A number of key officials were present in Rome at a meeting to mark the occasion, including CONI head Giovanni Malagò and European Olympic Committees (EOC) secretary general Raffaele Pagnozzi.

CONI secretary general Roberto Fabbricini also attended the event at the School of Sport, alongside former students of the institution, described as one of the organsation’s key initiatives.

A week of activities was held to reflect the importance of the milestone of the school, which has played an increasingly important role as a centre of national excellence in training, refresher courses and specialisation in sports and management in Italy since it was established.

CONI claim the activities demonstrate their commitment towards study, research, exchanges, and the “propagation of knowledge that has always characterised it”.

Onesti set up the school at the Acquacetosa Sports Complex, built for the Rome 1960 Olympic Games.

It began by providing training for those interested in a career in sports management before it started to give specialist training and knowledge to professionals in the world of sport.

Athletes, coaches, researchers, scientists, professionals and educators are among those to have attended the school.

Malagò is also hopeful the extensive library of resources, which has continued to grow, will be open to the public in the near future.

The CONI chief attended the event at the School of Sport on the same day as his meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, where Rome’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games was discussed.

The Italian capital remains in the running but their candidacy is hanging by a thread, with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, who has always been staunchly against the bid, writing to the IOC to withdraw.

It came, however, as Rome 2024 officially submitted the second phase of their Candidature File for the Games in eight years’ time.