The countdown to Speed Festival 2025 is officially on!
On October 18–19, 2025, the University of Bergamo – Dalmine will host one of Europe’s most innovative events dedicated to sprint training, hurdles, biomechanics, and sports performance coaching.

📌 In recent weeks we already announced the participation of:

• Håkan Andersson (legendary sprint coach from Sweden)

• Dr. Jo Brown (expert in strength and conditioning)

• Andrea Uberti & Daniel Buttari (Italian coaches specialized in sprint and hurdles)

Now it’s time to reveal even more exciting updates: new keynote speakers, returning partners, ticket deadlines, and scholarship opportunities.

Andrea Ceccarelli: From Castelporziano to the World Stage 🌍

We are proud to welcome Andrea Ceccarelli, Technical Director of the Fiamme Gialle athletics team.

At the Castelporziano training center, Ceccarelli has helped create one of the best environments in the world for high-performance athletes. Names like Filippo Tortu, Gianmarco...

Strength that transfers to speed.

We're proud to welcome back Håkan Andersson, one of Europe’s most influential sprint coaches, to Speed Festival 2025.

With over four decades of experience coaching elite and Olympic sprinters — including athletes from Sweden’s national team — Håkan has earned global recognition for his evidence-based approach to speed development and strength training.

Rather than chasing trends, Andersson has consistently focused on what truly works in high-performance environments: force application, movement quality, and progressive adaptation.

New Lecture: Strength Training for Sprinting

This year, Håkan will present a brand-new lecture focused on one of the most essential — and often misunderstood — elements of sprint performance:

“Strength for Speed – What Really Transfers”

He’ll break down the principles that underpin effective strength development for sprinters and share insights into:

• How to identify the types of strength that matter most

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A New Edition in Bergamo, Italy

The wait is over.

After the success of last year’s edition, Speed Festival returns on October 18–19, 2025, and once again we’ll gather at the CUS Bergamo sports center, just a few minutes from the Milan-Bergamo Airport — in the heart of northern Italy, but with a truly international spirit.

Over the past months, we’ve listened, reflected and reimagined what Speed Festival could become.

And now, we’re ready to launch a new edition — bolder, deeper, and even more focused.

One Theme: Speed Development

This year, we’re diving into a single, powerful theme:

The development of speed in three key areas — sprinting, horizontal jumps and hurdles.

Because speed is not just an ability. It’s a skill. A system. A language. And we want to explore it from every angle: technical, biomechanical, neuromuscular and practical.

But don’t worry — while the theme evolves, the core remains the same.

Science Meets Practice

Speed Festival will continue to bring toget...

A New Milestone for SpeedFestival

We are thrilled to announce that SpeedFestival is now part of the prestigious European Athletics Coaching Summit Series!

This recognition places us among the top coaching and performance development events in Europe, reinforcing our commitment to high-performance training, speed development, and strength conditioning.

The European Athletics Coaching Summit Series is an exclusive network of top-tier educational events dedicated to the advancement of coaching methodologies in athletics. Being part of this elite circle means SpeedFestival is now recognized as a key platform for cutting-edge research, innovation, and practical knowledge in sprinting, strength, and speed-based training.

The Success of SpeedFestival 2024 🚀

The 2024 edition of SpeedFestival was a huge success, attracting elite coaches, sports scientists, and athletes from across Europe and beyond. Attendees experienced:
✅ World-class speakers sharing expertise on speed and power trai...