Outgoing prime minister Mario Draghi offered his full support to Paola Egonu -- after the Italian volleyball player said she was taking a break from the national team following comments questioning her nationality.
On Saturday, a video of the 23-year-old went viral in which she burst into tears after her team took bronze in the world championships, telling her agent on the sidelines this was her last match with the national team as she was tired of being questioned about whether she was Italian. She later clarified she was only taking a break to think matters through after “all the insults and messages I received.
“We athletes give everything in every game and it hurts to hear that I don’t deserve to wear this jersey,” Egonu told RAI television on Saturday. Egonu’s words sparked an outpouring of support from across Italy, with Draghi telling the athlete in a phone call she was “a pride to Italian sport and will have future opportunities to win other trophies wearing the national team jersey”.
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