ROME (AP) — Rome’s mayor and a chorus of others have denounced the defacing of a street-art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball and who has faced years of racist abuse at home.
Egonu, who was born in Italy to parents of Nigerian origin, was named tournament MVP after she led Italy to beat the U.S. defending champions on Sunday in Paris. The gold medal capped a dominant Olympic tournament in which the Italian women lost just one set.
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