury meeting
 2.30 p.m. prize-giving for the competitor arriving from the furthest distance
 2.35 p.m. indication of the 10 finalists
 2.40 P.M. START OF THE 10 FINALISTS’ COMPETITION
 ore 15.20 conclusione della finale e riunione della giuria
 3.20 p.m. conclusion of the final and jury meeting
 4 P.M. PROCLAMATION OF THE WORLD CHAMPION IX CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
 8.00 p.m. Pesto Party
 10.30-11.30 a.m. and 2.30-4 p.m. live streaming
In the Hall of Minor Council
• 9.00am/3.00pm ” I Robot Make Pesto with Mortar” (by IIT Italian Institute of Technology)
• 10.00am/4.00pm. Philatelic cancellation of the 9th edition Championship (by Poste Italiane)
• 10.00am/5,00pm Pesto Talk – the “Championship Lounge” with interviews, opinions and videos
• 11.00am/4,00pm Insights by the Associations and PDOs of Liguria agri-food industry

In addition…
• Friday, 2.30-4.30 p.m. Meeting SINU (Italian Society of Human Nutrition) ” Genoa, gateway of Mediterranean cuisine to Europe ” at Sala Trasparenza, Regione Liguria, Piazza De Ferrari
• Friday 4.30 p.m./7.00 p.m. “Pesto Last Minute”. Last-minute pesto al mortaio public practice at Sala Trasparenza, Regione Liguria, Piazza De Ferrari.
• Saturday 5.15 p.m. An hour in the historic centre, amidst curiosities and artisan workshops
• Ligurian Restaurateurs’ Pesto Week: special pesto menus in Ligurian restaurants (the list will be available on the website).
• Pesto in the shop window. Competition for the best Pesto shop window and the Championship