The national medals to recent European Championships received at the Quirinale by the President of the Republic: “Racism for athletes and athletes of different origins? Mishly acts of incivility”
So much emotion for a group of boys and girls who had never crossed the threshold of the Quirinale. Being received by the President of the Republic is not everyday thing. And if it happens it means that something important you did: we are talking about the bronze italdonne to the European Championship and the under 20 boys who climbed the roof of Europe. “Guys, really good. Gold is the roof of the world. You have given us the certainty of the future of our male basketball – the words of Sergio Mattarella in the Sala degli Mirrors -. It is also a sting for your more adult colleagues, the men’s national team, who made a magnificent tournament concluded a few days ago with a slightly strange but exciting game. Boys, very good, you are the trust in the future of our country at the future at the country male “.
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“It is a bronze that is comparable to gold: if you had beaten Belgium in the semifinal, nobody could have surprised himself if you had won gold – the words instead of Mattarella to the girls -. It is a bronze of great value for how you have conquered it. You have conquered another medal of great meaning, that of pushing many girls to devote themselves to basketball and other sports. Removeing every prejudice and with determination”.
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Among others, the Minister for Sport and young people, Andrea Abadi, the president of Coni, Luciano Buonfiglio, the number one of Federbasket, Giovanni Petrucci, and the coaches of the two selections, Andrea Capobianco and Alessandro Rossi were present. In Mattarella a Basketball’s golden ball and a tank top of the basketball national team with number one were delivered by the captains Laura Spreafico and Francesco Ferrari. “Welcome again girls and girls. And best wishes for the future. I wait for you any other time”, the words of Mattarella who did not use so many laps of words after the words of Ferrari, who told of a victory also against the prejudices given the comments on social media for the many ethnic groups on the team. “You talked about unpleasant comments. Thank you for the Undestatement perhaps due to this salon, perhaps you would have liked to use stronger and more severe terms and I would have done it too. These miserable manifestations of incivility do not disturb but indeed report the importance of inclusion, of being together”. Cecilia Zandalasini, Mattia De Martin and Andrew Osasuyi Osawaru were unable to take part in the meeting: the three athletes are in the United States. Cecilia is playing the Wnba playoffs with the Golden State Valkyries, the two blues are engaged with their respective colleges.